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Cuban Fury takes the stock romance plot of a loser guy who bumps into the girl of his dreams and decides to shake off his stilted maturity and win her over.

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Reading romances no longer filled the hunger, so I started plotting a combination of my favorite genres and wrote my own «Western gothic romance
It reads like the plot of a romance novel.
The romance and plot is so sweet, but it's also downright hilarious and I no matter how many times I watch it, I find myself dying of laughter.
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Taylor begins a romance with Sullavan, who soon joins the three comrades, making the group a jovial, fun - seeking foursome (this plot element bears traces of Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, as well as the 1931 film The Last Flight).
The ludicrous action - flick plot slows to a crawl whenever Kendrick and Rockwell aren't on screen (although RZA has a fun cameo as a kindhearted gunman), but the unlikely duo make this candy - colored carnival of blood and romance hard to resist.
Dependably, however, Scott intrudes upon the slow burn of their kindling romance, cutting away from Robin and Marion's bonfire pas - de-deux for some far distant plot business and then cutting back to Robin and Sir Walter as the latter reveals the long - buried secret of Robin's patrilineal descent: seems that Robin's stonemason daddy had some unique ideas about all men being created equal, and set them down in a document that bears a certain resemblance to one M ---- C ---- ...
Laurie Zimmer, despite the virtually complete absence of romance in the situation has a sultry charisma that reminded me of a young Lauren Bacall and the plot has a very strong message; namely that violence begets violence.
And so the cheapening, even smearing, of a peculiar kind of romance is at its most rampant, and the want for proper dialogue and plot points has finally become make - believe.
MI - 3 is a near - prefect blend of romance, devotion, emotion, high action, intelligent plotting, surprisingly innovative solutions to problems, and enough flash - bang to turn up the adrenalin.
The plot doesn't have enough twists and clues to be called a «whodunnit» and, surprisingly, there isn't much of a romance element either.
quite boring at the beginning, but as the time goes by, it teases layers of secrets one by one, viewer got emotional roller coaster for the characters (boiling rage, hatred, sudden love, etc), and then finally the final layer of secret carefully peeled with epic plot twists and little bit of romance spice.
Oh and that includes the annoying romance sub plot of course.
The plot is a bit more of a fantasy romance with some action in it, but Jessica Chastain and Chris Hemsworth give their characters some life so that you do want to see them succeed by the time the movie is over.
Language: English Genre: Crime / Biography MPAA rating: R Director: Arthur Penn Actors: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard Plot: The Story of the outrageous bank robbing couple and the romance they shared.
Which is fine, except that that secondary plot of his blossoming romance with Diane is given very short shrift (and little screen time), which means that the final resolution feels a bit unearned.
It follows the classic tropes of the romance genre, enhanced with nuanced performances that elevate what might otherwise be stock characters in a plot with few surprises.
Jane Austen never married and apparently had only brief encounters with love, yet she managed to craft loquacious characters that have plenty to say about the intricate schemes and intriguing plots of romance.
Despite devoting roughly half its running time to Ian and Sofi's relationship, I Origins is ultimately not a romance, or at least, not only a romance: As the plot advances, Cahill's film reveals new incarnations of itself in a variety of genre trappings — sci - fi parable, grisly medical drama, globe - trotting thriller, and even, in one bizarre and possibly genius scene, a Saw-esque horror flick.
It might move teens, if they buy into the romance and can overlook or make peace with the largely unexplored Stockholm Syndrome aspect of the plot.
While delivering good performances and enough choice laughs to stay afloat much of the way, Get Smart suffers from a laborious plot, excessive length, and an unevenness of tone that favors a violence that jars with the light banter of the dialogue, compounded with an unconvincing romance that brews between 86 and 99.
The plot on which Gangs is hung, but which hardly speaks to the film's scope or ambition, is a familiar combo of revenge and romance.
RED may not reinvent the wheel, but it does the wheel right, with the romance (s) actually adding to the plot instead of being shoehorned in, and the «been there done that» mentality of the main characters keeping things lighthearted and the violence «cool» instead of too much.
Directed by a former assistant to Hong Sang - soo, Romance Joe begins with a writer recounting the plot of his latest screenplay to the parents of a depressed director who's disappeared following the death of his leading lady.
Of course, all is not as it appears, and the plot thickens when Doc Pryce exhibits a jealous streak in response to their resurrected romance.
Any hope that «Warcraft» would be the first great video game adaptation is promptly squashed within the opening 30 minutes, and it only gets worse from there as the audience is forced to suffer through the convoluted plot (including an unearned romance between Lothar and Garona), a clunky finale that's more interested in setting up future sequels than providing a satisfying conclusion, and a handful of unmemorable action sequences.
