by Frank Nuijens | Aug 17, 2008 | Reviews
Hugh Grant does the one thing he does best, but there’s no chemistry between him and Drew Barrymore. Despite this casting flaw, the script takes some luckless shortcuts.
by Frank Nuijens | Aug 15, 2008 | Reviews
The theme is interesting. After the rest of the world is comfortable with it, Hollywood is producing romantic comedies with a gay twist. The actors are pretty well cast. But whoever wrote and directed this movie, should be shot. I’m not kidding. It’s dead...
by Frank Nuijens | Aug 12, 2008 | Reviews
Entertaining dialogue, with strong performances by Bonham-Carter and Eckhart. Short flashbacks were distracting and unnecessary. The visual wizardry, meant to bring this theatre-like scenario to life on the big screen, was actually a bad idea. The actors don’t...
by Frank Nuijens | Aug 8, 2008 | Reviews
Very caricature-esque characters, and the story is mind-numbingly boring. Sparkling performance by Romola Garai, but it benefits the theatre more than it does the cinema.
by Frank Nuijens | Aug 4, 2008 | Reviews
Interesting movie, especially because of the all female cast of different ages. But that also highlights the problem, the script missed too many opportunities for depth. Some good dialogue though. Disappointed by the rushed ending.
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