L-A: This may end up becoming a semi-regular feature. I need something good to come from the Sundays where I load up Netflix and make really poor decisions. These are movies that leave me feeling a lot like this:.
Except, unlike Howard, there is no easy cure for the acid reflux that comes from watching a movie that sucked hard. And I can blame Natalie Portman for this movie. They actually look uncomfortable, as opposed to madly in love with one another. No one really gave a shit about this movie or the story. This movie is a pay cheque. Which is fair. Because even Shakespeare got to get paid, son.
Both of the characters have minor storylines about their jobs that have no real impact on the actual plot. When you wrap those things up with a few other bad ideas and a five minute wacky sex scene montage why write dialogue when you can just shoot them having sex in different locations and set it to music?
Other annoying thing about this movie? Among the witty sidekicks each main character has a minimum of two sidekicks. The dudes play basketball together, the ladies have their periods together is the completely wasted Mindy Kaling. Also annoying? That as executive producer, Natalie Portman allowed a lot of bad costume decisions to be made for her.
Take a looksee:. Ashton's jacket is nicer than Natalie's bland sack of a silk shirt dress. Seriously, who okayed this dress? And why couldn't they find a tailor? His sad face says it all. Ally: I have no desire to see this movie. At all. I will likely sit through that movie. Details to follow later on in the week. I downloaded it by mistake and it made me gravely uncomfortable when passing people while going for my evening walk.
