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.

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Along Came Polly (2004)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: John Hamburg
Cast: Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Time: 90 minutes

 


Reuben Feffer is an actuary for a big insurance company. While on his honeymoon in St. Barts, his new wife leaves him for her scuba instructor. Back home and dejected, Reuben reconnects with Polly Prince, a former classmate from middle school. Polly is a free spirit, a polar opposite of Reuben, who is used to calculating risks and living by the rules.

The main attraction of this film was in the performance of Philip Seymour Hoffman as Sandy Lyle, Reuben’s best friend and a former child actor who is hanging on for dear life to his past glory. He is so funny here. Man, I miss that actor.

Stiller and Aniston are fine working with the material given to them. A lot of low-brow humor. Some of it hit the mark, some not so much. An entertaining film that doesn’t revolutionize the genre but that manages to be pretty good.

Rating: «««
Posted by at
Labels:

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)