No genre has a worse reputation among savvy filmgoers and creators of opinion. Contemporary romantic comedies are vapid, predictable (yet unbelievable) stories about the dating difficulties of the supremely attractive. Who could care?
Another problem is that some of the actors are getting a little long in the tooth to play characters who are unattached and looking. Jennifer Aniston is about to turn 42, and will have to be written as a predatory cougar soon. Julia Roberts is 43. The cast of Sex and the City is about to morph into the cast of The Golden Girls. The star threesome in How Do You Know, all playing unmarried and childless roles, are 34 (Reese Witherspoon), 41 (Paul Rudd), and 42 (Owen Wilson). I know that 40 is supposed to be the new 30 and all, but the willing suspension of disbelief thing isn't working for me in these scenarios.
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2 years ago
1 comment:
This is so true and I completely agree with everything you have said, particularly that they are predictable yet unbelievable however....I still love to watch them :)
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