Last night I was able to catch the preview of the new romantic comedy 2 Weeks Notice starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock. The plot revolves around a pampered billionaire who has no real control over his fortune and the eco-friendly lawyer who has been opposing his corporation's every building effort (Bullock).
Grant's character, known for his sexual escapades with his 'corporate lawyers', is forced into finding a replacement for his last failed hire and runs into Bullock's character upon exiting his business. Bullock agrees to work for Grant if he agrees to save a civic center of sentimental importance to Bullock's Coney Island community.
Well, we don't go to see romantic comedies for the plot twists. Everything goes just as you'd expect it to and is surprisingly funny along the way. Refreshingly, there is a complete lack of profanity, pratfalls, and cheap laughs. Almost all the humor is rather 'honest' and comes with no mean-spirited banter or 'pre-packaged' cliches. Unfortunately, there is one bodily-function-based humor sequence which I suppose was forced into the script by some studio executive who likes that sort of thing, but otherwise the writing is well above par.
Grant is, again, simply Hugh Grant in a role that plays to his strengths (dry wit and british charm most noticably). Bullock is fairly convincing as the manic 'save-the-world' lawyer who eventually falls for her boss but she's in no danger of Oscar consideration for her role.
This film is most definately in the 'chick-flick' category so if your testosterone levels won't allow you into a theatre displaying this genre, it's a safe bet you should avoid this one, but for anyone else, I recommend 2 Weeks Notice. Its fun, funny, and a nice film to take the significant other to as an alternative to LotR II. Give it a try if you get the chance.
Grant's character, known for his sexual escapades with his 'corporate lawyers', is forced into finding a replacement for his last failed hire and runs into Bullock's character upon exiting his business. Bullock agrees to work for Grant if he agrees to save a civic center of sentimental importance to Bullock's Coney Island community.
Well, we don't go to see romantic comedies for the plot twists. Everything goes just as you'd expect it to and is surprisingly funny along the way. Refreshingly, there is a complete lack of profanity, pratfalls, and cheap laughs. Almost all the humor is rather 'honest' and comes with no mean-spirited banter or 'pre-packaged' cliches. Unfortunately, there is one bodily-function-based humor sequence which I suppose was forced into the script by some studio executive who likes that sort of thing, but otherwise the writing is well above par.
Grant is, again, simply Hugh Grant in a role that plays to his strengths (dry wit and british charm most noticably). Bullock is fairly convincing as the manic 'save-the-world' lawyer who eventually falls for her boss but she's in no danger of Oscar consideration for her role.
This film is most definately in the 'chick-flick' category so if your testosterone levels won't allow you into a theatre displaying this genre, it's a safe bet you should avoid this one, but for anyone else, I recommend 2 Weeks Notice. Its fun, funny, and a nice film to take the significant other to as an alternative to LotR II. Give it a try if you get the chance.