(Very Mild Spoilers)
I grew up watching this style of movie at it's very best -- Tracy & Hepburn, so I went into this with a very skeptical nature in spite of appreciating Pierce Brosnan's work in general. Romantic Comedy, done well, is predictable only in it's broadest strokes. To be really interesting and re-watchable it requires that at least some of the predictabilities have twists without ruining the eventual outcome.
Not only was this one of the most enjoyable of it's genre I've watched, Brosnan, Moore and Fischer were *wonderful* in their portrayals of their characters. Fischer couldn't have been more fun or spot on in her portrayal of Mom. Brosnan and Moore not only clearly had fun making this, they also managed Romantic Comedy quite well. For those who cut their teeth on Adam's Rib or Philidelphia, this one is a beautiful homage to its predecessors. Finding out that Brosnan was a fan of Tracy/Hepburn films after the fact wasn't surprising at all.
I wasn't as amused by the 2 rockers as some -- they seemed, at times, forced. Their characters were not as integrated to the film's style as the leads, so felt a little odd to me. Good film, well done for it's type.
If you don't like Romantic Comedy, don't go here -- this one is perfectly what it is!
I grew up watching this style of movie at it's very best -- Tracy & Hepburn, so I went into this with a very skeptical nature in spite of appreciating Pierce Brosnan's work in general. Romantic Comedy, done well, is predictable only in it's broadest strokes. To be really interesting and re-watchable it requires that at least some of the predictabilities have twists without ruining the eventual outcome.
Not only was this one of the most enjoyable of it's genre I've watched, Brosnan, Moore and Fischer were *wonderful* in their portrayals of their characters. Fischer couldn't have been more fun or spot on in her portrayal of Mom. Brosnan and Moore not only clearly had fun making this, they also managed Romantic Comedy quite well. For those who cut their teeth on Adam's Rib or Philidelphia, this one is a beautiful homage to its predecessors. Finding out that Brosnan was a fan of Tracy/Hepburn films after the fact wasn't surprising at all.
I wasn't as amused by the 2 rockers as some -- they seemed, at times, forced. Their characters were not as integrated to the film's style as the leads, so felt a little odd to me. Good film, well done for it's type.
If you don't like Romantic Comedy, don't go here -- this one is perfectly what it is!