Review: The Five Year Engagement (2012)
Posted On 27 Apr 2012 By Bartleby. Under 1.5 Stars (Insignificant), By Genre, By Star Rating, Comedy, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Comedy.
Mobsters Rating: If the job was to simulate the real feelings of impatience and frustration that come along with hesitant couples dancing around marital consecration, then The Five Year Engagement succeeds. If the Judd Apatow-produced comedy was trying for anything else—like a relatable, quick-witted romp with likable characters and a sweet ... Read More
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Movie Review: The Artist (2011)
Posted On 23 Dec 2011 By Bartleby. Under 2011, 4 Stars (Phenomenal), Action, Classic, Comedy, Drama, Foreign, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Comedy.
Mobster's Rating: There’s much talk about “The Artist” being a silent, black and white film that happens to have been made in 2011. This is technically true, but to describe it as such is to suggest that it’s an artifact or an antique. It isn’t. Although it borrows the exact ... Read More
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Review: The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
Posted On 04 Mar 2011 By Bartleby. Under 2011, 3 Stars (Fantastic), Drama, Fantasy, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Science Fiction.
Emily Blunt and Matt Damon fight fate and destiny in George Nolfi's The Adjustment Bureau. Hollywood has a less than stellar track record with adapting Philip K. Dick to the screen. Is this another 'Blade Runner' or an 'Imposter'?
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Review: Love and Other Drugs (2010)
Posted On 24 Nov 2010 By Jonathan Sullivan. Under 2.5 Stars (Noteworthy), 2010, Comedy, Reviews, Romantic Comedy.
Love and Other Drugs is your typical romantic comedy, but it's elevated by a raunchier sense of humor and great casting...until it falls into the cliches of its genre.
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Review: Morning Glory (2010)
Posted On 11 Nov 2010 By Jonathan Sullivan. Under 2.5 Stars (Noteworthy), 2010, Comedy, Reviews, Romantic Comedy.
For a movie that isn't really aimed for my demographic, Morning Glory is surprisingly funny and entertaining, with great performances by Harrison Ford and Rachel McAdams, and a cast that elevates the mediocre story into something worth checking out.
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Review: Red (2010)
Posted On 15 Oct 2010 By Bartleby. Under 2.5 Stars (Noteworthy), 2010, 2010, Action, Action-Adventure, By Genre, Comedy, Reviews, Romantic Comedy.
Red may be adapted from Warren Ellis and Cully Hammer’s energetic graphic novel, but what it really feels like is an extension of a scene in this past summer’s similar action entry, The Expendables. Even if you haven’t seen the film, you know the moment I mean—where Bruce meets Sly and Arnold in a church, offers them a job, and then jets off again.
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Review: Easy A (2010)
Posted On 17 Sep 2010 By Bartleby. Under 2010, 2010, 3 Stars (Fantastic), Action, By Star Rating, Comedy, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Comedy.
Emma Stone is the bright shining center of Easy A, a charming, funny comedy that surprises in the ways it draws inspiriation from Hawthorne's classic novel.
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Review: Going the Distance (2010)
Posted On 15 Sep 2010 By Jonathan Sullivan. Under 2010, 2010, 3 Stars (Fantastic), By Star Rating, By The Year, Comedy, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Comedy.
I know it's a little late and it's about leave theaters, but if you want a romantic comedy you can bring your girl to and actually NOT want to stab yourself in the face, see Going the Distance. Ditto for those who want to see something that actually realistically portrays a long distance relationship...to a point.
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Review: Flipped (2010)
Posted On 14 Sep 2010 By Bartleby. Under 2010, 2010, 3.5 Stars (Exceptional), Action, By Genre, Comedy, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Comedy.
Adapted from Wendelin Van Draanen’s popular young adult novel, Rob Reiner’s Flipped is the directors brightest and best movie in decades.
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Throwback Tuesday: Pillow Talk (1959)
Posted On 24 Aug 2010 By Heather. Under 1959, 3 Stars (Fantastic), 50's, By Star Rating, Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Throwback Tuesday.
This week Heather takes a look back at two of Hollywood's former gems with Rock Hudson and Doris Day in the delightfully quirky "Pillow Talk".
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Review: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (2010) – Jon’s Take
Posted On 19 Aug 2010 By Jonathan Sullivan. Under 2010, 2010, 3.5 Stars (Exceptional), Action-Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Reviews, Romantic Comedy.
I don't normally like doing a "take" on a review already posted here, but Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is a different beast all together and my excitement at what I have seen cannot be contained by mortal men.
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