I was unimpressed by My Big Fat Greek Wedding. As a rule, I don't dislike romantic comedies, I just find that few of them work for me. As romantic comedies go, I thought MBFGW was better than average, but still highly forgettable.
I don't need another film where a woman can only be convinced of her worth by someone else. And I don't believe words are enough. Action action action.
I so agree. There is nothing that annoys me more than a movie that cannot move the plot along without big passionate speeches. Even outside of the romance genre, speeches come off as trite, or at least manipulative or boring.
And I think some people could use this advice real life as well. Words are meaningless if actions are not behind them. I don't know how many times I have been told that a relationship was valuable while the person's actions show a lack of respect or courtesy for me and my time.
(Sidenote: Strictly Ballroom rocks my world because there is never once a speech at Fran urging her to have confidence. Everything she gets, even when she's at her shyest, ugliest and most awkward she demands for herself. That's one hell of an equation).
hell, yeah! I love that film. I just watched the ending of the Crying Game the other day and was reminded of what a wonderful and unusual romance that film is. I seem to prefer romances that are a bit outside of the formula. I also enjoy Four Wedding and a Funeral because the protagonist tries to fit into the societally accepted mode of marriage, but only finds love and happiness outside of it (okay, and I have that horrible Hugh Grant fixation). And in the Crying Game, we are uncertain as to Fergus' feelings for Dil, after he finds that the is not a girl, but his actions let her (and us) know that he does indeed love her very much despite himself. Just because it is "in his nature".
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Date: 2003-09-18 01:29 pm (UTC)I don't need another film where a woman can only be convinced of her worth by someone else. And I don't believe words are enough. Action action action.
I so agree. There is nothing that annoys me more than a movie that cannot move the plot along without big passionate speeches. Even outside of the romance genre, speeches come off as trite, or at least manipulative or boring.
And I think some people could use this advice real life as well. Words are meaningless if actions are not behind them. I don't know how many times I have been told that a relationship was valuable while the person's actions show a lack of respect or courtesy for me and my time.
(Sidenote: Strictly Ballroom rocks my world because there is never once a speech at Fran urging her to have confidence. Everything she gets, even when she's at her shyest, ugliest and most awkward she demands for herself. That's one hell of an equation).
hell, yeah! I love that film. I just watched the ending of the Crying Game the other day and was reminded of what a wonderful and unusual romance that film is. I seem to prefer romances that are a bit outside of the formula. I also enjoy Four Wedding and a Funeral because the protagonist tries to fit into the societally accepted mode of marriage, but only finds love and happiness outside of it (okay, and I have that horrible Hugh Grant fixation). And in the Crying Game, we are uncertain as to Fergus' feelings for Dil, after he finds that the is not a girl, but his actions let her (and us) know that he does indeed love her very much despite himself. Just because it is "in his nature".