

Matthew, a young advertising executive in Chicago, puts his life and a business trip to China on hold when he thinks he sees Lisa, the love of his life who left him without a word two years earlier, walking out of a restaurant one day.
Cinematography
Chicago as moody romantic labyrinth — every alley holds possibility.
Editing
Time-jumping structure that keeps you as disoriented as Matthew.
Score
Coldplay and Snow Patrol soundtrack that screams 2004 in the best way.

Director
Paul McGuigan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a remake of the 1996 French film L'Appartement — the original is more elliptical and cruel, while this version softens the edges for American audiences.
The Wicker Park neighborhood itself barely appears; most filming happened in Montreal due to budget constraints, with Chicago skyline added digitally.