TRCC Reviews

‘Did You Hear About the Morgans?’ (2009) Review

03/11/2022

Did You Hear About the Morgans?: In New York City, an estranged couple who witness a murder are relocated to small-town Wyoming.

‘Roxanne’ (1987) Review

03/10/2022

Roxanne Synopsis: The large-nosed C.D. Bales is in love with the beautiful Roxanne; she falls for his personality but another man’s looks. Steve Martin’s modern remake of Cyrano de Bergerac finds Cyrano as C.D. Bales as a fire chief in a small town. He’s well-liked, charming, and funny but self-conscious about his abnormally large nose (which can not be surgically altered due to his allergy to anesthesia). When the beautiful Roxanne, a Ph.D. astronomy student, moves into town, C.D. falls for her. But she’s fallen for the local hunk and firefighter, Chris. Chris is not at all articulate when talking to women,…

‘I Want You Back’ (2022) Review

03/05/2022

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…

‘Marry Me’ (2022) Review

02/20/2022

Marry Me Synopsis: Music superstars Kat Valdez and Bastian are getting married before a global audience of fans. But when Kat learns, seconds before her vows, that Bastian has been unfaithful, she decides to marry Charlie, a stranger in the crowd, instead. Music superstars Kat Valdez (Jennifer Lopez) and Bastian (Maluma) have taken the world by storm with their fairy tale romance, and they make plans to get married during a concert where they will also reveal their new duet single, Marry Me. Just before taking their vows, Kat and the entire world learn of Bastian’s infidelity. Heartbroken, Kat impulsively…

‘Baggage Claim’ (2013) Review

02/12/2022

Baggage Claim: Montana embarks on a thirty-day, thirty-thousand-mile expedition to charm a potential suitor into becoming her fiancé.

‘The Out-of-Towners’ (1999) Review

02/06/2022

The Out-of-Towners Synopsis: The remake of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy follows the adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark as they are vexed by misfortune while in New York City for a job interview. With both of their children now out of the house, Nancy and Henry travel from Ohio to New York City so Henry can make a job interview. Unbeknownst to Nancy, Henry has been laid off from his job at an ad agency, so the interview is a must-happen. After their flight reroutes them to Boston, Nancy, and Henry encounter a number of unfortunate shenanigans…

‘What Women Want’ (2000) Review

01/26/2022

What Women Want: A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.

‘Prime’ (2005) Review

01/22/2022

Prime Synopsis: A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst. Shortly after signing divorce papers, 37-year-old Rafi (Uma Thurman) meets David Bloomberg (Bryan Greenberg), a young artist fourteen years her junior. The two hit it off despite the age difference, and despite her reservations, Rafi is encouraged by her therapist, Dr. Lisa Metzger (Meryl Streep). Lisa soon discovers Rafi’s young lover, David, is her son, David, but she tries to push her discomfort aside to continue treating Rafi. There’s a lot of promise in Prime. Examining…

‘Laws of Attraction’ (2004) Review

01/21/2022

Laws of Attraction Synopsis: Amidst a sea of litigation, two New York City divorce lawyers find love. Successful divorce attorney Audrey Woods meets her match with an unkempt newcomer, Daniel Rafferty. The two go head to head often but find the ultimate battle in a messy divorce between a womanizing rock star and his wife. Without spoiling too much, a work trip to Ireland complicates matters between the two personally and professionally. Laws of Attraction has been compared to Adam’s Rib, though not favorably. The Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy classic also found a married couple as opposing counsel during…