Wedding Bells

I'm not proud to say I just watched this awful piece of crap. I'm a lazy person, thats why i didn't turn it off.

The plot is a copy of what you have seen all to many times, it's so predictable it could make a swiss watch jealous. The acting is nothing special, verging on overacting in some places. A lot of the situations in the movie are completely non-believable, the characters do not develop, and if there even was an attempt to make characters that can be related to, it failed.

To say something positive, the pace of the movie is OK so if you are forced to watch it or you put it on by accident, know that it will actually end.

Bottom line is there's not a single memorable moment in this film, but if you hate yourself and feel like some mortification of the mind is in order then go ahead and rent it

Cake is about finding out that however lofty your ideals maybe, you can always be wrong.

This comedy, as all good Hollywood productions, starts by over doing the traits of its main character. At some point, her zealousness runs her into a wall and then the movie starts to be a bit more realistic, a bit more sensible.

The story itself is simple, the plot elements unsurprising, and, even if the dialogs hold their own and are funny, they are uninventive.

The big attraction of the movie is that it is entertaining, and it doesn't screw up. You'll spend a good evening if you're interested in seeing an over idealistic, over energized young woman make a mess of things and then save the day in true Hollywood fashion.

The characters are what you might expect for this type of film, but nonetheless are well-cast and played in good fun.

Things work out mostly like you'd expect, but that doesn't stop it from being a pleasant way to pass the time with a few smiles.

I gave it a 7 because It was a lighthearted way to end my evening and made me feel good.

When you watch a movie, what more do you really need?

Pippa McGee (Heather Graham) is a globe-trotting travel writer. She comes home to be her friend Jane's bridesmaid along with best friend Lulu (Sandra Oh). When her father has a heart attack, she has to take over his magazine Wedding Bells. It's the last magazine she's likely to read and she dismisses marriage. She has a love triangle with photographer Hemingway Jones (Taye Diggs) and her father's right hand man Ian Grey (David Sutcliffe).

This feels and looks more like a TV movie. The bridal magazine world looks unreal. Heather Graham is not good rom-com material. She's flailing around in this movie. None of it is funny. The romantic chemistry isn't there. This is the most disappointing because these are really beautiful human specimens. This is a traditional rom-com done poorly.

A Freelancing Directionless rich kid is faced with a huge problem, his father is ill and no one is ready to take over the company apparently other than HER. There she tries to bring down the company only to discover that it might be on its last legs.

Ok, this starts horrendously. Nothing really beats a romcom than the most insufferable characterization. Heather Graham's Pippa is a bottom pit person. She is so full of herself that it was so grating. I actually wanted to stop midway how awful she comes off. Graham, as an actress, did not even instinctively tried to make her character at least likable. She just read her lines.

Also, The logical leaps on this one is horrendous. Firstly, there is no reason for her to lead the company. David Sutcliffe's character literally can lead AND is willing to lead. Her action from the start has no sensible reason - especially since she knows what company this is AND also her trying to get it with the photographer is such a icky line crossed especially since she is a boss.

It did get better though. I think once the idea that she actually needs to work for the company is set in motion, at least certain level of likability is achieved in this film. It also makes a lot of her problems at least baked well into the narrative. Its not top notch rom-com by any means but David Sutcliffe (Gilmore Girl Chris fame) and Graham has a certain chemistry in it. It lifts the film on a certain level.

Still not recommended. Very rough start.