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, March 16, 2015

The House Bunny (2008)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Fred Wolf
Starring: Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone
Running time: 97 minutes



The House Bunny is a comedy about an aspiring Playboy Playmate who lives her dream life at the Playboy Mansion. After her 27th birthday, she gets kicked out and has to find a new place to live. After she leaves that life of luxury, she stumbles on a university campus and gets hired as house mother for an unpopular sorority.

This is your formulaic feel-good comedy where a group of socially-inapt ugly duckling girls are all transformed into intelligent and beautiful women by the end of it. It has been done a thousand times before, and on many occasions with more ability and success. I will give The House Bunny props for a few funny pop culture references and a nice cameo by the great Hugh Heffner.  Anna Faris gives it all she has to offer, but a good movie that does not necessarily make. So, overall, there is nothing much to see here.

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