TRCC Reviews
Meet Cute Synopsis: A wildly inventive deconstruction of the romantic comedy built around the question: What would you do if you could travel to your loved ones’ past, heal their traumas, fix their problems, and change them into the perfect partner? After Sheila and Gary meet one evening at a bar, they immediately hit it off and share a magical night together in New York City. Then, Sheila reveals she’s a time traveler who has shared the same night with Gary for the past week… because it’s the first time she’s been truly happy in years. Sheila repeatedly relives the…
Love in the Villa Synopsis: A young woman takes a trip to romantic Verona, Italy, after a breakup, only to find that the villa she reserved was double-booked, and she’ll have to share her vacation with a cynical British man. Just before their week-long trip to Verona, Italy, Julie’s longtime boyfriend, Brandon, breaks up with her. She decides to go anyway, only to find out that the villa she’s rented has been double booked. With no other option, Julie (Kat Graham) must share the villa with Charlie (Tom Hopper), a Brit with a hard streak of pessimism. Neither wants to…
Deep in debt, Charlie (Walter Matthau) tricks his brother-in-law, Herb (Jack Lemmon), into becoming a dance host on a cruise ship with the intent of meeting a rich widow. You can never really go wrong with the duo of Matthau and Lemmon. Even their less-than-stellar movies are pretty fun. Out to Sea is, unfortunately, one of those less-than-stellar movies, but it still has its moments. Brent Spiner is a scene stealer as smarmy cruise director Gil Godwyn, a song and dance man raised on a military base. He serves as Herb and Charlie’s foil while Dyan Cannon and Gloria DeHaven step…
So I Married an Axe Murderer Synopsis: A San Francisco poet who fears commitment suspects his girlfriend may have a knack for killing off her significant others. ommitment-phobic Charlie finds himself smitten when he meets a pretty butcher named Harriet. After he steps in to help her during a busy shift, the two begin to date. Their relationship deepens, but Harriet remains something of a mystery. She doesn’t talk about her past much, and she has terrifying night terrors. After discovering a few details of her past, Charlie becomes convinced that Harriet is actually Mrs. X, a woman who murders…
Playing by Heart Synopsis: Eleven articulate people work through affairs of the heart in Los Angeles. Playing by Heart is a 1998 romantic drama directed by Willard Carroll. The movie weaves together multiple interconnected love stories involving a diverse group of characters in Los Angeles. The ensemble cast includes Sean Connery, Gillian Anderson, Angelina Jolie, and others. Each character grapples with the complexities of love, relationships, and the challenges that come with them. The film explores themes of connection, vulnerability, and the various forms that love can take, portraying the intricacies of romantic relationships with humor and depth. Paul and…
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…
There’s Something About Mary Synopsis: A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster. After a disastrous prom date with the beautiful Mary, Ted loses touch with her after she moves away. Years later, he thinks of her and reluctantly hires a PI named Pat Healy to track her down. The problem is, as soon as Healy finds Mary, he falls in love with her and misleads Ted into believing that Mary is now an overweight mother of four. Healy quickly quits…
Bride Wars Synopsis: Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day.
Bewitched: Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic sitcom Bewitched (1964).