Alas, the tonally
awkward ending of the film puts a lesser supporting cast on the screen too much, introducing subplots involving unrest among refugees that don't shake out well with the rest of it, causing the storytelling to become less than satisfying for these characters given the steady simmer of the dramatic build - up without these elements.
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.
But I will say this: the
film at least afforded fans
of KISS to watch Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons stoop to a new low by making a totally
awkward cameo towards the
end of the
film.
Keira Knightley's phase
of seemingly being able to do no wrong came to an abrupt
end in The Duchess, a wooden and
awkward film about the 18th century Duchess
of Devonshire, whose extravagant lifestyle ought to have made for a decent
film.
His
film, That
Awkward Moment, which also stars Zac Efron and Michael B. Jordan, opens at the
end of the month.
It's not very funny either, with many
of the good laughs already spoiled in the trailer, resulting in an
end product that's more
awkward than anything that happens in the
film.
A
film with a few inspired moments — mostly towards the
end — sprinkled in with a whole lot
of awkward, even mean, portions.
Several
of the scenes come off as particularly
awkward — one such moment unfortunately coming right towards the
end — and the
film is so concerned about Hitch's personal life that we don't get to see him working much
of his magic on the
film set.