SteinMo
What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.
RipDelight
This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.
Marva-nova
Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
amarobenq
This movie immediately seemed another boring and predictable romantic comedy. Its first 5 to 15 minutes are almost annoyingly predictable, but manage to keep you going on watching, at least if you have any hope on a change of story. But just after that predictable, annoying start, things start to change in a more realistic way, giving the story its own sense of reality that seemed to be a bit wobbly. The movie quickly gets amusing to watch, as the main character (played by Hugh Grant) starts making some remarkable, but also extremely funny and joyful remarks. The movie improves by the minute, and Holly (played by Marisa Tomei) brings out the best of the movie from the first moment she shows up. The combination between both main characters is surprisingly addictive movie-wise, perhaps more-so than some of the best romantic movies of all time. The movie improved by the minute and it actually sends a beautiful message of autonomy, respect, cooperation, resilience, love and care. In the middle of all this comes the remarkable and humorous parts the movie has, taking some weight out of the romance, thus turning it into a romantic comedy. To sum up without trying to be more of a spoiler: First 10 minutes can be quite boring and give you a sense that it is going to be a dull, romantic movie. But after Holly (Marisa Tomei) shows up and Keith Michaels (Hugh Grant) lightens up the mood with his incredible remarks and sense of humour, you will just get addicted on it and enjoy every second of it until the end.
e-sparenberg
*Spoiler alert* If you are female, or care about females, skip this title. While the film initially seems to be aware of it's own misogynistic leanings, it quickly just trails off into blatant, unapologetic and common sexism. In a class filled with all but two female students, the only student whose script was decent was male. The female students all wrote variations of stereotyped garbage, including Marisa Tomei's character, whose endearing qualities were being sweet, optimistic and a good mom (but not a good writer; she made the amateurish mistake of writing a script that was just a thinly veiled retelling of her life). There were no complex female characters in the film. As far as notable female characters went, we had the sexually manipulative, spiteful undergrad with daddy issues; Tomei's ever-smiling single mom/non-traditional college student (the easy opportunity for complexity was missed here), and the overly severe teacher with a mock-worthy Jane Austen obsession. This film was trash, and the fact that the main character was somehow supposed to be considered a good guy after behaving like a total ass throughout the film, simply because Hugh Grant is good at playing lovable men, is a depressing indication of the state of Hollywood.
phoenix 2
An award winning script writer, who has trouble getting another job, agrees to teach creative writing in a college in a small American town. The movie maybe says the story of a wash out celebrity who is resents the industry and the way it works and he needs to revalue himself and what he does for a living. It pushes in that romance, drama and some life meanings, and in the end, it gives you a mild movie that you will forget the next day. Sure the performances aren't bad, but they are not good either. They are just enough from actors who can give more. The story is not that original and not that interesting really, as it never goes deeper than the superficial relationship drama. In the end, it's a dramatic romantic comedy with some sparks of brilliance. So 3 out of 10.
studioAT
After the slight dip in quality that was 'Did you hear about the Morgan?' it was nice to see Marc Lawrence and Hugh Grant re team for a fourth time on this film.Of all four films they've made together I think that this one maybe the strongest. Yes, the plot is slightly similar to 'Music and Lyrics' and there is a lot of Hugh Grant doing what we have seen him do lots of times before, but what is great is that this film goes a step further and we actually get to see some depth to the characters and there is some real poignancy as well.Whereas 'Morgans' felt like it very much rested on the heads of the leads this film is boosted by the fact you have the great Allison Janney, J.K Simmons and Chris Elliot all along for the ride.Oddly this film didn't get much media attention upon its release and is rather a forgotten stable mate of the more successful 'Two Weeks Notice' and the previously mentioned 'Music and Lyrics'. I'd say though if you enjoyed those films this one is well worth hunting out.
