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Michael
Lehmann directs this Lehmann (groan) of a comedy. Ok, go ahead and throw
tomatoes, I deserve it. But save some for Mr. Lehman and Ms. Keaton.
Between the two of them, they ruin what might have been a decent comedy.
Lehmann has created a film that just doesn't work, period. Sure there
are some laughs, but most of those are from crude humor and slapstick
antics. Events happen that don't make much sense. Example: Keaton gets
laryngitis which means that she can't stay at home and must stay with
one of her three daughters. Now last I heard, laryngitis doesn't effect
anything but your throat. So why do you need someone to take care of
you? Oh, so you can have a scene of mother-daughter bonding? C'mon
really? For a sad orgasm joke that comes out of nowhere? At least you
are being honest with me. But I digress. I will attack, I mean address
Keaton in the casting segment.
OK, praise
first. Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo, and Tom Everett Scott do admirably
well but I must mention Gabriel Macht by himself. The dude has charisma.
How Mandy Moore has a hard time choosing between him and Tom Everett
Scott is beyond me. The only reason I want to mention Mandy Moore (even
though she is one of two main characters) is that for once, I want to
see a movie with a singer turned actress where she/he doesn't sing in
the freaking movie. I mean is it some unwritten law that a singer has to
either perform in the movie or have a song on the soundtrack? And
finally, Diane Keaton. While I have always found her slightly annoying,
I can admit that I liked her in the Father of the Bride movies but
that's about it. In this, I wanted to shoot her [sic]. She is so
obnoxious and meddles in her daughters business and love life so much
that you don't care if things work out for her. You just want her to go
away. And don't get me started on her fashion sense. I mean I'm a guy
and even I think she dresses funny.
Bottom line
– Skip it. Why? Because I said so.
Until I get
my hands on a shotgun,
keep reading
Mitch E.
mitchemerson@hotmail.com
Best Lines:
Sung Mi: [to
her friend, in Mandarin] Oy vey. Mom's a** is so tight, it's vacuum
sealed.
Daphne
Wilder: What are you gonna do with your hair? Maybe you outta button
those buttons, you look like you're asking for it.
Milly: I am
asking for it!
Daphne
Wilder: Is it crazy for me to want her to have one healthy relationship
in her life?
Mae: Stop
being a helicopter mom, you're hovering.
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