Last weekend I popped “Dedication” into my laptop, a movie billed as an original romance starring Mandy Moore (“A Walk to Remember”), Billy Crudup (“Almost Famous”), Academy Award Nominee 2007, Tom Wilkinson and Oscar winner Dianne Wiest.

As I have posted before, I don’t consider myself a reviewer, but rather I let you know about the movie.  Plus, I am giving away “Dedication.”  Details are below.

“Dedication” has some endearing and painful laughs that come from the heart.

If you don’t understand Plato’s theory about irrational behavior of artists, which I think is bunk, you might have a hard time understanding the story and Crudup’s character.

Mandy Moore is sensational as is the rest of the cast.

I am so happy that the filmmaker avoided the cliche of quickly explaining character flaws by falsely labeling their condition as psychiatrists so often do.

Many memorable and touching scenes keep coming back to mind.  Crudup and Wilkinson are great together as is adorable Moore and Crudup together. Wiest is exceptional too. 

It’s an intelligent movie with laughs, but you need to pay attention in order to understand the wit.

Enough said. Now, it is giveaway time.  You can post your name, and I will enter it in the pool for the drawing.  Whoever wins receives the DVD that I viewed this last weekend. Good luck.