There is no way to review this movie without giving away spoilers.
You have been warned.
Most reviewers gave this movie a thumbs down. Predictable! Yawn! They said.
Well, in my opinion, they were half right.
The movie is your typical rom-com, but then again, also atypical.
The couple did start out as at each other's necks. But in this case, it was because they were married and Hugh Grant's character had been unfaithful.
That in itself was different. The lines he said about how it was a stupid mistake resonated within me, as someone who's been down that road before. His apology was real and perhaps, that made me enjoy it for more than it was.
The pairing of SJP and Grant was odd - and you could feel it throughout the movie. Odd because they didn't step away from the roles that they have been known to play all their life. SJP as the born and bred and slightly neurotic New Yorker and Grant as the bumbling Englishman with puppy dog eyes. Who would have thought that they would have gotten married in the first place?
They get thrown into this place which is out of both their comfort zones - the South of USA and the GF opines that the director resorted to slapstick to keep the funny up. And I don't disagree.
The movie was saved by Hugh Grant and Hugh Grant alone. I mean, no one else I know can deliver dry British wit the way he can. His one-liners made me laugh out more than any slapstick contrived situation could.
All in all, it was an entertaining, but forgettable movie. By all means, go ahead and watch it instead of Chaw, Old Dogs or whatever... but you won't be kicking yourself if you miss the run.
I'm actually looking forward to Its Complicated and Valentine's Day - 2 better rom-coms, or so I've heard.
Yes. I am a sucker for such crap. =)
6 / 10
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