I’m not quite sure what to make of The Dilemma, the newest comedy-drama from director Ron Howard that stars Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly and Winona Ryder. It starts off as the same old kind of annoying buddy comedy Vaughn typically makes and then develops into something appreciably deeper, despite ultimately moving along at [...]
Read More Channing Tatum, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin James, Ron Howard, The Dilemma, Vince Vaughn, WInona RyderI’m pretty sure everyone associated with making Couples Retreat signed on to it mainly so they could go to Bora Bora and soak up some sun, because the actual movie feels like an afterthought, a flat and frequently unfunny high-concept comedy that literally overstays its welcome. Concocted by stars Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, it [...]
Read More Carlos Ponce, comedy, Couples Retreat, David, DVD, Faizon Love, Jason Bateman, Jean Reno, John Michael Higgins, Jon Favreau, Ken Jeong, Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis, Malin Ackerman, Peter Billingsley, Peter Serafinowicz, PG-13, Vince VaughnI 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 [...]
Read More comedy, drama, DVD, Dwight Yoakam, Four Christmases, Holiday, Jon Favreau, Jon Voight, joyce, Kristen Chenoweth, Mary Steenburgen, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, romance, Sissy Spacek, Tim McGraw, Vince Vaughn