If you want to make a grand gesture of love, what could be more
romantic than surprising your partner with an unplanned visit?
Not exact matches
While it shouldn't come as a
surprise that 81 percent of women and 69 percent of men surveyed said that women are more
romantic, their findings showed that Valentine's Day (19 percent) ranked lower on the romance totem pole at 19 percent
than an anniversary at 57 percent or even a first date at 24 percent.
Julia Roberts holds the star position in this
romantic romp that holds more
surprises than most «chick flics» of this era.
While he doesn't
surprise here, he's more tolerable
than expected as a
romantic lead cast for his looks and physique.
So I wasn't
surprised that, when given the freedom to create a personal story, Chris Rock would be more
than capable — and Top Five is a very effective, often hilarious adaptation of Rock's stand - up in the tradition of classic
romantic comedies (actually, structurally, the film is closer to screwball comedies of the 1930s and 40s — but more on that in a bit).
It is this
surprising poignancy that elevates this
romantic comedy into something more
than the usual fare.
To my
surprise «
romantic» is the picture that cought my eyes, though I am usually more «modern classic»
than romantic.