NEW REVIEWS
‘Baggage Claim’ (2013) Review
Baggage Claim: Montana embarks on a thirty-day, thirty-thousand-mile expedition to charm a potential suitor into becoming her fiancé.
Thursday Movie Picks: Famous Person and Non-Famous Person Romance (Romance Edition)
Thursday Movie Picks: Famous Person and Non-Famous Person Romance (Romance Edition): Wandering through the Shelves hosts a weekly movie challenge in which you choose 3-5 movies based on that Thursday’s theme and explain why you chose those movies. Today’s theme is Famous Person and Non-Famous Person (Romance Edition), so here are my choices!
‘The Out-of-Towners’ (1999) Review
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…
Thursday Movie Picks: Enemies to Lovers (Romance Edition)
Thursday Movie Picks: Enemies to Lovers (Romance Edition): Wandering through the Shelves hosts a weekly movie challenge in which you choose 3-5 movies based on that Thursday’s theme and explain why you chose those movies. Today’s theme is Enemies to Lovers (Romance Edition), so here are my choices!
The Rom Com Hall of Fame – Hugh Grant
The Rom Com Hall of Fame – Hugh Grant: The first entry into The Rom-Com Hall of Fame! It felt right to me to start with Hugh Grant. As soon as I started putting together this page, I was truly surprised at just how many romantic comedies he had starred in. Twelve! (Unless I missed some, and if I did, please let me know). Hugh is a fantastic actor who can pull off such effortless charm.
‘What Women Want’ (2000) Review
What Women Want: A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.
‘Prime’ (2005) Review
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…
‘Laws of Attraction’ (2004) Review
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.…
‘Just Married’ (2003) Review
Just Married Synopsis: A young newlywed couple honeymoon in Europe, where obstacles challenge their ability to sustain the marriage. After a short romance, Tom and Sarah decide to get married. It seems as though maybe the romance is doomed from the start, as they both come from very different backgrounds and suffice it to say,…
‘Mr. Deeds’ (2002) Review
Mr. Deeds Synopsis: A sweet-natured, small-town guy inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way. When multi-millionaire Preston Blake dies while climbing Mount Everest, he leaves his fortune to his next of kin, Longfellow Deeds. Deeds is a lovable, down-to-earth kind of guy from Mandrake Falls, New Hampshire.…
