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The Medallion (2003)
Good Outtakes
The outtakes at the end of this film are the most enjoyable part. You can actually see something likeable about the characters for the first time. Sure, I agree with most people that this was not an excellent film, though I don't believe it was the actors who were to blame. (with the exception of Julian Sands perhaps, who's every second of screentime was dreadful) More likely naff direction, poorly developed comedy/romance scenes and flimsy plot were the culprits. The Kung Fu scenes were decent enough, and though the voice dubbing seemed to randomly switch between English and Chinese (something I have seen before in this type of production) the film overall would not look disgraced among contemporaries of Hong Kong cinema. Go Claire Forlani, nice to see you being English again!
Boys and Girls (2000)
Watchable
3 possibilities: 1. This is quite a good movie 2. This is quite a poor movie 3. I'm too much in love with Claire Forlani to care. Seriously though, it's enjoyable enough and I for one did not find it boring. Some clever, original moments are balanced off by some derivative plotlines (comparisons to 'When Harry Met Sally' are not out of the question) and hackneyed handling of the character developments. I think there is at least some value to be had in watching 'Boys And Girls'; it's worth a couple of hours of your time and folks who like romantic comedies would probably not be disappointed.