Cameron Diaz hasn’t had much luck at the box office over the past decade. Sure, there are the Shrek films, but those are animated and rely on a popular character among children. Other than these financial successes, there have been a string of moderate wins: What Happens in Vegas, Knight & Day (and overlooked absolute [...]
Awhile back, I wrote about what was wrong with the face of the romantic comedy in my post, The RomCom Conundrum. Part of what I said in the article was the fact that there are less and less likeable actors these days that make you even want to watch them have fun and get laughs [...]
Well, I wasn’t surprised when I read many of the early reviews for Valentine’s Day. They all said that the romantic comedy was predictable, groan-inducing, and way too sappy. My first thought to these reactions was, “Well, that’s exactly how the actual holiday is, so if anything, it truly is honoring the masochistic holiday.” Bravo. [...]
So the Academy Awards Nominations were announced today, and as per usual, comedies were ignored. The biggest, although not surprising, slight is the absence of the comedies The Hangover, (500) Days of Summer, and It’s Complicated. This is why I have such trouble with the Oscars. As almost any actor will testify, comedy is much [...]
I didn’t know what to expect when I went to see It’s Complicated. After all, Meryl Streep hasn’t bet the better part of her career on being a comedienne extraordinaire. She is predominately known as a serious actress, though since 2006, she has dipped her toe in the comedy and musical fields with The Devil [...]