I moaned the other day in my review of A Long Way Down that too many British movies are bland dramedies so now I’ll be praising a British film that doesn’t feel at all British. It’s very odd in that it’s a British film that couldn’t be more “American”. I mean, it’s not a good movie but I really liked it so don’t want to trash it. Anyway, she definitely has that here and if I hadn’t liked her, I would have been bored with this movie.Īs for this movie, I don’t know how to talk about it without making it sound bad. The only other way I can think of to describe that “thing” is “the X Factor” but that makes me think of those stupid singing competitions with Simon Cowell. It was a bit weird watching this knowing that she’s gone on to much bigger & better things but it’s easy to see why as she’s so damn likeable in this & has that special “thing” that only a handful of actors have (I’m so crap with words. I know she was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for The Theory Of Everything (which I have yet to see) and that she has a lead role in the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (a Star Wars role! Lucky girl!) but this is the only film I’ve seen her in. With another actress, it could have been a disaster. I might as well start right away with saying that adorable Felicity Jones is 100% to thank for this movie working & being at all watchable. I enjoyed this one quite a bit for something that’s not normally very “me”. Sometimes it’s nice to just have fun with a movie and not be all judgmental & snobby. Is it cheesy & predictable? Oh god yes! I don’t care. Starring: Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, Tamsin Egerton, Ken Duken, Sophia Bush, Bill Bailey, Brooke Shields, Bill Nighy So what did I think of these three girly movies? Let’s see! Give me Ellen Ripley & Furiosa over romantic bullshit! (Okay, or Drew Barrymore – I watch all of her stuff). My type of chick flick usually involves women kicking ass. Chicky Flicky Quicky?Īnyway, regulars here will know that I’m not really a chick flick type of girl. □ I just watched Chalet Girl a week ago but the other two were at least a year ago & I never got around to reviewing them so it made sense to do three “chick flick quickies” together. Look at me, watching chick flicks! WHAT?! Well, it happens occasionally – I am a girl, after all.
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