Sentences with phrase «as a romantic comedy»

As romantic comedies go, this is definitely not one you'd take to the altar, but you might enjoy having a cup of coffee with it.
As far as romantic comedies are concerned, you can't find many others that are more fun.
The Apartment is wildly influential as a romantic comedy; it gets cited by pretty much every contemporary comedy filmmaker as a crucial text in the genre.
It helps that the two aren't in a sentimental, motivational drama or even something you instantly (if ever) recognize as a romantic comedy.
Although billed as a romantic comedy, this film is neither: it's a drama spanning about two decades in a marriage
Think Like a Man - As good as a romantic comedy based on a Steve Harvey self - help relationship book can be.
The film works as a romantic comedy and relationship film, as Grant and Bennett are contrasted by a wealthy banker (Roland Young) who is stifled by his prim wife (Billie Burke), who has him on a tight leash and schedule.
In fact, I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With might best be thought of as a romantic comedy generally trading on Woody's trademark themes, except substituting Chicago for New York as a backdrop and as the cinematic source of its inspiration.
Samantha Wilson wonders why Admission is being marketed as a romantic comedy when it's so much more.
Well - versed in a variety of genres, Urasawa's oeuvre encompasses a multitude of different subjects, such as a romantic comedy (Yawara!
A dweeby and unenchanting concoction as romantic comedies go, Mark Decena's debut feature also juggles enough storylines to fill five or six movies in barely 80 minutes of screen time, ending up with a whole distinctly less than the sum of its parts.
Wintry symbolism has never felt so forced — and in a film that ought to have been played as a romantic comedy, it's never been more out of place, either.
Perhaps the best way to understand the film is not as a romantic comedy but as a romantic tragedy, a sentiment matched by Beattie after learning that studio execs had added a happy ending and renamed the film Head Over Heels: «[It sounded] as if Fred Astaire should be dancing across the credits.»
It was a critical and commercial hit, grossing $ 246 million on a $ 3.7 million budget and establishing Grant as a romantic comedy leading man.
The Shape of Water also excels as a romantic comedy and cold war thriller.
The 2017 Austin Film Festival will premiere the season finale of HBO's new drama The Deuce as well as the romantic comedy Amanda and Jack Go Glamping starring David Arquette and Amy Acker, written and directed by Austin filmmaker Brandon Dickerson.
It's not «Sexual Perversity In Chicago,» nor is it meant to be, as romantic comedy convention calls for a cessation of hostility at some point.
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, How to be Single, a refreshing, laugh - out - loud comedy, is erroneously being advertised as a romantic comedy.
My Super Ex-Girlfriend addresses many of these issues and more, as a romantic comedy where one person, in this case the woman, is also a superhero with a secret identity.
SANDRA BULLOCK is confident she has found the key to success as a romantic comedy star - she's advised actresses wanting to break into the film genre...
It is listed as a romantic comedy, but plays more like a dramedy, and has a premise that feels better suited for a psychological thriller.
Less solemn than «Void,» Burshtein's first film to be shown beyond her ultra-Orthodox community, «The Wedding Plan» has even been described as a romantic comedy.
Love & Friendship can be classified as a romantic comedy and follows widow Lady Susan Vernon (Kate Beckinsale, in arguably her best performance to date) who visits her brother - in - law's estate when rumors about her personal life start to surface.
Sol Goode is gets a recommendation as a romantic comedy, and should especially appeal to those who enjoy films about dating in LA and the wanna - be's in the Hollywood scene.
Aftershock begins as a romantic comedy, as the guys try to find suitable love interests at a vineyard tour and in a nightclub.
Although billed as a romantic comedy, A Lot Like Love plays the serious card most of the running time, so if you're looking for madcap hijinks or a dumb Ashton Kutcher slapstick vehicle, this is not the flick for you.
As far as romantic comedies go, this is just about watchable.
Although it works better as a romantic comedy than as a horror movie, this film is cute and breezy with a likable cast that might help zombie fans overlook the glaring lack of gore.
For a movie billed and marketed as a romantic comedy, you'd have to be pretty deranged to find a trace of either.
Her choreography scrutinizes the mutual influence between the use of gesture and movement in the «low», «commercial» genres — such as romantic comedy, TV soap, or hip - hop video - clip — and in «arts», such as ballet, modern dance and performance.
As a romantic comedy, The Back - Up Plan doesn't produce nearly enough laughs or romantic goose bumps to recommend, even to regulars of the genre.
As a romantic comedy, it obeys none of the traditional edicts of the genre; as a character study, it brings delirious depth to its subject; and as an Adam Sandler movie, it shows more intelligence and snap than we could have ever imagined.
Think of the unwed mother who falls in love with her gay best friend in The Object of My Affection; the broke, still - single stoner and odd - man - out in Friends With Money; the adult who tries and fails at cohabitation with a man - child in The Break - Up, a raw relationship drama dressed up as a romantic comedy; or the professional woman, angsting for a baby, who opts for artificial insemination in The Switch.
As a romantic comedy, Safety Not Guaranteed works remarkably well, and even if the resolution leaves a few unanswered questions, the film certainly ends on a high note.
It's Falco's commitment to the little moments of realism — the specific moments so spot on that you can't help but laugh — that helps Landline stand out as a romantic comedy.
It's a half hour for ABC; it's vaguely like «Lost» as a romantic comedy.
Though it's billed as a romantic comedy, this quirky tale takes too many narrative U-turns that seem to dodge the genre's more traditional (read: satisfying) tropes and dynamics.
Nothing new to see here, but as romantic comedies go, it's not that bad, and Amy Adams is always worth watching.
As a romantic comedy, Boomerang is refreshing and successful, although at nearly two hours in length, a great deal of the momentum starts to wane, especially due to the final scenes being more serious in tone.
Billed as a romantic comedy, «The Story of Us» falls more into that netherworld of a genre called the dramedy.
As a romantic comedy, in other words, it's menacing at best, disgusting for the balance.
In the end, Danny Collins works best as a romantic comedy, written by Fogelman with cheeky irreverence and delivered with offhanded charm by two seasoned actors who clearly relish their improbable chemistry.
You can think of it as a romantic comedy that is cenetred around the lives of people working in a library.
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