Creed staggers from the few plot jabs that feel recycled from boxing movies of past, but rises above with a gentle romance between Adonis and his musically talented neighbor Bianca (Tessa Thompson).
It's the plot twists that help this film feel fresh and alive, unlike most romances of this nature.
Like the most erudite version of «Mean Girls» you could possibly imagine, it's witty (sometimes bleakly so...), sweet - natured, broad in scope, and oddly reminiscent of a Regency - era marriage - plot romance, but without ever tipping over into archness.
Language: Korean Genre: Horror / Romance MPAA rating: R Director: Tae - Yong Kim, Kyu - Dong Min Actors: Min - sun Kim, Yeh - jin Park, Young - jin Lee Plot: A student finds a diary detailing a relationship between two of her classmates at an all - girls school.
This one has offers a dose of each blended with some romance and a vital «is she or isn't she» plot.
«Weekend «The «Before Sunrise «/» Vendredi Soir «- style romance is one of the popular destinations on the Random Wheel O» Independent Film Plots ™.
Language: English Genre: Musical / Romance MPAA rating: PG Director: Phyllida Lloyd Actors: Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan Plot: Based on the musical of the same name, a young bride is told she has a real father who is alive.
Malkovich easily has the most hysterical role, stealing scenes left and right, which helps to divert attention from the dreadful cover - up plot, the afterthought romance involving Victoria, Parker's inability to convey any sort of believable reaction, and questions of probability — such as how a monstrous cannon on a tripod can be set up in the parking garage where the Vice President is campaigning, without attracting any attention by the hundreds of security team members scurrying about.
It has a cleverly intricate screenplay by the writer of The Full Monty and direction by Trainspotting's Danny Boyle, who almost seems to be remaking that earlier movie, only with lots more romance and a plot hopped up on subcontinental steroids.
The machinations of the plot are loud and fairly clumsy, with unanswered questions and conveniences that serve the screenwriter but not the story (the growing romance between Neale and Carla feels particularly strained, despite good performances by both Milland and Reynolds), yet Lang molds it into something that is consistently entertaining and at times genuinely enthralling.
A highly entertaining remake of The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933), that is made competently enough and solidly acted so that one might forgive all the plot holes, its predictability, unconvincing romance and outdated cornball antics.
The plot thickens when Dylan's jealous girlfriend Lauren (Meghann Fahey) shows up in time to put the kibosh on any rekindling of romance between him and his ex, Katy.
The story, revolving around the illicit, ongoing romance between British soldier Tristan (James Franco) and Irish Princess Isolde (Sophia Myles), doesn't have a lot to offer in terms of complexity; Dean Georgaris» screenplay generally utilizes melodramatic and predictable plot twists to propel the story forward.
In the first of those plot markers, the movie turns domestic abuse into a cheap development that really only exists to put the central romance in brief peril.
Most of the famous faces are little more than cameos, and so you will have to spend more time with Coop's (Michael Showalter) failed attempts at romance (with Lake Bell) than anybody wants to, but there are so many distractions from the «plot» of «First Day of Camp,» that the piece rarely drags.
A dark romance, My Cousin Rachel tells the story of a young Englishman (Sam Claflin) who plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin (Rachel Weisz), believing that she murdered his guardian.
Language: English Genre: Romance / Drama MPAA rating: PG - 13 Director: James Cameron Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane Plot: The maiden voyage of the Titanic sets the stage for a love affair between a young socialite and a poor artist.
Language: English Genre: Romance / Drama MPAA rating: PG - 13 Director: Nick Cassavetes Actors: Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner Plot: A man tells the story of a young couple who struggle through the times as rich daughter and a poor mill worker some 50 or 60 years ago.
Language: English Genre: Drama / Romance MPAA rating: PG Director: Victor Fleming Actors: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, George Reeves Plot: An epic civil war tale of a strong woman, Scarlett, who loves the man she didn?t marry.
I know The Avengers raised the bar to astronomical proportions for the next phase of Marvel universe movies, but with its goofy humor, weak plot, and unnecessary romance, to me the film felt like a superhero chick flick.
Language: French Genre: Comedy / Romance MPAA rating: R Director: Jean - Pierre Jeunet Actors: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus Plot: A Paris woman, in search of helping others finds love in mysterious ways.
Directed by Joe Johnston (Jumanji), Captain America proves to be a riveting roller coaster ride from beginning to end, basically because it relies on a winning recipe featuring all the fixins needed to hold an audience's undivided attention, from a compelling plot which ratchets up the tension all the way to the final showdown, to eye - popping action and special effects, to a sweet romance between likable leads exhibiting screen chemistry, to lots of unexpected moments of levity (with much of the hilarious comic relief arriving courtesy of Tommy Lee Jones).
With all Christmas romance films, you'll need to go along with some of the more convenient aspects of the plot.
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