Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

The Other Woman (2014)

Genre : Romantic Comedy
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Kate Upton, Leslie Mann
Running time: 109 minutes



Considering the cast involved in this 2014 romantic comedy, I was expecting a little more out of The Other Woman. And you also have to consider that it was made by the same director who gave us The Notebook. Unlike that movie and John Q, which was also made by Nick Cassavetes, the goal here is certainly not to make us cry.

The Other Woman is the story of Carly (Diaz), an attorney who thinks she has found the perfect man in the guy she has been dating for a while. Unfortunately for her, she comes to find out he is married to another woman. She becomes friend with the man’s wife, oddly enough, and with another mistress of his. Together, they strike up a plan to get revenge.

Such a storyline offered some potential for some good laughs. Unfortunately, the tone taken by the actors is so over-the-top at times that it becomes off-putting. What we end up with in the end is a slapstick mess. Played in a little more toned-down fashion, it could have been so much better.

Nonetheless, The Other Woman remains decent entertainment. The wife and I had a few laughs watching it on a cold night. Better than a lot of stuff in that same genre, but could have been so much more.

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