Mamacita says: I love Notting Hill and Love, Actually, so when the same guys made Definitely, Maybe, I was intrigued. When the film’s price finally got down to under ten bucks where I could rationalize buying it, I snarfed that baby right up and brought it home, where it sat on my DVD shelf waiting for its turn to enlighten and entertain ME.
Things have been so hectic here, and still are, and Definitely, Maybe waited patiently. I just knew I would adore it, as I adored its siblings.
Finally, things slowed down a bit, and I sat down to watch.
I didn’t like it.
I love Elizabeth Banks, but I loathed her character in this movie. Abigail Breslin got on my nerves. Ryan Reynolds is a cutie, but his character wasn’t believable; Rachel Weisz’s talent was wasted, and Isla Fisher made me want to beat my head on the kitchen table until the ditz stopped. But it didn’t stop.
All in all, a complete disappointment.
Wait, not a COMPLETE disappointment. Kevin Kline was his usual awesome self, but even Kevin Kline couldn’t save an entire movie all by himself with no help.
“All by himself with no help.” Now, see? I’ve been driven to redundancy!
Don’t waste your money.
I won’t have any essays to grade until tomorrow, so I watched De-Lovely tonight. Kevin Kline again ( I’d run away with him in a heartbeat he’s one of my favorite actors) and Ashley Judd, who has a lot of class in spite of her mother and sister. (I’m so catty tonight. Sorry.)
I found this film at Big Lots for three dollars, and it was wonderful.
The only problem with it is that I tend to project myself into movies I love, and when the movie is a heartbreaker, I’m sad in real life, too. I was already sad, so now I’m putting off going to bed because I know the kind of dreams I’ll be having tonight and I’m delaying it as long as I can.
The music was divine, and the soundtrack CD is fantastic. Cole Porter was a very talented, multifaceted, and, shall we say, “interesting” person who led a selfish yet loving life with his wife and pretty much anybody else who came along. His lyrics were amazingly full of innuendo even for modern times, and back then, it was astounding that he was allowed to get away with it! Apparently, even back in those days, people appreciated a witty song, and most of them were intelligent enough to “get” it.
Let me just say that when Cole Porter sang “Experiment!” he wasn’t just whistling Dixie. He meant it. And when he wrote “Let’s Do It,” well, that’s pretty much what he meant with that one, too.
(That’s Lara Fabian as “Kate,” by the way.)
De-Lovely was so beautiful, and so sad. I highly recommend it.
Thanks for your reviews… I was thinking of renting Definitely, Maybe, but now I Definitely Will Not. LOL
I loved Notting Hill and Love, Actually too — when I can watch movies with my 82 year old Mom, that’s always a good thing! Just saw De-Lovely (and all the special features) the other night — boy, do I love Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd. And “So In Love” and “In the Still of the Night” are both haunting.
The only thing I DIDN’T like was all the pop stars singing! I didn’t know most of them, and I think they spent too much time lingering on the shots so they could justify hiring them. They just took me out of the movie… and Diana Krall was the worst…
In any case, everything else was lovely — I mean “De-Lovely” — passion knows no bounds, eh?
Thanks for your reviews… I was thinking of renting Definitely, Maybe, but now I Definitely Will Not. LOL
I loved Notting Hill and Love, Actually too — when I can watch movies with my 82 year old Mom, that’s always a good thing! Just saw De-Lovely (and all the special features) the other night — boy, do I love Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd. And “So In Love” and “In the Still of the Night” are both haunting.
The only thing I DIDN’T like was all the pop stars singing! I didn’t know most of them, and I think they spent too much time lingering on the shots so they could justify hiring them. They just took me out of the movie… and Diana Krall was the worst…
In any case, everything else was lovely — I mean “De-Lovely” — passion knows no bounds, eh?
I actually went to see a movie in the real movie theater last nite. He’s Just Not That Into You is trite, cliche and perfectly wonderful. I highly recommend it, as well!
I actually went to see a movie in the real movie theater last nite. He’s Just Not That Into You is trite, cliche and perfectly wonderful. I highly recommend it, as well!
Notting Hill became one of the movies which I loved instantly.
I really can’t stand the other Judds either, they really aren’t all that classy…at all.
As far as De-Lovely goes…it looks and sounds amazing.
Notting Hill became one of the movies which I loved instantly.
I really can’t stand the other Judds either, they really aren’t all that classy…at all.
As far as De-Lovely goes…it looks and sounds amazing.
I got to agree with your review of Definitely, Maybe. I thought Rachel Weisz and Kevin Kline were both great in their small roles but nether of them were able to get pass the script, which was over stuff with things that needed to left on the editing floor. Rachel Weisz makes a valiant effort to bring more to her character than the script allows and she does succeeds but her character is not well written and i thought they tried to demonise her for basically doing her job. Kevin Kline was also great but he even has less time than Weisz, which is a shame because the movie was much more fun when they were both around. Ryan Reynolds does well but i really didn’t like his character and i found him rather bland. I thought Abigail Breslin’s character was useless and did not need to be in the film. Isla Fisher is cute but cliche to the hill and Elizabeth Banks is short changed with a role that lacks substance. She tries but you can only do but so much with a script that lacks focus and a clear narrative.
Worth a rental but nothing more.
I got to agree with your review of Definitely, Maybe. I thought Rachel Weisz and Kevin Kline were both great in their small roles but nether of them were able to get pass the script, which was over stuff with things that needed to left on the editing floor. Rachel Weisz makes a valiant effort to bring more to her character than the script allows and she does succeeds but her character is not well written and i thought they tried to demonise her for basically doing her job. Kevin Kline was also great but he even has less time than Weisz, which is a shame because the movie was much more fun when they were both around. Ryan Reynolds does well but i really didn’t like his character and i found him rather bland. I thought Abigail Breslin’s character was useless and did not need to be in the film. Isla Fisher is cute but cliche to the hill and Elizabeth Banks is short changed with a role that lacks substance. She tries but you can only do but so much with a script that lacks focus and a clear narrative.
Worth a rental but nothing more.
“Ashley Judd, who has a lot of class in spite of her mother and sister.”
Boy, do I ever agree with that one. I can’t stand the sister.
I loved Notting Hill, but I haven’t seen the others.
“Ashley Judd, who has a lot of class in spite of her mother and sister.”
Boy, do I ever agree with that one. I can’t stand the sister.
I loved Notting Hill, but I haven’t seen the others.