I don't like them, either. I really prefer a good action flick or a thriller or mystery movie. That being said, I did enjoy "Did You Hear About the Morgans?" It was a complete shock that I wanted to see it or enjoyed it, because not only was it a romantic comedy but it starred Sarah Jessica Parker and I simply can't stand that woman. (She can't act, she's plain as dishwater and her voice is like nails on a chalkboard.) It's about a couple who, on the eve of their divorce, witness a gangland murder and have to go into witness protection together. Shared danger helps them reconnect with each other and they live happily ever after. (And, yeah, it's as unrealistic as any other -- the shared danger might help them bond in the short term, but once they went back to their old lives the same stressors that pulled them apart the first time would still be there.) It' has enough good-natured comedy to be enjoyable, though.
Another movie I've enjoyed recently -- the 1957 version of "Witness for the Prosecution," starring Richard Laughton, Marlene Dietrich and Tyrone Powers. It's available on Hulu at the moment. Dietrich is chilling as only she can be, and the interplay between Laughton and the actress who plays the nurse -- Elsa Lanchester -- is priceless. Powers' performance is a bit disappointing, but the rest of the cast is wonderful.
09 Aug 2010, 5:46 pm
