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Funny Thing About Love (2021)
Pushy and badly acted
I didn't find anything particularly "funny" about this movie. To start with, from the way people behave: Samantha's family invites her ex-boyfriend to spend the holidays with them and nobody told her. Then he tries to win her back after breaking up with her years ago, without much apologize or reasons for breaking up in the first place. Kids kick an adult, nobody reacts, no apologize either. And don't get me started on the big boyfriend's reveal at the end...
The actors are equally bad, except from the little girl maybe. There is absolutely zero chemistry between the leads, whether it is between Samantha with her boyfriend or her ex-boyfriend. Pass!
Palm Springs (2020)
Surprisingly good!
I was quite undecided after reading the pitch but that was quite a good one! Loved Andy Samberg in it, and the chemistry between the 2 leads was really good, they were a good match for this movie. A bit of too crazy moments sometimes, but all in all, we had a pleasant Saturday night evening with this one! One critic thought: the trailer reveals way to much about the movie-almost everything!
Christmas in Harmony (2021)
Quite average
Flat characters, no chemistry between the 2 leads and generally average actors all along the movie-specially the mom and the pastor. The story with the label's star doesn't make any sense. I love gospel music but that's not enough to make a good movie. I was quite borred and switched to my phone after 15-20 minutes.
Love Hard (2021)
Better than Hallmark
Ok, I know, that's a low bar...But for once, a romantic comedy with:
- a modern story
- a multicultural casting
- actors who know how to play.
Sure there are some cheesy moments-but which Christmas romance movie doesn't? Other negative aspect: the lack of chemistry between the 2 lead actors, too bad, could have been great!
Ashley Jones Is Perfectly Normal (2021)
If you have always wondered what Amelie Poulain gone wrong could have looked like...
Or Pushing Daisies, or The Crazy Ex Girlfriend.
The entire time I was watching the movie, I couldn't help but to think about those 3 references. Unfortunately, we are faaaar away from this level, for the following reasons:
- The acting is terrible, so much so that the main actress sometimes forget to act like the condition she has.
- The storyline makes absolutely no sense- well actually there is none from the moment she has her diagnosis.
- It is not cute, nor funny, or teaching you anything, or making you think about anything.
- The scenes where she is imagining things (hello crazy ex girlfriends fans) are too long, too lousy, then end up being the reality...? They lost me more than once on those stuff.
I have watched it a few days ago and I am still sitting here, wondering: what was this movie about? If you are adventurous, go watch and find out. If not, please spare yourself 90 minutes of your life time.