Rachel McAdams has been at the summit of the romance genre since her performance in "The Notebook" in 2004. However, her acting talents go far beyond this lovey dovey genre placing her in movies like "Sherlock Holmes" in 2009. Most of her past films reach out to the audience itself in order to connect to them, however her newest film is a little harder to connect to and read. Instead it is the viewer's job to try and get something out of it. This is attributed to the film's very slow start that leads to a very funny core and an inspirational reward at the end. However, the entire film is very slowly paced. "So what's the story?" "Morning glory" begins showing Rachel McAdams's character Becky Fuller attempting to be on a date with a man, while she is constantly connected to her work cell phone. And yep you guessed it the date doesn't go very well. Becky is a workaholic TV producer who is fired from her producing job at her local low budget early morning news program. Consequently, she feels like she has lost everything and is caught in a downward spiral with no one but her job ready to pick her up. She is finally hired to produce the failing second-rate early morning show Day Break on the network IBS. In order to save the show Becky teams up with her famous yet washed up news anchor hero Mike Pomeroy (played by Harrison Ford) and ditsy Colleen Peck (played by Diane Keaton) as they go on a journey to self-discovery. Along the way Becky meets a man named Adam Bennett played by Patrick Wilson who he ultimately has to decide what is more important her job or her love life?
The film is best at its core bringing gut wrenching laughs by the dozens with its ridiculous morning show TV antics. Ranging from kissing a frog to skydiving everyone at Day Break are let loose by Becky, giving the film its best moments. Diane Keaton is in the center of these comedic moments as her ditsy news anchor character Colleen holds nothing back. Therefore, the actors are the most important part of this film. Rachel McAdams and Harrison Ford create a peculiar father daughter chemistry as they portray the struggle of their characters to work with each other. Therefore, their different acting styles mesh very well. Rachel McAdams being one of the sweetest and most talented present day actresses is so absorbed in the part it is almost impossible to separate her from her character Becky. Harrison Ford's performance differs a lot from his "Indiana Jones," "Star Wars," and "Blade Runner" roots as he fuses the washed up hard exterior of Mike Pomeroy with heart and soul.
The film suffers from the addition of extra characters and failing to fully develop their story and background. They are only relevant to one scene and do not have any impact on the film as a whole. Becky's mother (Patti D. Arbanville) is one of these characters as she gives Becky her "I think you are throwing your life away speech" at the beginning of the film. This is followed by the appearance of other nothing characters that take away from the impact of the film. The film is also very slow to start and very slow to inspire until a little snippet at the end of the film. Yes it is inspiring, but it comes at a time a little too late instead of building gradually throughout the movie it hits you in the face just before the movie ends.
Everyone deserves to have his or her own glory in one-way or another. However, even though hard work is important everyone needs help at one time or another from close relationships and family. So that's the story, "Morning Glory" is a very enjoyable story that you should see at least on DVD.
The film is best at its core bringing gut wrenching laughs by the dozens with its ridiculous morning show TV antics. Ranging from kissing a frog to skydiving everyone at Day Break are let loose by Becky, giving the film its best moments. Diane Keaton is in the center of these comedic moments as her ditsy news anchor character Colleen holds nothing back. Therefore, the actors are the most important part of this film. Rachel McAdams and Harrison Ford create a peculiar father daughter chemistry as they portray the struggle of their characters to work with each other. Therefore, their different acting styles mesh very well. Rachel McAdams being one of the sweetest and most talented present day actresses is so absorbed in the part it is almost impossible to separate her from her character Becky. Harrison Ford's performance differs a lot from his "Indiana Jones," "Star Wars," and "Blade Runner" roots as he fuses the washed up hard exterior of Mike Pomeroy with heart and soul.
The film suffers from the addition of extra characters and failing to fully develop their story and background. They are only relevant to one scene and do not have any impact on the film as a whole. Becky's mother (Patti D. Arbanville) is one of these characters as she gives Becky her "I think you are throwing your life away speech" at the beginning of the film. This is followed by the appearance of other nothing characters that take away from the impact of the film. The film is also very slow to start and very slow to inspire until a little snippet at the end of the film. Yes it is inspiring, but it comes at a time a little too late instead of building gradually throughout the movie it hits you in the face just before the movie ends.
Everyone deserves to have his or her own glory in one-way or another. However, even though hard work is important everyone needs help at one time or another from close relationships and family. So that's the story, "Morning Glory" is a very enjoyable story that you should see at least on DVD.