Reviews – I
It Happened One Night: A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.
It Happened on 5th Avenue Synopsis: A New Yorker hobo moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house with him. Before he knows it, he is living with the actual home owners.
I Married a Witch Synopsis: A beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague politician Wallace Wooley, a descendant of her persecutor.
I.Q. Synopsis: A mechanic romances the mathematician niece of physicist Albert Einstein, with help from him and his friends. When Ed, an auto mechanic, locks eyes with an engaged, beautiful mathematician, Catherine, he is convinced they’re destined to be together. He is thrilled to discover her uncle is renowned physicist Albert Einstein, and the two become fast friends. Einstein and his friends, Kurt Gödel, Boris Podolsky, and Nathan Liebknecht, conspire with Ed to pass him off as a genius to win Catherine’s heart. First things first: I.Q. is historically inaccurate in so many ways. I’m not going to waste time…
It Should Happen to You Synopsis: When a young woman with dreams of fame rents a billboard to advertise herself, her life changes overnight. Recently fired from her modeling job, Gladys Glover (Judy Holliday) is desperate to make a name for herself. She has dreams of stardom but has no idea how to achieve them. When she meets Pete (Jack Lemmon), a documentarian, he inspires her to keep working for what she wants if she really wants it. Inspired, Gladys decides to buy ad space on a giant billboard at Columbus Square, with just her name painted on it. This…
In & Out Synopsis: A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards. High school teacher Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline) is only a few days away from marrying his long-time girlfriend, Emily (Joan Cusack). When one of his former students wins an Academy Award, he thanks Howard in his acceptance speech and tells the world that Howard inspired him and, oh, is also gay. This is a shock to Emily, the town they live in, and Howard himself, who adamantly denies it. I have not seen In & Out in…
I Want You Back Synopsis: Newly dumped thirty-somethings Peter and Emma team up to sabotage their exes’ new relationships and win them back for good. Peter (Charlie Day) and Emma (Jenny Slate) have been recently dumped by their significant others. Peter, by his girlfriend of six years, Anne, and Emma, by her hunky boyfriend, Noah. They’re both heartbroken, especially when they discover their exes have already moved on to new relationships. After a chance meeting in the building where they both work, Peter and Emma become friends and soon cook up a plan where the other will infiltrate the lives…
It Could Happen to You Synopsis: A police officer promises to share his lottery ticket with a waitress in lieu of a tip. Kind-hearted cop Charlie Lang always wants to do the right thing. While he’s content with his modest life, his wife Muriel craves more. Namely, more money. She is growing frustrated with their meager lifestyle. When Charlie decides to play the lottery, he also comes up short when leaving a tip for Yvonne, a diner waitress. The latter has had to declare bankruptcy thanks to her husband maxing out her Mastercard. Charlie promises Yvonne that he will split…
Intolerable Cruelty Synopsis: A beautiful gold digger matches wits with a shrewd Beverly Hills divorce lawyer who is increasingly attracted to her. After Miles Massey, a cunning divorce lawyer, exposes her as a gold-digger in court, Marylin Rexroth is left with nothing, despite her husband’s blatant philandering. To seek revenge and regain her financial wealth, Marilyn sets out to destroy Miles. Knowing that this movie was written and directed by the Coen brothers, I expected something unusual for this particular rom-com. Quirky, for lack of a better term. The tagline itself reads, “A romantic comedy with bite,” and that’s undoubtedly…