TRCC Reviews
I Love You, Beth Cooper Synopsis: A nerdy valedictorian proclaims his love for Beth Cooper–the hottest, most popular girl in school–during his graduation speech. That very night, she shows up at his door offering to show him the best night of his life. On graduation day, valedictorian Denis Cooveman (Paul Rust) uses his speech to call out a few of his classmates while also declaring his love for popular cheerleader Beth Cooper (Hayden Panettiere). Beth finds the speech kind of sweet, but it certainly rankles some of his classmates, including Beth’s beefcake boyfriend, who becomes hellbent on kicking Denis’s ass.…
Hope Springs: After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.
Think Like a Man Synopsis: Four friends conspire to turn the tables on their women when they discover the ladies have been using Steve Harvey’s relationship advice against them. Based on the book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey, Think Like a Man revolves around a group of friends and their respective love interests. In accordance with the book, the four men are labeled as The Mama’s Boy, The Non-Committer, The Dreamer, and The Player, while their women have their own archetypes: The Single Mom, The Girl Who Wants the Ring, The Woman Who Is…
The Sweetest Thing Synopsis: A girl finds she is forced to educate herself on the etiquette of wooing the opposite sex when she finally meets Mr. Right. The Sweetest Thing introduces us to Christina Walters (Cameron Diaz), who has a reputation for being a player. She loves men but hates committing, and she spends her nights attending clubs with her best friends, Courtney and Jane. After Jane is dumped, Courtney and Christina take her out dancing, where Christina meets Peter (Thomas Jane), a man she gropes as he passes by in an effort to get him to notice Jane. Needless…
Made of Honor Synopsis: Always shy of commitment, Tom lives as a serial dater. Hannah, his best friend, has wanted to marry and now has found Mr. Right — just as Tom realizes he really loves Hannah. When she asks him to be in her bridal party, Tom seizes the opportunity to prevent the nuptials and woo her himself. After a chance meeting in college, Tom and Hannah become best friends. Their friendship lasts into adulthood, where Tom (Patrick Dempsey) remains the playboy he was in college, and Hannah (Michelle Monaghan) remains the woman in his life whom he confides…
College sweethearts Jesse and Celeste have decided to separate. The only problem is that they still hang out and act like best friends, which weirds out their friends. It’s a complicated situation, made all the more complex by their attempts to date others while maintaining their friendship. When Jesse gives up on any hope of reconciliation with Celeste, he begins a relationship with another woman, sending Celeste spiraling into self-doubt, regret, and insecurity. This romantic comedy is not at all what it appears to be. I went into Celeste and Jesse Forever not entirely sure what to expect. But as…
Killers Synopsis: A vacationing woman meets her ideal man, leading to a swift marriage. Back at home, however, their idyllic life is upset when they discover their neighbors could be assassins who have been contracted to kill the couple. While on vacation in France with her parents, Jen (Katherine Heigl) meets Spencer (Ashton Kutcher), a handsome, seemingly average guy who finds Jen’s awkwardness charming. As it turns out, Spencer is a professional assassin in France on a job. But after falling for Jen, he leaves his career as a professional hitman behind. He and Jen get married, and Spencer starts…
Love Potion No. 9: Two scientists who are hopeless with the opposite sex experiment with a substance that makes them irresistible to anyone who hears them speak.
New in Town Synopsis: Lucy Hill, an ambitious executive, lives the high life in Miami. She loves climbing the corporate ladder as well as all the material goods that her success can buy. When she is offered a temporary assignment to restructure a factory in a backwater town, she eagerly accepts and anticipates a huge promotion in the pipeline. However, what Lucy gets is a life-changing experience and romance with the man of her dreams. Lucy Hill is an ambitious consultant in Miami looking for a promotion to VP of her company. When she reluctantly agrees to oversee a restructuring…