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.

Monday, May 29, 2017

Why Him? (2016)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: John Hamburg
Cast: James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Zoey Deutch
Running time: 111 minutes



Ned Fleming is the CEO of a printing company going through difficult times financially. During a celebration dinner for his 55th birthday, he gets a surprised chat via the Internet with his daughter Stephanie, a student at Stanford. During the conversation, his daughter’s boyfriend (whose existence was still unknown to the family) comes into the room and decides to moon the computer camera, to the shock of everyone. As they travel to California to see Stephanie, Ned, his wife and their son finally meet Laid Mayhew, her boyfriend, who happens to be the rich CEO of a gaming company. When the eccentric Laid asks Ned for his daughter’s hand in marriage, the father will try everything in his power to stop this planned proposal from going forward.

Why Him? is a very light and fun comedy. Many moments are quite funny, others are a little flatter. The subject matter of a father disapproving of his daughter’s choice for a boyfriend is easily relatable, though this film doesn’t add much to what has already been done. The acting is OK for the genre. Overall, this is some decent light entertainment.
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