This isn't the sort of movie I see too often, but I actually did enjoy it.
I saw David Duchovny on Letterman Thursday night, then on Conan on Friday night, and since I try to follow his career (big X-Files fan), I decided to go see it. I also think Nia Vardalos is pretty cool, and finding out she was Canadian was all the motivation, coupled with being a Duchovny fan, I needed to go see the movie.
Apparently it's somewhat of a remake of an old Jack Lemmon/Marylin Monroe film, Some Like it Hot, and while I've heard of it, I've never seen it. Why some are crying "rip-off," I have no idea. So it's a bit of a remake? What's the big deal? Everyone flocks to the other remakes, now it's suddenly a negative thing?
It hasn't been a big hit with the critics, and many fan reactions I read online haven't been exactly beaming either. I think it might be because it's a Musical/Comedy/Romance, and people aren't sure what to do with it. The only performance that occasionally bugged me was Toni Collette as Carla. She's just a little too over the top at times, even in the atmosphere that the movie creates.
I liked the subplot about Duchovny's character reuniting with his estranged brother, who is a drag queen. It gave a little depth to the movie, but it's not too heavy either.
Maybe I'm just getting soft, I don't know. It was just nice to sit down and relax to a good-hearted movie. I get bored with these R-rated movies that masquerade as PG-13 movies. Maybe you've noticed this too, the comedies that cram as much skin, swearing, and toilet humor into a PG-13 rating as they can, just barely staying on this side of the R-rated line. While those don't do too well critically either, most doofus movie goers enjoy them.
Many are saying that Connie and Carla is same-old-same-old, but because it isn't like most of those other comedies, I don't think it is. I don't think anyone could watch the movie and be offended (unless they've got issues with the underlying theme of accepting yourself and others for who they are), which is rather admirable, I think.
So, in the end, all I'm saying is that I enjoyed it! Take it or leave it!
I saw David Duchovny on Letterman Thursday night, then on Conan on Friday night, and since I try to follow his career (big X-Files fan), I decided to go see it. I also think Nia Vardalos is pretty cool, and finding out she was Canadian was all the motivation, coupled with being a Duchovny fan, I needed to go see the movie.
Apparently it's somewhat of a remake of an old Jack Lemmon/Marylin Monroe film, Some Like it Hot, and while I've heard of it, I've never seen it. Why some are crying "rip-off," I have no idea. So it's a bit of a remake? What's the big deal? Everyone flocks to the other remakes, now it's suddenly a negative thing?
It hasn't been a big hit with the critics, and many fan reactions I read online haven't been exactly beaming either. I think it might be because it's a Musical/Comedy/Romance, and people aren't sure what to do with it. The only performance that occasionally bugged me was Toni Collette as Carla. She's just a little too over the top at times, even in the atmosphere that the movie creates.
I liked the subplot about Duchovny's character reuniting with his estranged brother, who is a drag queen. It gave a little depth to the movie, but it's not too heavy either.
Maybe I'm just getting soft, I don't know. It was just nice to sit down and relax to a good-hearted movie. I get bored with these R-rated movies that masquerade as PG-13 movies. Maybe you've noticed this too, the comedies that cram as much skin, swearing, and toilet humor into a PG-13 rating as they can, just barely staying on this side of the R-rated line. While those don't do too well critically either, most doofus movie goers enjoy them.
Many are saying that Connie and Carla is same-old-same-old, but because it isn't like most of those other comedies, I don't think it is. I don't think anyone could watch the movie and be offended (unless they've got issues with the underlying theme of accepting yourself and others for who they are), which is rather admirable, I think.
So, in the end, all I'm saying is that I enjoyed it! Take it or leave it!