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. [...]
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 [...]