Before it ended, “He’s Just Not That Into You” influenced me to believe that most guys are jerks (myself included).
I also felt resentment toward men, and even confided in my wife the disliking that I had developed toward my own gender.
All of this from/while watching a movie! Read the rest of this entry »
“Sometimes we forget how to do the easiest thing in the world, which is just to talk to each other.”
That’s the insight spoken by a nameless marriage counselor to the on-screen couple of Jon Favreau’s character, Joey, and Kristin Davis’ character, Lucy.
I dare say that some of this movie’s deepest insights are almost hidden beneath the comedy that takes place in the story.
Nevertheless, there are marital pearls waiting to be found in “Couples Retreat“. Read the rest of this entry »
Married? Considering marriage? Then, watch “Cairo Time“, and observe the steps to undoing any matrimony.
The temptations that await an unattended husband, or wife are arguably no different than those faced by the absent spouse.
I caught myself wanting to scream at Tom McCamus’ character, Mark, more than once, “What the H#@! are you thinking?”
More than once he left his wife emotionally, and physically alone. Never mind that she was in Cairo, Egypt; she could have just as easily been anywhere. At work. At home. Read the rest of this entry »
What must it feel like to know love, and yet never find it?
That question came to mind after watching “Becoming Jane“. Perhaps more appropriate would be that same question revised to read, “What must it feel like to have known love, and yet never find it again?”
The dialogue of this film felt highbrow at times in light of its story, and left me wanting to expand my vocabulary.
I even found myself in front of a computer imagining a quill pen and paper in place of a keyboard. 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 »
“Always, always, always a bridesmaid” read the headline from the article written by James Marsden’s character, Kevin, about Katherine Heigl’s character, Jane.
Aside from the spattering of weddings, this movie is chock-full of the fabric worn by women to commemorate matrimony.
Even more specifically, the duds worn by a perpetual bridesmaid, Jane; hence the name, “27 Dresses“.
Admittedly, I had given little thought to the complexities of being a bride, much less a bridesmaid, prior to this film. Read the rest of this entry »
First, let me say that I appreciate Alec Baldwin’s character, Jake, not being some “chiseled” leading man.
Secondly, I heard laughter throughout most of the film; the majority of it came from the feminine portion of the audience. Read the rest of this entry »
The first chick flick is finished, and already I’m learning.
Stuff like, a husband should watch “Waitress” just to know how not to treat his wife (see both Earl, and the good doctor).
Jeremy Sisto portrayed a convincingly insecure husband for Keri Russell’s character, Jenna.
His performance had my wife and I both saying, “He’s a jerk”, moments after his role was introduced in the film.
Jenna was “trapped” in every sense of the word. Read the rest of this entry »
