Posts filed under 'Comedy'
A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWAN III- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Set in a stylized Los Angeles, ‘A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWAN III’ is a playful comedy of lost love, friendship, revenge fantasies, and Brandy Alexanders. Charles (Charlie Sheen) is a successful graphic designer whose fame, money and charm have provided him with a seemingly perfect life. When his true love, a perplexing beauty named Ivana, suddenly breaks off their relationship, Charles’ life falls apart and he swirls into a downward spiral of doubt, confusion and reflection.”
2/8/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
January 25th, 2013
THE GUILT TRIP- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “After Andy Brewster invents a fabulous new organic cleaner, he goes on a cross-country road trip to promote it. His mother, Joyce, comes along for the ride but soon discovers that her son has an ulterior motive: fixing her up with a long-lost flame.”
12/19/12- A barely fair review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy
December 19th, 2012
PARENTAL GUIDANCE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “When their daughter must leave for a week, Artie and Diane Decker find themselves in charge of their three grandchildren, whose well-regimented and high-tech lives leave Grandma and Grandpa baffled and ready to bring on the old-school parenting.”
12/28/12- If you are a Billy Crystal fan this movie is for you. The comedy had me laughing out loud several times but it was not noteworthy as a movie. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy
December 17th, 2012
FUN SIZE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “When feisty teenager Wren loses her offbeat kid brother on Halloween, she joins forces with four friends — BFF April, wannabe player Peng and nerdy Roosevelt — to find him during one crazy, adventure-filled night.”
10/26/12- All I can say is that The NY Times didn’t pan it but everyone else did. Audiences, however, have liked it. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy
October 27th, 2012
SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Marty, a struggling writer, needs inspiration to finish his screenplay Seven Psychopaths. He gets plenty of it when his oddball friends nab a crazed gangster’s beloved pooch and he inadvertently gets caught up in all the action.”
Very good reviews. TRDB.
10/12/12- Fair review at best in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
2/3/13- For a brief period I found this movie interesting, creative and even funny but the novelty wore off quickly and while I did see the entire movie I can’t say that I liked it. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
September 26th, 2012
EXCUSE ME FOR LIVING- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “EXCUSE ME FOR LIVING is the story of Dan Topler (TOM PELPHREY), a rich, smart, suicidal twenty-something who dropped out of medical school to pursue his own drug habit. Well provided for and a bit coddled, he refuses to grow up or get happy. After a suicide attempt on the George Washington Bridge lands him in an upscale rehabilitation clinic, Dr. Jacob Bernstein (ROBERT VAUGHN) takes him under his wing. The doctor issues these commands: obey the no-drugs rules, and join the geriatric temple men’s group he leads-or face incarceration. Despite Dan’s negative attitude attending the seniors’ club, he finds he’s among accomplished men and becomes engrossed with their lives. Meanwhile, Dan’s prep school friends continue to lure Dan to bacchanals. Dan’s addiction and tired mind can’t resist the drugs, booze, and women, until he becomes smitten with Laura (MELISSA ARCHER), Dr. Bernstein’s daughter. Resolving to turn his life around, he confronts his friends and begins to listen at his group sessions, eventually realizing he has more to offer and to learn than he ever knew.”
No reviews as yet. TRDB.
September 26th, 2012
MY UNCLE RAFAEL- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When a TV producer is desperate to find a replacement series, she convinces a 71 year-old Armenian, tell-it-like-it-is Uncle to star in a new reality show. Cultures collide when Uncle Rafael is thrown into the Schumacher family household where he, in his own Armenian way, has one week to save an already broken and dysfunctional American family from falling apart. The only rule-everyone must follow his rules!”
9/21/12- Poor review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy
September 24th, 2012
THE INBETWEENERS- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Four geeky high school friends set out on a wild sun and booze-filled vacation in The Inbetweeners Movie, the hilarious British breakout hit finally reaching American shores. Packed with outrageous sexual shenanigans, out-of-control party antics and cheekily rude humor in the tradition of American Pie, the film follows a quartet of sex-obsessed nerds to a notorious Mediterranean hotspot as they try to break their lifelong losing streak with the ladies.”
9/7/12- Weak professional reviews in general and from today’s NY Times. Audiences likes it a bit more. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy
September 7th, 2012
GENERAL EDUCATION- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Levi Collins receives a college tennis scholarship, but, unbeknownst to his parents, he didn’t actually graduate from high school. Now he must secretly attend summer school before his parents learn the truth.”
8/24/12- Awful review in today’s NY Times and everywhere else too. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy
August 25th, 2012
DA PINCHE CODE- 2012. Synopsis by IMDB. “There’s a code in the murals, and who ever finds it will rule the barrio, and to be a Hispanic-independent producer is a tragic comedy. A mafioso down on his luck, a director with a passion, and a young man trying to find his true identity all collide in this hilarious comedy”
No reviews as yet. TRDB.
August 19th, 2012
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