Sentences with phrase «found in a romantic comedy»

The women in this category are different than the woman who simply hopes to get her man to dress a little better or hopes he'll learn to appreciate the subtle humor that is found in a romantic comedy.

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Still trying to find his footing post - «ER,» Clooney was jumping back and forth between romantic comedies and action movies when he took the Batman role after Val Kilmer was one - and - done in «Batman Forever.»

If real life was a romantic comedy, starting a new relationship would go something like this: You'd lock eyes, knowing in some deep and spiritual way that you'd found The One, and from that moment forward tumble head - over-heels into love, never to be separated again.

Finding love in your lunch hour may sound like the name of a romantic comedy, but it's the basis of a new matchmaking website.

A woman finds herself drafted into the battle of finding the perfect man in this romantic comedy.

Director Tom Dey's film is yet another by - the - numbers romantic comedy where the same tired escapades ensue, including one character's climactic discovery of the other's secret (in this case, when Tripp finds out about Paula's career as a female Hitch), and their eventual reunion at the end.

I find her terrific in just about everything, and after so many so - so romantic comedies («Morning Glory,» et al.) it's about time she got ahold of some truly inspired material.

Alice Vaughan (Mireille Enos) and Benjamin Jones (Peter Krause) try to find a way to see each other in the second season of the drama (which will try for a more romantic comedy feel this season).

«The Lincoln Lawyer» just may have the makings of a terrific franchise, if only because it finds McConaughey so clearly in his comfort zone after a string of forgettable romantic comedies and action pictures.

Writer, director and star Tyler Perry returns to his signature role in this comedy - drama that finds family matriarch Madea juggling several romantic crises involving her nieces» relationships as well as the funeral of an older sister - all on the weekend that her entire clan is gathering for a reunion.

In this low - budget romantic comedy, a self - styled playboy (actually a young grade - school teacher) puts his best moves on a lovely tour guide at a New York museum and soon finds himself hopelessly entangled with the mob.

In this romantic comedy, a freshman weenie finds himself the new project of the Bi Beta Kappa frat boys who want to turn him into a real ladies man so he can win the love of a luscious librarian.

An other thing that was awesome in» Friends with Benefits» is the situations (when there talking, etc) between Dylan and Jamie, which I found less cliche than most of romantic comedies.

Though it isn't as laugh - out - loud funny as you might expect from a film starring a Seinfeld - alum, Enough Said still emerges as a warm and insightful romantic comedy that sees its characters as flawed but well - meaning people looking for happiness in their interactions with others, but ultimately finding it within themselves.

The Nanny Diaries (PG - 13 for profanity) Sacrlett Johansson handles the title role in this romantic comedy, based on the best - selling novel of the same name, about a college grad nanny for a wealthy Manhattan family who finds herself having to put up with the parents» (Laura Linney and Paul Giamatti) dysfunction and the demands of their precocious son (Nicholas Art) until hope arrives in a relationship with a well - heeled, handsome Harvard alumnus (Chris Evans) from Park Avenue.

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.

Daryl Wein's indie romantic comedy Lola Versus is just as much about finding love in yourself as it is finding love in others.

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.

Heralded as a fine return to form for its writer - director Woody Allen, the romantic comedy Midnight in Paris stars Owen Wilson as an American screenwriter vacationing in the French capital, where he finds himself transported into the 1920s on a nightly basis, Goodnight Sweetheart - style.

I hate romantic comedies.And until I saw this movie I didn't know why, I thought I just didn't like the genre.But Love Actually showed me that I usually hate romantic comedies because they just aren't done very well.They are lazy and formulaic.Love Actually is anything but.Its genuine and heartfelt messages come across as natural reflections of the good you can find in the real world.Its funny, sad, uplifting, and exciting all at once.A friend dragged me to this when it first came out, and I can only imagine how much of a fight I put up.I owe that friend.

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Frustrated Writer Finds New Career as Criminal in Wacky Romantic Comedy When his grandfather (Harry Sterling) has a heart attack while sitting in the balcony during the performance of his latest play, Max Solomon (Spencer Berger) takes it as indication that maybe he's chosen the wrong line of work.

The Lightkeepers (PG for smoking, mature themes and brief profanity) Romantic comedy, set on Cape Cod in 1912, where a misogynistic lighthouse keeper (Richard Dreyfuss) finds his vow of celibacy tested when a young heiress (Mamie Gummer) with an attractive assistant (Blyhe Danner) moves into a nearby cottage for the summer.

(An aside: I have no idea why, but drug - induced date rape appears to have been in the air as a plotline in 1984 Hong Kong, you can find it as well in Patrick Tam's bizarre romantic comedy Cherie, where Chor Yuen keeps trying and failing to drug Cherie Chung).

In this grown - up romantic comedy, a couple find themselves bound together when she becomes pregnant after a weekend fling.

Although it aims to be a quirky transatlantic romantic comedy slash coming - of - age dramedy, Every Jack Has a Jill is sorely disappointing in most departments and many will find it difficult to embrace.

That is the pivotal question begging to be addressed in Finding Bliss, a romantic comedy written and directed by Julie Davis.

Having played supporting roles in most of his previous films, Domhnall found the chance to show off his potential as a leading man in Richard Curtis» romantic comedy After Time with Rachel McAdams as his love interest.

