Sentences with phrase «as modern romantic comedies»

As far as modern romantic comedies go, No Strings Attached is at best passable, and yet, when lined up against the greats of the genre, it falls embarassingly short.

Not exact matches

The film, which hits theaters February 16, is a modern twist on a romantic comedy (boy and girl meet, fall in love, but then break up, and are suddenly reunited, ending up in that awkward stage where they have to debate whether to wave hello while taking out the trash), but it's also a particularly female spin on the coming of age story, the likes of which we're only beginning to see onscreen as more women carve out a place for themselves in writer's rooms and director's chairs.

It's clear right from the get - go that director Alan Poul and screenwriter Kate Angelo aren't looking to reinvent the wheel here, as the movie initially comes off as an almost prototypical example of a modern romantic comedy - with the less - than - innovative atmosphere cemented by the proliferation of wisecracking characters and the protagonists» initial encounter (which essentially defines the term «meet - cute»).

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.

The list of movies suggested by Rogge includes everything from Hollywood classics such as The Thin Man, Gone With The Wind, and Funny Girl, to tear - jerkers like Love Story and Steel Magnolias, to your favorite modern romantic comedies like Sweet Home Alabama, The Backup Plan, and Wanderlust.