Three cheers for Kevin Smith!  I’ve missed him in the last couple of years, and I have to say that his return was extremely satisfactory.  I have always been a defender of Smith and his movies (including Jersey Girl).  I have signed DVDs and posters.  So I was extremely excited about his new film.

Seth Rogen is Zack and Elizabeth Banks is Miri, friends since the first grade and never anything else.  From the moment they appear on screen they are nothing but endearing and loveable losers.  The film gets a bit of a slow start, but once their power and water is cut off, the film picks up speed.  They decide to make a porno and enlist an odd group of regular folks to star (including Traci Lords and Jason Mewes).

The movie is raunchy and sometimes disgusting, but completely hilarious.  The film itself makes fun of the fact that it is so heartwarming in such a dirty backdrop, but it still doesn’t escape the fact that it is a love story about two people oblivious to the fact that they are meant for each other.  I definitely recommend this movie, but be prepared for the sexuality presented.  At least no one can say that the title didn’t warn them.

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Previews I Liked
Twilight
Yes Man
Soul Men
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Quantum of Solace

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Welcome to the Meg Ryan show.  Now, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but let me give you a list of women who also star in this movie (read this list also as women who were not given nearly enough to do):  Annette Benning, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Debra Messing, Bette Midler, and Carrie Fisher (this last with a meager five minutes of screen time).

With that said, it’s not a bad movie.  Mary Haines’ (Meg Ryan) husband is having an affair with a twenty-something, a bit of information that makes its way to the women through a manicurist who loves to gossip.  Now Mary must decide what is best for herself and her family, while fielding advice from all of the women around her, including her mother, Catherine (Candice Bergen) and her best friend Sylvia (Annette Benning).

I know this is a remake.  Being completely ignorant of the original, I can only judge this version on its own merits.  At the end of the day, you only get surface from each of these characters, even Mary.  I just don’t know enough about any of them to care all that much.  It was an enjoyable movie, but just like a sugary confection, it was pleasant going down and not all that filling in the end.

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Previews I liked:

Nothing Like the Holidays
MilkThe Duchess
The Secret Life of Bees

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