Her Movie Reviews

If you’ve seen the trailer for this film, you have seen the entire film boiled down in a minute. That being said, I still enjoyed it. Even the parts I’d seen in the trailer (the car rolling into the water, her shoe flying off and hitting the bride in the face) were still funny. So keeping in mind you’ve already seen all of this, I don’t think I’ll be giving anything away. Unless you haven’t seen the trailer, or even heard of it, and in that case, stop reading and let me say this: take your girlfriend and go see it, she’ll love it!

This is the epitome of all chick flicks. It follows the simple romantic comedy formula to a tee, and in my opinion does a wonderful job. You can’t really screw this up. Yes, actually, you can, but that’s a whole different review.

I am an easy target for this film for two reasons: I am a sucker for attractive men with accents and my favorite place in the whole wide world is Ireland.  Amy Adams and Matthew Goode have decent chemistry, and they have good comedic timing as well. She played neurotic well, and he nailed even-tempered and mildly amused. There are a few inconsistencies, such as the warm and sunny weather everyday in Ireland, or the incessant and obvious use of green screens, but really, does that matter in a romantic comedy? And like I said, you’ve seen the preview, and you know the boyfriend proposes, but you probably still know what happens, and who really gets the girl. Nonetheless, the story was heartwarming and completely predictable, but it left me smiling as I walked out into the winter weather, so in my book that gives it two thumbs up!

So all in all, if you have a special lady friend, take her to see it. If you’re a female, get a group of girlfriends and swoon and giggle your way through this. It’s geared toward us lady folk, so gentlemen, consider yourselves warned.

And just for my own personal enjoyment, the word “ejit” four times! It’s my favorite word of all times. (What? I’m quarky!)

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