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 [...]
Saturday 20 Mar 2010 |
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blu-ray, comedy, movie reviews, romance
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 [...]
Thursday 26 Nov 2009 |
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comedy, movie reviews
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 [...]
Thursday 15 Oct 2009 |
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comedy, drama, movie reviews, romance
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.
Thursday 12 Mar 2009 |
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comedy, drama, movie reviews, suspense/thrillers