Sentences with phrase «traditional romantic comedy»

The movie follows the traditional romantic comedy path of two best friends finding out that they are compatible lovers, which is fine since many of my favorite films follow this similar path.

With a sure thing in Keaton, and bolstered by another perfect performance by Jack Nicholson (Anger Management, About Schmidt), in a script deliberately written with both of them in mind, Something's Got ta Give is an impressive personality driven piece that is easy to like, mostly because we like the stars enough to forgive the heavy contrivances that necessitate the traditional romantic comedy mold.

The script has taken a traditional romantic comedy direction — down to a deus ex conclusion so spared down it utterly lacks the needed spectacle.

But even if its plot fits the bill, «The Wedding Plan» as a whole doesn't quite fit the mold of the traditional romantic comedy.

But in 2013, few traditional romantic comedies follow the traditional formula of boy meets girl in unlikely circumstances, falls in love and eventually lives happily ever after, a model that made films such as 1990's «Pretty Woman» or 2001's «The Wedding Planner» into romantic - comedy staples.

That is more important now than ever given Hollywood's diminished interest in traditional romantic comedies.

Not exact matches

From their first film to their newest, the Farrellys have shown a keen grasp of not only the subtle comedic principles involved in semen gags, but also the nuances of the traditional Hollywood romantic comedy.

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.

As a romantic comedy, it obeys none of the traditional edicts of the genre; as a character study, it brings delirious depth to its subject; and as an Adam Sandler movie, it shows more intelligence and snap than we could have ever imagined.

«We wanted our leading lady to be very complex and not your traditional sort of bubbly, effusive romantic - comedy protagonist,» says Lister - Jones, co-writer, co-star and executive producer.

She has taken the traditional route and done bad drama and ok romantic comedies.

A romantic comedy, yes, but the film had a lot more to it than just the main genre it fit into; the soundtrack was fun and complemented the scenes well, as well as the fundamental social issues addressed in modernized and traditional South Africa.

MONSOON WEDDING (2001): An irresistible romantic comedy from Mira Nair, marrying traditional Indian values and impatient Western technology.

by Walter Chaw Shaun of the Dead isn't a spoof, it's a traditional zombie film introduced as a romantic - comedy and infected with a sly British - cum - «The Simpsons» intelligence and sensibility.

She's seeking fantasy, science fiction, thrillers, romance (contemporary, SF / F romance, romantic comedy), mysteries (traditional, cozy, amateur sleuth), and YA.