Rating: B
Premise: NY Girl has to go to her sister’s wedding in London. Surprise! Her ex-fiance is the best man. She hires an “escort” to be her boyfriend for the weekend. Of course they fall in love. Of course.
Recommend?: Yes. I’m not a Debra Messing fan but I was told this was cute. I actually bought it before watching and I think it definitely has rewatchability (mostly due to Mr. McDermott). Definitely a chick flick/rom-com. Cute and sweet. Amy Adams bugs in it though – suprising.
Rating: B
Premise: Rebecca Bloomwood, 16k in debt due to her shopping habit, gets a job at a Savings magazine. Then she falls in love with the cute editor.
I think they did a decent job of adapting the book into this movie. The books are much better but this was a fun chick movie. Isla Fischer is adorable and is a good Rebecca. Hugh Dancy was good but a little miscast as Luke Brandon…a Clive Owen type would have been better. Go see a matinee or rent when it comes out.
Rating: C+
A 37 year old career woman decides that her bio clock is ticking and the alarm is about to go off. Having been told that her uterus is not hospitable she decides to engage a surrogate. The experience changes them all.
Well, I didn’t love this movie but there were a few good parts in it. It all ends up so perfect and predictable and you can guess the ending from a mile away. Definitely a renter. Steve Martin is pretty damn funny though.
Rating: B+
Premise: A young widow gets letters from her dead husband (obviously planned out before he died) in order to help her move on from his death.
Recommend: Yes! I had really low expectations for this movie – seemed like a standard rom-com. I ended up loving it. I cried through most of it actually – don’t watch if you’ve just lost/broken up with your love. You will be a disaster. Gerard Butler is a CUTIE!
Rating: A
Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte & Miranda are back! We pick up four years after the end of the series and find out what they've been up to. Big is in it too... *sigh*
Loved it! It wasn't a perfect movie by any means but it was a great catch up for any fan of the show. There were lots of laugh out loud moments. They did a great job of moving the characters forward while retaining what we love about each character. Now I want to watch all the seasons again. Don't know if you would like it if you didn't watch the series.
Rating: B+
This movie tells the story of Jane Austen, her loves, her family and how she became one of the most celebrated writers ever.
I liked this movie a lot. I thought that Anne Hathaway did a good job as Jane. The supporting cast was wonderful. It is a little slow but the quick and smart dialog of Jane Austen makes up for it. Definitely a renter unless, like me, you must own every movie that refers to Austen. James McAvoy is awesome - now I need to go see Atonement
Rating: A-
Five women and a guy with really bad relationship issues create a book club where they meet to discuss only Jane Austen books. The relationship issues go away magically after the men become "Austenized".
I haven't read the book this is based off of but I have read most of the Jane Austen books. (All but Northhanger Abbey - just haven't gotten around to it). I thought it was entertaining and a definite chick movie. The guy in the book club, Grigg, is adorable.
Rating: A-
This is a biography of Beatrix Potter as a woman about to publish her Peter Rabbit books and of the struggles she has being a famous woman in strict society England. This is very character driven and "talky". I thought it was wonderful - especially Ewan McGregor and Emily Watson. Renee Zellweger was good - but her face seemed really puffy and red. I know that that shouldn't make a difference but it was distracting.
Rating: B-
Story of a college graduate who is looking to find herself and finds herself a nanny for a wealthy family on the Upper East Side.
I loved this book but the movie was not exceptional. It wasn't terrible but it was really almost a line-by-line of the movie so it got a bit boring. Scarlett Johansson was an interesting choice for the roll of the nanny - I would have gone with someone with a bit more personality as the character felt a little flat. Laura Linney was great. Bob Giamatti was another interesting choice. I bought it but I probably won't watch it often.
Grade: B-
Premise: A woman's fiancee dies the week before their wedding - then she falls in love with his friend.
Recommend? Yes/No. Definitely a chick flick and not a strong one at that. Nothing really terrible about it but nothing special either. Jennifer Garner was pretty cute but I was most surprised to see Mr. Bullock of Deadwood, Timothy Olyphant as the male lead. Watch it if you want to kill time. Not a must own.
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