On the surface, Syrup has an interesting enough premise as it explores the competitive and deceptive world of advertisement. However, whenever this movie started to get interesting, it would always do something to kill the tension. Most of this can be due to the fact that there are really two plots. The story of Scat trying to make it big and Scat's love story with Six. The problem is these two stories don't work well together, and whenever the film switches its focus, the movie suffers. This, in part, could be attributed to the fact that Six is a rather flat character. I can appreciate trying to keep her mysterious, but since we never know her motivation (or if what she says was her motivation at the end was true), it's hard to connect with her character. Furthermore, the characters kept trying to explain the plot to the audience, and while this information was interesting, it didn't add a lot to the story or the characters. I do have to say there were some great one-liners. Also, Brittany Snow's was great as Three. Although her appearance in the film is rather short, I think the character had a lot of potential, and her scenes were some of the best in the film. I would have loved to see her and Six go head to head. Sadly this isn't a movie where women get to be complex. Really no one is too complex in this film. In the end, this is probably one of those stories that is better as a book.
