“Love is the only shocking act left on the planet.”

That line—spoken by Ashton Kutcher’s character, Reed, to Jamie Foxx’s character, Kelvin—is heard near the beginning of this motion picture, and in its first movie trailer.

“Valentine’s Day” is a smorgasbord of A-list celebrities in pursuit of love at some level; many of them with each other.

Further, George Lopez’s character, Alphonso, serves as one of the film’s constant figures through the portrayal of his love for his wife, family, and closest friend, Reed.

There is a scene in which Reed asks Alphonso how he got it “right” with the woman that he married; the dialogue that followed is both comical, and personally memorable. Read the rest of this entry »

This movie’s review in three words: Girlfriends. Sex. Relationships. In that order. Okay, mixed-and-matched too.

I must confess that I’m new to the “Sex and the City” franchise; I’ve never even seen a TV episode by the same name online, on HBO, DVD, or elsewhere.

More than once I turned my head the opposite direction during this movie while couples…umm…yeah. I still would have been uncomfortable (at those times) watching this chick flick with anyone other than my wife.

Booty shots and much more aside, this film has its redeeming qualities and memorable quotes. Read the rest of this entry »

There were too many comedic moments in this film for me to capture, and stay focused.

However, I did manage to write down one sequence of dialogue that made me laugh; given the content, maybe it’s my age.

“Adam likes you a lot,” Izzie told her mother. “Yeah, why do you think that?” her mom, Rosie, replied. “He made you a music mix. That’s how boys tell you what’s in their hearts,” Izzie said. Read the rest of this entry »