I went to see Valentine’s Day and I liked it. In full disclosure, Garry Marshall is one of my favorite directors (even though he can’t edit ruthlessly and he populates his movies with casts of thousands.) But I can forgive those faults because overall he offers an entertaining story. There were also a few twists [...]
Entertainment Weekly just listed The 25 Worst Romantic Comedies. I’m not sure how these movies were judged. I do know that I’m a fan of romantic comedies but I haven’t heard of some of these movies. Maybe I’m not as much of a fan as I thought I was!
In fact, I’ve only seen 4 movies [...]
I just came back from seeing When in Rome starring Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel. I hadn’t seen the commercials for this film, but I got the basic idea that it was about an anti-romance woman who steals coins from the fountain of love. The men who had tossed the coins are under a love [...]
Jerry Maguire, a sports agent, has a change of heart in the way he does business. His colleagues think it’s more like a nervous breakdown. When he writes his idealized mission statement and gives everyone in the office a copy, Jerry gets fired. The only people who believe in him is Rod, his only client, [...]
If you’ve read some of my work, you probably picked up on the fact that I enjoy transformation or makeover stories. I’m not really sure what it is about this storyline that appeals to me, but if there’s a movie with a Pygmalion theme, I am so there.
Last night I watched Educating Rita, starring Julie [...]
When I watch a romantic comedy, I expect three things: It should make me laugh, it should be romantic, and it should offer a new or different point of view about relationships.
I didn’t see The Ugly Truth when it was in theaters, mainly because I had heard it wasn’t worth the price of a ticket. [...]
Vertigo, a psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is considered one of the top 20 greatest romantic movies of all times. At least, that’s what the American Film Institute feels, placing it at #18. I hadn’t seen the movie, but I knew it was about the darker side, or rather flip side, of love. Voyeurism. [...]
I feel a little uncomfortable about confessing this, but Christopher Plummer in The Sound of Music was my first celebrity crush.
I know, I know. Believe me, my sisters have said plenty about the subject. (In my defense, I was under 12 years old, so my crush can’t be held against me.) But when I discovered [...]
Nia Vardalos, who wrote and starred in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, headlines another Greek-themed romantic comedy. In My Life in Ruins, Georgia goes to Greece to teach at a university, but her life plans fall through and she’s hit rock bottom. Now she’s a tour guide, and not a very good one. She hates [...]
Jen the Twin: Men Who Stare at Goats looks a little strange, but it has Ewan McGregor and George Clooney in it — Me likey!
Me: You couldn’t pay me to see this movie.
Jen the Twin: I’m not a big fan of disaster films, but the special effects in 2012 look impressive — and so does [...]
