Romantic Comedy
Friday, 04 November 2011 |
Written by
Noah Fleming
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I just can’t make up my mind about “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” (Sorry but I don’t know what the correct punctuation is for the title. The cover art has it written three different way, with a period, without a period, with commas, without commas. I give up.)The film was not widely recognized during its theatrical debut, but it gathered a little bit a following along the way. Where I find myself torn is whether or I feel like I have seen this film before, and whether or not I care for Steve Carell’s humor.Okay, so, I felt like more a majority of the film I was watching a typical romantic comedy. The beats were predictable, as were the characters. There are a lot of contrived and lifeless moments. On the other hand, there are some unique and precious humorous moments. Ryan ...
Friday, 21 October 2011 |
Written by
Noah Fleming
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“Monte Carlo,” my vote for this year’s razzie award. That’s right. It is that bad. The movie came and went so fast if you blinked you would have missed it. The film misses all audiences on all levels. Plainly put the film is not going to succeed with its demographic, the tween teenagers, nor is it even remotely interesting for the over 20s.
The film lacks conviction, motivation, inspiration, passion and every other descriptor that you can possibly think of. The 109-minute runtime feels more like that of “Gone With The Wind.” It is excruciating to get through.
I thought there might at least be some charm in this tween romance, but nada. Selena Gomez delivers one of her most stale, lifeless performances. In all fairness, she didn’t have much to go on. The script is beyond horrible.
Stop me if you have ...
Monday, 22 August 2011 |
Written by
Noah Fleming
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Bottom line first. If you love films then you are going to want to stay away from this one. However, I will admit there are some intriguing moments. This makes for a great date night movie, but beyond that, yikes!
“Something Borrowed” steals every ounce of its misery from other romantic comedies. And I do mean everything. Even Kate Hudson is hard to distinguish from her roles in “How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days” and “Fool’s Gold.”
I keep seeing commercials announcing the release of this title on Blu-ray is it says the critics are in agreement that this is “the best romantic comedy of the year” and “highly original.” Someone was smoking pot when that was decided? I haven’t heard one person, let along a critic call this film highly original.”
“Something Borrowed” rehashes the plot of a man who ...
Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Written by
Noah Fleming
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“Some Like It Hot” is just that…Hot. This is the first Marilyn Monroe film that I ever saw and she leaves quite the impression. This film is fun and energetic from beginning to end. There is never a dull moment.
Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon star as Joe and Jerry, a saxophonist and bassist in prohibition 1929. When they become witnesses to the St. Valentine’s Day massacre in Chicago, they have to figure out the quickest way out of town. The film starts out as a serious mobster film and quickly takes a turn for the comical. Joe and Jerry pose as women, Josephine and Daphne in order to join an all girls band that is head for Florida. Curtis and Lemmon dressed as women is hysterical in its own right, but their interactions with others as women just adds icing ...
Thursday, 17 March 2011 |
Written by
Noah Fleming
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Clichéd, flawed and predictable all rolled into one. Yet, the film is still somehow engaging. Well at least during parts. However, you must decide upfront if you are really in the mood for another one of the cookie-cutter romantic comedies.
While I found parts of this film interesting, it is hard to move past the characters’ motivations, or lack there of. However, what will be will be and you must take the film for what it is; a silly, brainless romance.
Kassie (Jennifer Aniston) is a 40-something woman living in New York with no prospect of a boyfriend. Taking the creation of life into her own hands she decides to get impregnated by a donor. Her BFF, Wally (Jason Bateman) is against the idea, naturally, because at first it is simply about how much he doesn’t want to be in the “friend ...
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