Sentences with phrase «even in romantic comedies»

Not exact matches

While dinner and a movie is a classic concept that has never failed yet, our list of romantic things to do in Orlando includes outdoor parks, evening venues, nature, food and comedy.

With the festive season in full swing, what better way to catch a breather than spending an evening on the sofa watching a romantic comedy?

Even in the lonely nights — drop the romantic comedies and go for documentaries.

Or did you meet your partner in a way that not even a hit romantic - comedy could compete with?

With the festive season in full swing, what better way to catch a breather than spending an evening on the sofa watching a romantic comedy film!

As an Israeli James Bond / Rambo combo who seeks a new life as a hair stylist in the US, Sandler gives a surprisingly disciplined, even graceful performance that's reminiscent, of all things, of his rather sweet romantic comedy turn in his least characteristic movie, James L. Brooks» Spanglish.

The Puffy Chair is the funniest, saddest and most emotionally honest «romantic comedy» to come along in years, even if I've yet to encounter many over the age of about 35 who like the film, or even get it.

Grace, the main character in 20th Century Fox's new adventure romantic comedy «Monte Carlo,» is one of those people; she's grows even more excited and anxious to get away from her Texas town to go to Paris as the trip grows near.

Even the adept romantic comedy One Fine Day, which has a lot to say about the perils and complications of being a single parent, intermittently takes leave of its grown - up concerns and traffics in the contrivances and coincidences of its elected Hollywood genre.

WHY: «Man Up» received such a limited theatrical release in the U.S. that most people have probably never even heard of it, but it's actually one of the better recent entries in the romantic comedy genre, which makes its desultory treatment all the more bewildering.

A genre that is unfairly picked on as being «lesser,» romantic comedies often don't receive a critical response they deserve, and, even more worrisome, it's a genre that the power players in Hollywood have begun to believe they can phone in, increasingly turning in sub-par material.

Remarkably forthright and even Capra - like in its critique of capitalism's encroachment on traditional values, No Room for the Groom is both a tale about the trials facing returned servicemen and a canny variation on the romantic comedy of remarriage.

Even the positive reviews (ours included) compared the familiar premise to When Harry Met Sally..., but this is the rare romantic - comedy that deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as that classic.

Perhaps the biggest problem stems from the lack of chemistry between Parker Posey and Paul Rudd, both thespians who normally deliver handsomely in romantic comedies, but never seem to find the right footing to suggest there ever was any strong bond between them at any point, even before their problems with sexual closure.

Having recently displayed palpable chemistry with a romantic interest even while in less than favorable conditions, Sam Rockwell has gone ahead and signed on for another comedy about two people who fall in love under «strange circumstances.»

Strangely, even though this side story is a superfluous toss - in that has next to nothing to do with Google or the competition, their romantic comedy interplay represents the best moments of the film.

Julia Louis - Dreyfus also gave one of the all - time great romantic comedy performances in «Enough Said,» quite nearly matched by the late James Gandolfini — she's absolutely radiant, even when other characters attempt to shame her into spinsterhood.

It's incredible to think that in the short 10 years since the release of «Shaun of the Dead,» the zombie comedy has practically become its own subgenre, even spawning several «rom - zom - coms» (romantic zombie comedies, a term coined during the marketing for that film) in the process.

In Sophie Goodhart's utterly original romantic comedy, Robbie (Adam Scott) is a champion blind athlete and local sports hero whose brother Bill (Nick Kroll) is always overlooked, even though he runs every marathon by his side.

Even those who find extended success at a certain kind of picture — say, Will Smith in heroic sci - fi action or Adam Sandler in goofy romantic comedies — eventually find audiences growing tired of their shtick and wanting them to challenge themselves.

A major problem with romantic comedy - dramas (or dramedies) is that the genre is so immediately familiar that the mechanics of the story allow accurate prediction of the final outcomes, an issue that is even more important than usual in Definitely, Maybe.

The movie itself is pretty boring as well, because while «Obvious Child» pretends to be groundbreaking in its candid treatment of abortion, it's even safer than most of the generic romantic comedies that it mimics.

Predictability isn't necessarily bad in a romantic comedy, but even within this genre there should be some attempt to do something — anything — different.

The entire movie was filmed in five days during a huge U.K. music festival, most of the cast had to be convincing as rock musicians — and even perform live — and the basic plot is a pretty standard romantic comedy with a completely contrived central conflict.

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Chances are you would only rent this film if you're a romantic comedy regular, already seeing all of the major releases in the genre, yet still looking for that movie to watch as a couple on an evening where there's not much else to do but cuddle on the couch.

Like Someone In Love may bear some of the superficial markings of a comedy, even a romantic comedy Kiarostami - style, but make no mistake, by its final moments the film becomes a startling dissection of masculine jealousy and the capacity for violence.

So light, in fact, it still confuses me how it's the runaway smash it is, but it does a lot of things right that so many romantic comedies, and even most comedies in general, fail to do.

And here are the five most disappointing films of the year: On the Road (Michael Winterbottom's Wolf Alice tour movie can't even find something interesting in its fictional subplot), Hampstead (a painfully strained romantic comedy set in a twee version of London), The Book of Henry (Colin Trevorrow missteps with this convoluted thriller), The Snowman (Michael Fassbender struggles to sustain this lifeless Scandinavian mystery) and Pitch Perfect 3 (it's painful to watch the Bellas try their hand at action - comedy).

Cary Grant, who gave one of his finest performances in the 1940 romantic comedy, wasn't even nominated.

Even though the bloom may be slipping in the aged romantic comedy star, he can still do dumb stunts and pratfalls while keeping the love - light glowing.

but even if she's not in contention for those big roles, at least she's not doing the zany romantic comedies (let's forgive the cameo from the awful Sex and the City 2) and instead of sulking around LA, she's working on passion projects.

Annie Hall has earned practically every honor a film can hope to get in its afterlife, being selected for preservation in the Library of Congress» National Film Registry in 1992, ranking highly on comedy movie countdowns from Bravo to Zagat, and turning up on every conceivable AFI list («100 Laughs», «100 Quotes», «100 Passions», the overall «100 Films» where dramas outnumber comedies four to one, even «100 Songs» and most recently being designated the # 2 Romantic Comedy behind City Lights in comedy movie countdowns from Bravo to Zagat, and turning up on every conceivable AFI list («100 Laughs», «100 Quotes», «100 Passions», the overall «100 Films» where dramas outnumber comedies four to one, even «100 Songs» and most recently being designated the # 2 Romantic Comedy behind City Lights in Comedy behind City Lights in 2008).

, along with the zany otaku conspiracy drama WELCOME TO THE N.H.K., the paranormal body - swapping romantic comedy METAMO KISS, and even more intense supernatural action in AION.

What resulted is this amazing time - lapse video of the northern lights (or aurora borealis to those of you that get technical about these kinds of things), an in - flight movie that I guarantee beat any romantic comedy that may have been showing on his seat back that evening.

Painted in Los Angeles, they might even serve as storyboards for a Hollywood teenage romantic comedy.