Wednesday, April 30, 2008
GENTLE FUN
Today's movie was
with Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche. I like both of them.
Here we have a family comedy that isn't all manic or wild and crazy or over the top fart and penis jokes.
I am not sure but I think that there was no profanity, no sexual situation and no one, absolutely no one, made a real fool of themselves for very long.
What a novelty.
Very enjoyable.
A guy goes to a family reunion and meets a woman he already met that he is attracted to but who is the girlfriend of his brother. Now what could be simpler than that?
John Mahoney and Diane Weist help out as Mom and Dad and numerous brothers and sisters and in-laws, as well as Carell's three kids (he is a widower), provide a lot of muscle to the proceedings.
Did I mention that the Carell character is an advice columnist?
The chickens come home to roost.
I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5 just for being so nice and funny.
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