Saturday, 16 January 2010

It's Complicated (2009)

You're never too old to be in a romantic comedy.

In fact, you're never too old to start a torrid love affair with a married man.

In fact, you might want to consider having a love affair with your ex-husband.

Meryl Streep and Nancy Meyers achieve the perverted romcom trifecta!

Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 13 January 2010.

New York, I love you (2009)

Did you like Paris, je t'aime?

Did you catch Sawadee Bangkok and Tokyo! because you couldn't get enough of the cities of love concept?

What if I told you the producers of Paris... made an official follow-up?

And that it has Natalie Portman directing?

Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 13 January 2010.

Daybreakers (2010)

Is there a vampire movie this decade that doesn't suck?

Is it okay if we cross a vampire movie with a peak oil allegory?

Will there be a vampire Al Gore in this one, and will it be played by Ethan Hawke, Sam Neil, or Willem Dafoe?

Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 13 January 2010.

Monday, 11 January 2010

Hear Me (听说) (2009)

Is making a romantic comedy the best way to celebrate the Deaflympics, as opposed to making a sports movie?

Does director Zheng Fenfen offer an interesting spin on the been here done that, boy meets girl genre?

Does Deaf culture get respect from the script and cast?

Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 6 January 2010.

Did you hear about the Morgans? (2009)

Hugh Grant's return to comedy rests on his new image as a funny has-been who makes fun at his loserhood, just like in Music and Lyrics.

Will he extend his stroke of luck this time round, as a philandering husband embarrassed and sorry about his infidelities?

Will his pairing with Sarah Jessica Parker make us even more sorry for him?

Or will Ben Elliot and his moustache chew up the scenery instead?

Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 6 January 2010.