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.

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Failure to Launch (2006)

Genre: Romantic comedy
Directed by: Tom Dey
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel
Running time: 97 minutes



Tripp is a 35-year-old man in no hurry to move out of the family home. His parents, in an act of desperation, hire Paula to seduce and date their son. Paula’s job is to date men who won’t leave their parent’s house to boost up their self-esteem, in the hope that they will then be ready to venture out on their own.

The concept of someone dating somebody else under false pretenses only to have it backfire on the deceitful person has been done a thousand times in Hollywood. Despite the lack of originality and the improbable plot, Failure to Launch remains a somewhat entertaining comedy.

The two main actors are good enough in their respective roles here, but the highlights for me, acting-wise, are in the presence of Zooey Deschanel and Kathy Bates. I love these two actresses; both have a knack for making material better than it really is.

This 2006 comedy is not to be taken seriously. It is fun for what it was meant to be, and nothing more.

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