Shut Up and Kiss Me!

I was out at the Newport Beach Film Festival last week and had the chance to see Shut Up and Kiss Me as well as meet some of the cast and crew. I thought it was a very cute movie! It proves that true friendship can overcome any obstacle and that love conquers all. It was a pleasure to watch a fun-filled movie in a time when there's so much happening in the world. The 2 main characters, Ryan(Chris Barnes) and Pete(Brad Rowe) are best friends and are total opposites, but they don't let that affect their friendship. They each meet the girls of their dreams, one a friendly tour guide(Kristin Richardson) and the other a stuck up mob princess (Krista Allen). They go on missions to make these girls theirs forever. There's alot of action involved and alot of sex scenes that will be sure to catch your eye. The music rocked!!! It was cool to see Burt Young in a part that was so perfect for him. The pace of the film moved very quick, I wasn't bored, even for a second. I'd definitely go see it again when it's officially out in theaters.

Like most movies on TV, esp. in the morning, this was just a "filler" to take up space. However, there were NO external reviews on IMDb!! Is any movie that terrible? the movie was kind of silly, teeny bopper stuff that might be appreciated by ditsy pre-teens trapped in a hospital room. The guys were eye candy, alright, but no real acting, dialogue or plot involved. I think that the IMDb guidelines dictating a minimum of 10 lines is cruel and unusual punishment, so I'm filling up the space in my comment with that brilliant observation. Let's see, I still have two more lines to go to meet that silly requirement, and ---now I think my comment can be officially approved by the Poobahs at IMDb. No wonder they don't get the hundreds of comments that they should get on a site like this!!

Big Panda Bear

San Francisco

The first half of the movie was alright. It was kind of cute and quirky. But then I think they just lost direction and weren't sure how to wrap up the movie because it just got worse and worse. Some of the plot points weren't ever explained and seemed wildly unrealistic or confusing. The characters were unlikeable and absurd. The flow seemed very jumpy, possibly attributed to a poor editing job. There were way too many viewer assumptions and leaps of logic that were necessary to even make the plot coherent. The producers mentioned it took them five years to complete, maybe they just got tired of trying to make a good film. It really was a waste of time.

The movie is pretty bad, but it does feature the highly talented and enigmatic star Cynthia Morani. Just the chance to see her for a few minutes on screen makes purchasing this movie a must do.

The depth and intensity she brought to the part of Chad's mom rivals some of Meryl' Streep's best work. Unfortunately, she's unable to save an otherwise bland romantic comedy.

The script needed a lot more work and some of the framing of the shots was amateurish.

Realistically, though the only thing that could have saved this movie would have been I'd the director could have somehow convinced Ms. Morani to have taken on one of the lead roles...I guess their budget wouldn't permit it.

I bought this movie on DVD. I really enjoyed it. I think the leads were great as well as the supporting cast. I love the scenes in the diner because it really shows how guys behave. They are interested in women but also dessert. The two friends from work are awesome and great comic relief. They both cried like true friends during the conclusion of the movie and it was touching. I expect to see great things from them in the future. I grew up in Miami and enjoyed seeing some places where I lived, worked and socialized. It was a nice testament to the fact that it is hard to find love in Miami but nice people but will find each other.