Applying his superlative new techniques, Cal has his mishaps and his successes, but the filmmakers believe in soul mates forever, and that kind of thing, and the audience may not want to think about the aftermath of the movie, in which Cal and Emily discuss, again and again, that magical year they met in high school.

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But no film-school formula could have envisioned the quietly magical pull of this film's opening sequence.

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In a brief nod to more old-school exploration, the game gives you a treasure map to hunt down some magical armor.

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