Okay, there is some charm to be found in this one but scary Tom Cruise has never been worse than in this film with his wild waving arms and fake plastic smile and why is there always a cynical sister or friend that try to stop the heroine in her pursuit for love in these romantic comedies and «cute» kid?

A married couple (Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss) find their relationship and very existence put to the test in this wickedly inventive romantic comedy.

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).

Having played supporting roles in most of his previous films, Domhnall found the chance to show off his potential as a leading man in Richard Curtis» romantic comedy About Time with Rachel McAdams as his love interest.

Rapper turned Oscar - nominated actor Queen Latifah plays a basketball - loving physical therapist who finds her game in Just Wright, a modern Cinderella story with an old - school sensibility that proves you don't have to change the rules to make a winning romantic comedy.

Nancy (Lake Bell) and Jack (Simon Pegg) meet cute via a consciously gimmicky romantic - comedy misunderstanding — he mistakes her for his blind date because she's carrying a smarmy self - help book (which his actual intended date pressed on her in a spirit of Good Samaritanism), and she decides to play the role — but rather than stretching this nonsense out to the end of the film and turning it into a barrier to their relationship, Morris and Palmer dispense with it early, then find new ways to play havoc with the budding relationship.

Paris Manhattan is a romantic comedy about a Woody Allen obsessed woman, and her adventures in finding love.

Big Stone Gap (PG - 13 for brief suggestive material) Romantic comedy, set in Appalachia in 1978, revolving around a shy and retiring spinster (Ashley Judd) who finds herself being courted by several suitors when a surprising secret about her long - lost father surfaces.

LOS ANGELES, CA — Max360 International, a newly founded independent multi-platform content and distribution company based in Los Angeles, has acquired the foreign rights to the 2012 Sundance Dramatic Competition Film, «Save the Date», a modern romantic comedy directed by Michael Mohan, and written by Mohan, acclaimed graphic novelist Jeffrey Brown, and Egan Reich.

Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg star in a sparkling new romantic comedy from Woody Allen about a movie - industry hopeful who arrives in 1930s Hollywood, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that defined the age.

I kept thinking how different British and American romantic comedies are, Man Up seems to understand that, as it caters to the attributes found in Love Actually, Notting Hill or Bridget Jones Diary.

Disney's remake of the romantic comedy Splash has found its leading stars in Channing Tatum, who will play Daryl Hannah's 1984 role, and Jillian Bell, who will play Tom Hanks» original role.

Finding Bliss (R for nudity, profanity, sexuality and explicit dialogue) Romantic comedy about an aspiring, young filmmaker (Leelee Sobieski) who settles for a job as an editor for a porn director (Matthew Davis) only to have her morals compromised when she surprisingly falls in love with her sleazy boss.

Naturally Cooper's character is surprised to find himself falling for Stone's pilot in this edgy romantic comedy.

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (R for crude sexuality, graphic nudity, drug use and pervasive profanity) Romantic comedy revolving around slacker siblings (Zac Efron and Adam Devine) who find a couple of party animals (Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza) to take to their sister's (Sugar Lyn Beard) wedding in Hawaii after advertising for dates.

As in In the Mood for Love, Wong repeatedly finds the perfect visual and aural complements to his characters» romantic rapture, as in the stunning (goddamn stunning) slow - motion shot of Faye watching no. 663 drink a cup of coffee, or the screwball comedy of Faye's apartment - cleaning sequences, or the ways in which Wong uses the Mamas and the Papa's «California Dreaming» (over and over again) to express the lovers» tumultuous relationshiin In the Mood for Love, Wong repeatedly finds the perfect visual and aural complements to his characters» romantic rapture, as in the stunning (goddamn stunning) slow - motion shot of Faye watching no. 663 drink a cup of coffee, or the screwball comedy of Faye's apartment - cleaning sequences, or the ways in which Wong uses the Mamas and the Papa's «California Dreaming» (over and over again) to express the lovers» tumultuous relationshiIn the Mood for Love, Wong repeatedly finds the perfect visual and aural complements to his characters» romantic rapture, as in the stunning (goddamn stunning) slow - motion shot of Faye watching no. 663 drink a cup of coffee, or the screwball comedy of Faye's apartment - cleaning sequences, or the ways in which Wong uses the Mamas and the Papa's «California Dreaming» (over and over again) to express the lovers» tumultuous relationshiin the stunning (goddamn stunning) slow - motion shot of Faye watching no. 663 drink a cup of coffee, or the screwball comedy of Faye's apartment - cleaning sequences, or the ways in which Wong uses the Mamas and the Papa's «California Dreaming» (over and over again) to express the lovers» tumultuous relationshiin which Wong uses the Mamas and the Papa's «California Dreaming» (over and over again) to express the lovers» tumultuous relationship.

by Glenn Dunks Tom Hanks directs and stars in a new romantic comedy with Julia Roberts and Glenn Dunks is surprised to find it is actually quite «charming».

She's next up in Isn't it Romantic, with Liam Hemsworth and Priyanka Chopra, about a young woman who mysteriously finds herself trapped inside a romanticRomantic, with Liam Hemsworth and Priyanka Chopra, about a young woman who mysteriously finds herself trapped inside a romanticromantic comedy.

In Maum's charming and funny mix of romantic comedy and acid social critique, trend - forecaster Sloane accepts a job at a showy tech firm, but instead of initiating luxury electronics, she finds herself advocating for less screen time and more human - to - human contact.