tan_pandit

I am a fan of Heather Graham, but this movie .... It is even worse than the universally panned "Say it Isn't So", which, apart from the great Sally Fields was bad even for a straight-to-DVD film. How come HG can't choose a good film ? Fart 'jokes', puke gross-out 'gags' and the like should indicate a bad script. She can be a really great actress when she wishes; does she not wish ? The premise is HG's character ( "character" ) has to market a new perfume designed for pregnant women. The usual tales of unfaithful husbands, pregnancies, and work mishaps ensue for our heroine, the 'best friend', and the inevitable gay friend. Oh dear. I would call it juvenile, but even juveniles would not find anything to take home. I give this a 2 since it has Heather Graham in it. Otherwise it would be in negative numbers.

Take your average brainless romantic comedy, that is fluffy but entertaining enough, that gives a few laughs. Formula food for movie goers. Remove the comedy, and then remove any believable romance. What do you have remaining? Not even drama. It is nice to see Sarah Michelle Gellar in something, and she is a fine enough actress. Alec Baldwin, stock rising after 30 Rock, was not the right choice for this 'story', and between them they cannot save a weak script or inject anything of interest. They are not convincing of love, nor even interact in any interesting way. Nor are there any compensatory laughs. The plot is a straight forward slice-of-life of a girl who meets an older man, and shacks up with him. What happens in the end? Nothing to care about.

All the rave reviews prompted me to write. All through this movie nothing was explained or presented in an accessible manner. It was sheer unflinching depression - so many characters dieing. Nothing to feel good about at all. And in the end ... well, total let down - left me feeling like a good deal of time and hope had been wasted. The rating of 2 that I gave reflects some great scenery and photography, and that Michael Caine was in it. But even he could not redeem this pointless waste of time. Now, judging by the reviews, it is a political analogy - a metaphor for the capitalist dehumanisation of individuals. Well, look for that if you will, and if politics is your thing, and you find it in the movie then all well and good. Otherwise stay away. Am I alone in this take on CoM ? My good friend Mozzi also watched the other day, and felt the same as I did.