Morgan BellREVIEW: Somethings Gotta Give
April 4th 2008 16:42
Directed & Written: Nancy Meyers (The Holiday, Father Of The Bride)
Starring: Diane Keaton (The Family Stone, First Wives Club, Father Of The Bride), Jack Nicholson (The Departed, The Pledge, A Few Good Men), Keanu Reeves (Constantine, The Matrix, The Devils Advocate), Amanda Peet (Identity, The Whole Nine Yards, Melinda & Melinda), Frances McDormand (Fargo, Friends With Money, Wonderboys)
I really hate this movie and i personally think Nancy Meyers is the devil when it comes to writing appalling female characters. How on earth did Diane Keaton win an Oscar for this? *sigh* Erica Barry (Keaton) is a divorcee approaching 60 who has an adult daughter (Peet) and is a successful and wealthy playwrite. Harry (Nicholson) is never married and just over 60 and is dating Ericas daughter and has a terrible reputation for only dating extremely young women . . . in a scene where he accidentally walks in on Erica while shes undressed (yes we see Keaton full frontal nude, breasts and all, perhaps thats why she won the Oscar: bravery) Harry declares hes never seen a woman that old naked . . . due to a heart-attack Harry is forced to spend time at Ericas house because he is not well enough to travel home to the city with his girlfriend . . . in true Nancy Meyers style any two people left in a room together are clearly soul mates and will immediately change their ways to pursue love . . . i just hate the whole concept, its a slap in the face to women everywhere, the implication that Ericas life was empty without a male partner, the presumption that the first man that shows an interest in her will be the perfect guy for her . . . even with the young handsome doctor that she meets after Harrys heart attack (Reeves) dotes on her for her intelligence she is still stuck on Harry and we as the audience must endure the most ridiculous movie montage ever filmed of a woman crying in a loud, irritating, entirely unconvincing fashion . . . its embarrassing . . . like seriously, what is the message here? that old people should date other old people only? why? because they both have bad eyesight? well clearly Keaton does if she chooses Nicholson over Keanu Reeves (not just for looks either, her was a far nicer character) . . . and does it seem wrong that a woman would lock lips with someone her daughter just finished kissing? sometimes i really have to think which movie is worse, this or The Holiday? i think Nancy Meyers is testing me . . .
Starring: Diane Keaton (The Family Stone, First Wives Club, Father Of The Bride), Jack Nicholson (The Departed, The Pledge, A Few Good Men), Keanu Reeves (Constantine, The Matrix, The Devils Advocate), Amanda Peet (Identity, The Whole Nine Yards, Melinda & Melinda), Frances McDormand (Fargo, Friends With Money, Wonderboys)
I really hate this movie and i personally think Nancy Meyers is the devil when it comes to writing appalling female characters. How on earth did Diane Keaton win an Oscar for this? *sigh* Erica Barry (Keaton) is a divorcee approaching 60 who has an adult daughter (Peet) and is a successful and wealthy playwrite. Harry (Nicholson) is never married and just over 60 and is dating Ericas daughter and has a terrible reputation for only dating extremely young women . . . in a scene where he accidentally walks in on Erica while shes undressed (yes we see Keaton full frontal nude, breasts and all, perhaps thats why she won the Oscar: bravery) Harry declares hes never seen a woman that old naked . . . due to a heart-attack Harry is forced to spend time at Ericas house because he is not well enough to travel home to the city with his girlfriend . . . in true Nancy Meyers style any two people left in a room together are clearly soul mates and will immediately change their ways to pursue love . . . i just hate the whole concept, its a slap in the face to women everywhere, the implication that Ericas life was empty without a male partner, the presumption that the first man that shows an interest in her will be the perfect guy for her . . . even with the young handsome doctor that she meets after Harrys heart attack (Reeves) dotes on her for her intelligence she is still stuck on Harry and we as the audience must endure the most ridiculous movie montage ever filmed of a woman crying in a loud, irritating, entirely unconvincing fashion . . . its embarrassing . . . like seriously, what is the message here? that old people should date other old people only? why? because they both have bad eyesight? well clearly Keaton does if she chooses Nicholson over Keanu Reeves (not just for looks either, her was a far nicer character) . . . and does it seem wrong that a woman would lock lips with someone her daughter just finished kissing? sometimes i really have to think which movie is worse, this or The Holiday? i think Nancy Meyers is testing me . . .
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