Pretty good for an airplane movie — 3 years ago
Watched it on the plane – pretty entertaining and loved “Andy” from the Office. . . but definitely not as funny as I thought it’d be.
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Watched it on the plane – pretty entertaining and loved “Andy” from the Office. . . but definitely not as funny as I thought it’d be.
as the book – which I know is to be expected of any movie based on a novel but still I couldn’t help wishing it had certain storylines and scenes that were left out. Like … what happened to the ex-girlfriend? That was left completely out. And when he got stuck in the cage at the library? Another important scene from the book that was missing from the film. And even the ending was totally changed! I loved the ending in the book.
I “read” this via audiobook on my ipod. I enjoyed it but I think I would have liked it even better if I had read the book. There’s something about someone else’s voice in your head enunciating words and using different voices for characters that is somewhat distracting from the overall story line. But, I loved the idea of this book – definitely creative!
I don’t think much of Cameron Diaz as an actress but despite the flaw of having her in this film, I overall really enjoyed it. I agree with someone below who said that the Jack Black character was totally unnecessary – I think Kate Winslet’s storyline would have been just fine if she had gone home with a good friend in the neighbor and a few lessons on life learned.
but it fits the bill for a fun girlie movie when there isn’t anything else on and this is playing on the Oxygen Network.
This is definitely a beautiful movie. From the set design to the costumes to the lighting I had the sense that the movie was set inside of a painting. I just wish there had been more character development – I never really got to know the butcher, the painter, or Scarlett’s character very well. I felt it was slow moving but I kept watching because it was so gorgeous.
I thought Drew Barrymore was amazing in this. I loved the eccentricity of Big and Little Eddie and marveled at how two women who were the very embodiment of NY City High Society became so isolated, living in a house of trash and animal feces. Totally crazy but I really enjoyed it.
It was what it was – a quick, fun read. It’s not going to go down in history as The Great American novel but it’s a great love story – I can see why it is so popular with “Tweens” and young adults. . . I’m not immediately compelled to pick up the second book in the series but at some point I’m sure I’ll get around to it.
My favorite action/super-hero movie to date. I usually only watch these types of movies because my boyfriend rents them but this one was pretty good! Plus, you gotta love the adorable/handsome Will Smith!
I agree with the previous commenter who said this was a story that has been done before . . . for instance, the movie “The Family Stone” had similiar themes: brothers who fall in love with the same woman and switch “girlfriends” at the end, a big family reunion where the family is over protective and single out one person to be a bit cruel and mean to . . . At least, that movie is what kept coming to mind as I watched this. Still, kudos to Steve Carell for trying a role outside of his “type” even if it didn’t quite work.
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