Thursday, November 08, 2007

Oh Marriage...

License to Wed(dir. Ken Kwapis)
One of those only one person can see that the asshole is an asshole movies. I can't stand those movies, but wait, there's a twist, the guy that sees the asshole for what he is loves the dumb bitch in the movie. It's hard to like any of these characters since these types of movies usually make all the characters seem fucking retarded because they can't tell that the asshole is an asshole so yeah. Mandy Moore's character is pretty much a dumb bitch(OH NO, HE HASN'T WRITTEN HIS VOWS YET!) so it's hard to really sympathize with the dude from The Office's character that much because he's in love with her. The ending is that type of faux happy ending found in every terrible chick flick imaginable, which are always a joy to watch. I also hate fat annoying Jewish kids and thank God, this movie has one. It was pretty bad.
*1/2 out of ****

Broken English(dir. Zoe R. Cassavetes)
You could say this is my "Scoop" of this year where I know the movie is fluff, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying it immensely. It's basically a chick flick with indie aesthetics and I guess some could see that as a slam, but sometimes, you just need a hopelessly romantic movie once in a while and boy, this movie is hopelessly romantic. There are some moments that don't work all that well and the movie was sort of drag until the central romance comes into play. Some of it's plot devices were pretty clichéd and contrived as well, but as a whole, the film was absolutely delightful. I highly recommend.
***1/2 out of ****

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