| July 28, 1999 | E-mail me! or if you can't e-mail from your browser, fill out this form. | |
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Notify List Stuff: Remember, if you want an e-mail every time I update my journal, go here. Plus my notify list might get extra little tidbits from time to time. If you want to get an e-mail every time I upload something Real World related, go here. You can be on both mailing lists, one or the other, or neither. It's all up to you. Molly and I went to see Runaway Bride last night so I'm posting my review here for all of you to see, like I'm a real movie critic or something. First, let my give my expectations because I think that more than anything affects how you will ultimately view the movie. I expected "Pretty Woman II" minus the hookers. I mean, it's the same cast, same director. I wasn't expecting it to be deep. I like Julia Roberts. I'm not so crazy about Richard Gere. Well, I'm not made of stone, people. I enjoyed the movie quite a bit. Joan Cusack is amazing, and Laurie Metcalf (Jackie on Roseanne) had some funny cameos. Through the whole movie, I realized that my strings were being pulled, but I just went with it. Yes, it's formulaic. Yes, it's filled with clichés. No, the dialogue won't win any awards. But, regardless of what the tabloids report, Roberts and Gere have some chemistry going on. And the camera loves Julia Roberts. She just lights up the screen. I don't think she's that beautiful, but she has presence. A quick plot recap: Richard Gere plays Ike, a columnist for USA Today who generally writes mean things about women. While searching for a subject for his column, he hears about Julia Robert's character, Maggie, who has ditched 3 grooms at the altar, thus earning the nickname "The Runaway Bride". Maggie is preparing to go for a fourth attempt. Ike writes a column about her without doing any research, and Maggie gets him fired. So Ike goes to Hale, Maryland to meet Maggie and do a follow-up piece for a magazine that might save his career. I have to say, I really expected this to be a girly movie. But there were moments that I think men would enjoy too. Maggie's fiancee, Bob, was hilarious as the high school football coach who tries to get Maggie through the ceremony with sports psychology: "Be the ball, Maggie". There were a lot of good supporting characters that would help you to enjoy the movie even if you don't like one or both of the stars. I also liked the evocation of small town America. It's beautiful, and bucolic, but there are bad sides too in that everyone knows and talks about Maggie's cold feet, and this ends up in some hurt feelings. So overall, I did enjoy it. Middle America will love it. There were no sex scenes and not much swearing, and yet definite heat. I don't know that it's worth full price - but it's definitely worth a matinee if, like me, you are a sucker for well-made stereotypical movies. Intellectually, I know it's crap. But I can't help it. So sue me. |
Warning: clicking on these links will launch a new browser window. Trying to find a car? Get a dog? Pick a career? This website offers interactive quizzes to help you with many of life's choices. Salon has a really excellent interview with Margaret Cho, one of my new heroes. Randy sent me this cartoon site, and I think it's an interesting use of the web. Promoters think another Woodstock may not be such a good idea. You think? Some ER casting news: Maura Tierney is joining, and Rebecca DeMornay is doing a guest spot. I like Maura Tierney! TV Guide is having a contest on who's sexier: Christina Ricci or Natalie Portman. Aren't they both barely legal? Mr. Showbiz has a list of the best wedding movies. Ithaca College has an interesting approach to deglamorizing Hollywood for film majors. |
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