Category: Comedy
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Green Hornet: Stoners aren’t very compelling heroes
The Green Hornet – 2011 Directed by Michael Gondry Starring Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Edward James Olmos, Tom Wilkinson, David Harbour Written by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg based on The Green Hornet by George W. Trendle, Fran Striker “So what if we had a hero movie, where the hero is a semi-conscious…
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Forgotten Gems: Along Came Polly is funny in the best, uncomfortable way
Along Came Polly – 2004 Written and Directed by John Hamburg Starring Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Debra Messing, Hank Azaria, Bryan Brown, Alec Baldwin In a very misguided way, I decided that this movie probably sucked when it was a huge hit while being horribly reviewed in 2004. Never a fan of…
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Ron Howard’s The Dilemma fails to earn any sympathy…or laughs
The Dilemma – 2011 Directed by Ron Howard Starring, Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Rider, Queen Latifah, Channing Tatum Written by Allen Loeb The first thoughts that run through my head as I look at Kevin James’ character, Nick, explain to his friend and business partner, Ronny, played by Vince Vaughan, why their…
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Get Low shows the high virtue of forgiveness
Get Low – 2010 Directed by Aaron Scheider Starring Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Lucas Black, Sissy Spacek, Bill Cobbs, Gerald McRaney, Lori-Beth Edgeman, Andrea Powell, Scott Cooper Written by Chris Provenzano, C. Gaby Mitchell The human soul is a curious thing. It can go for years at a time helping the mind to deny certain truths, while…
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Cyrus shows that Tomei is without peer
Cyrus – 2010 Written and Directed by Jay and Mark Duplass Starring John C. Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill, Catherine Keener, Matt Walsh, Kim Rhodes Marisa Tomei has had an interesting career. She had acted in major motion pictures since 1984’s The Flamingo Kid, but was thought of as a relative newcomer when she surprised the world with…
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I Love You Phillip Morris is one long con after another
I Love You Phillip Morris – 2010 Written and Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa Starring Jim Carrey, Leslie Mann, Ewan McGregor, “Being gay is really expensive,” is one of the first things we learn about Steven Jay Russell (Carrey), the protagonist in the movie billed as gay and funny, I Love You Phillip Morris. As…
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Life As We Know It is every romantic comedy as we know (and sometimes love) them
Life As We Know It – 2010 Directed by Greg Berlanti Starring Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas, Christina Hendricks, Sarah Burns, Faizon Love Written by Ian Deitchman, Kristin Rusk Robinson There is a lot going on here, in this romantic comedy. The start is somewhat natural, given that the two leads have a meet-cute that…
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Due Date is a crude, vulgar and unrelenting buddy movie
Due Date – 2010 Directed by Todd Phillips Starring Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan Screenplay by Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, Adam Sztykiel, Todd Phillips Todd Phillips is an enigmatic wonderland. There are moments in his films that make one want to turn it off. These are often followed by moments that…
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How Do You Know when a movie is too long?
How Do You Know – 2010 Written and Directed by James L. Brooks Starring Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson, Jack Nicholson When George Lucas made his horrible Star Wars prequels, many cynical people just assumed it was a money grab. While Lucas is acutely aware of the process in which profit is accrued, he…
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Morning Glory gives hope to romantic comedies
Morning Glory – 2010 Directed by Roger Michell Starring Rachel McAdams, Diane Keaton, Harrison Ford, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum, Ty Burrell, Matt Malloy, John Pankow Written by Aline Brosh McKenna When I first heard that Harrison Ford was going to be starring opposite Rachel McAdams in a romantic comedy, I just took it for granted…
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