In reporting on activities to Chloe, I invented the chick-flick scale, my very own movie rating system. Instead of stars, chick flicks get 1 to 4 hearts (of course). Here are mini reviews of the movies I've watched this past week or so.
About a Boy -- Cute, and I liked that Hugh's romance is almost an afterthought in the movie, and he doesn't fall in love with the boy's mother -- 3 hearts
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days -- Fun enough that I could have overlooked how contrived it is, but the ending *really* fizzled out -- 2 hearts
Love Actually -- Fascinating, moving, unapologetically sappy, and fun. Colin Firth is awesome -- 4 hearts
An Ideal Husband -- Fun but slightly flat adaptation -- 2-1/2 hearts
Brokeback Mountain -- Outstanding performances couldn't quite make up for the lack of romance. The cowboys seemed to have a purely sexual relationship; there was nothing that told me why these guys made such an effort and took such a risk to see each other for 20 years -- 3 hearts
Life or Something Like It -- Tony Shalhoub makes up for a lot -- 2-1/2 hearts
Miami Rhapsody -- Shrug. Antonio's cute -- 2 hearts
Jane Eyre (A&E Presentation) -- Exquisite performances, completely authentic (to the book) melodrama, lovely -- 4 hearts
Roman Holiday -- Audrey at her shining best -- 4 hearts
Ever After -- Sweet version of Cinderella -- 3 hearts
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2 comments:
Too much spoilerage!! About a Boy and Brokeback Mountain—please edit those so you don't give away plot to people who haven't seen them!! (Maybe others too, but I looked at those because I like and have seen them.
In regards to chick-flicks, while I think they tend to be pretty lame, I liked "The Notebook" and "A Very Long Engagement". The latter is by the director who made "Amelie". Gets!!!
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