Not much to say about this one: Classic fish out of water story mixed with Green Card, with a dash of My Best Friend's Wedding and a sprinkle of Meet the Parents. The leads are good but the story is hackneyed. Date movie of last resort.
Extra note: There's a scene about halfway through the movie where Bullock and Reynolds are having an argument on a motorboat, and he has to swerve out of the way of a buoy, and she falls in the water -- but she can't swim! He continues to yell at her as if she's there, and then realizes she's not in the boat and turns around to get her. She's fine.
At the time, I turned to Bree and said: "wouldn't it be great if she drowned and he had to cover it up? It would be half ridiculous romantic comedy and half serious thriller. It would be the most genius thing to happen in film in decades." Sure, it probably wouldn't sell well -- at least, once the secret got out -- but it would be a hell of a genre-switcheroo.
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Hell, I would have gladly parted ways with $9.50 to see the movie you've just described in your extra note. As the movie is I've had several opportunities to see it for free, and have had no desire. All forms of taking screenplay risks are dead.
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