Archive for the Tag 'Mary Steenburgen'

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS? – Reviewed by David

Hey, did you hear about Did You Hear About the Morgans? That’s OK. Neither has most of the country, as the movie, a lukewarm romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker, tanked at the box office a few months ago.
Your basic fish-out-of-water set-up, it sees the two stars [...]

FOUR CHRISTMASES – Reviewed by Joyce

I goofed. I thought I was signing up to review A Christmas Tale with Catherine Deneuve, but I accidentally signed up to review Four Christmases instead. I’m not a big fan of slapstick humor or “physical” humor, and hated I Love You, Man. So you can see already that I have little credibility when it [...]

THE PROPOSAL – Reviewed by David

The Proposal is as polished and predictable a Hollywood romantic comedy as they come nowadays, but it does manage to fashion a handful of funny moments out of its wholly unoriginal concept before finally fizzling at the finish line.
Sandra Bullock plays the much-disliked editor at a major publishing house who, to prevent her Canadian self [...]

NOBEL SON – Reviewed by David

Bottle Shock writer/director Randall Miller’s twisty black comedy is a little too clever for it’s own good, but thanks to an offbeat cast, including Shock players Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman and Eliza Dushku, it at least has more personality than that breezy ode to California wineries.