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Aline Brosh McKenna’s first screenplay needed to put more flesh on the Brosnan character, but overall this is a giddy romp about the accomplished daughter (Moore) of a beautiful mother (Fisher) who still thinks of herself as an ugly duckling long after she’s actually become a swan. Dress rehearsal for THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. Click HERE for FF2 haiku.
16.Oct.09 
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High school “rebel” (but oh so clean-cut, sweet-faced & cutsey) seduces classmate, gets pregnant, & ingratiates herself with desperate couple looking to adopt. Normally we don”t write negative reviews, but every moment of this film is so false & insidious that we have to speak up: Rich hated it; Jan despised it! Click HERE for FF2 haiku.
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Does not meet criteria. Click HERE for FF2 haiku.
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“Jocelyn” (Bello) thinks her friend “Sylvia” (Brenneman) needs help connecting after her husband leaves her for another woman, so she starts a book group dedicated to their favorite author. Lightweight but thoroughly satisfying chick flick with well-drawn characters & strong performances. Click HERE for FF2 haiku.
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Jennifer Westfeldt stars in her second screenplay (after KISSING JESSICA STEIN), casting herself this time as waspette “Abby” married to Jewish prince “Ira” (Messina). Jan says: Westfeldt’s adorable & her clever dialogue builds to a giddy climax. Full haiku pending input from Rich (who hasn’t seen film yet). Click HERE for FF2 haiku.
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First-time director catches lightening in a bottle (the very first Spike Lee vibes from SHE””S GOTTA HAVE IT)& concocts a charming update for the new millennium. Johnson & Montgomery are terrific in the central RomCom; supporting cast adds the depth to racial-stereotyping subtext. Click HERE for FF2 haiku.
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Deborah Kampmeier, writer/director of the award-winning film VIRGIN, has created another compelling narrative depicting one girl’s journey from self-doubt to self-respect. Dakota Fanning anchors the film; she looks directly at us through the eye of Kampmeier’s camera and dares us to deny the truth of her character’s travails. Audiences will be deeply moved by her committed performance. Click HERE for FF2 haiku.
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5 Baltimore women (below) look for love in all the wrong places. Ben Affleck, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, & Justin Long play “the guys.” Since Abby Kohn & Marc Silverstein (NEVER BEEN KISSED) wrote the screenplay, Jan expected “something,” but no… it’s long, tedious, & dumb! Rich hasn’t seen film & Jan tells him: Don’t bother! Click HERE for FF2 haiku.
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Blogger Julie Powell had a lot of hard days and long weeks in 2001. In her book Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously, she tells us she worked in a cubicle in an office overlooking Ground Zero, and the 9/11 tragedy was an omnipresent fact of her life. But instead of wallowing, she decided to sit herself down at the feet of a master and study her way up from horror to happiness. Her text was Mastering the Art of French Cooking by the incomparable Julia Child. Nora Ephron’s adaptation Julie & Julia keeps its focus on Julie Powell (played by a physically subdued but emotionally vibrant Amy Adams), and Meryl Streep contributes a fabulous supporting performance, not as “the real” Julia Child, but as the Julia Child who lives in Julie Powell’s head. Ephron has created a loving tribute to teachers (and students) everywhere, and a terrific film for everyone—women and men alike.
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THE HURT LOCKER opened last night in Chgo & my review is now live on WomenArts, including a special message to women: three reasons why YOU should see this film ASAP in a theatre.
Pen’s Points: cccc½½
Believe me, ladies, this is important.
Director Kathryn Bigelow has done her job,
now WE must do ours!
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