The Last Kiss Movie Review …

Michael (Zach Braff) lives with his girlfriend of three years in domestic bliss, until the revelation of Jenna’s unplanned pregnancy jolts him out of his comfortable reverie. At a wedding he meets Kim (Rachel Bilson), a college student who’s young and idealistic, and the flash of a spark between them makes Michael wonder what might have been if he’d walked down a different path.

For a lot of people Zach Braff will always be JD in Scrubs, but it’s fair to say that he actually has quite a lot of talent, even if his characters in movies such as The Last Kiss and Garden State can’t be completely separated from a certain bumbling doctor. Michael has a much darker and more serious edge to him than any of Zach Braff’s other characters and he perfectly portrays the young architect’s feelings of claustrophobia and the sense that he can see doors being closed off to him. It’s best to watch The Last Kiss without assuming it will follow the pattern of the comedies that he’s starred in previously, because although there are a few funny moments, this movie stands on its own two feet as a drama instead.

Unfortunately, the main flaw with the plot of The Last Kiss is that Michael makes so many awful choices that it becomes genuinely hard to sympathize with him. I’m sure that none of us have the perfect life, but he seems to be at least half way there. His wife Jenna (Jacinda Barrett) is the sort of woman who most men would love to end up with – she’s beautiful, understanding and has a sense of humor – and even his friends point out to him that he’s on to a good thing.

Barrett plays the part of Jenna very well, perhaps too well because it’s impossible to find a single thing about her that’s unlikeable. So Michael has a great wife who he loves, a well paying job as an architect and a comfy existence with a baby on the way, but he decides that perhaps he’s more interested in the college student with perky boobs who he has absolutely nothing in common with. Most people I’ve watched The Last Kiss with have been unable to stop themselves shouting at the screen every time Michael considers a fling with Kim, which you know is going to destroy his relationship with Jenna from the very first scene in which Kim flounces in with her summer dress.

Essentially The Last Kiss is the story of a number of characters who are struggling with mid life crises that are playing out in several different ways. Casey Affleck is excellent as co-worker Chris who is trapped in a loveless marriage because he has a young child who he can’t bear to leave and Michael’s friend Kenny refuses to commit to any girl for longer than a night.

Even Jenna’s parent’s marriage appears to be in trouble, when her mother becomes seduced by an old fling who’s a distraction from a husband who she barely seems interested in anymore. Ironically, out of all of these stories Michael’s reaction to feeling as if the walls are closing in on him is the hardest to understand. Blythe Danner and Tom Wilkinson almost steal the show as Jenna’s parents, who have such a complex relationship and a strange type of loyalty that The Last Kiss would have been just as enjoyable if it had focused on their marriage.

It’s difficult to say whether I enjoyed The Last Kiss. Some of the side stories competed with that of Michael, Jenna and Kim in terms of acting and emotional depth, but there were also moments where I found my attention drifting a little. It’s difficult not to get frustrated when Michael becomes tempted by Kim, who represents little more than an emergency escape from a relationship that is suddenly requiring a good deal more commitment from him.

However, if you can get past that, The Last Kiss is still missing something and it leaves you feeling slightly empty by the closing credits. Give it a chance, but make sure that you’re not sitting down with any assumptions about what Zach Braff will bring to the film, because his performance is good but nothing like we’ve seen before from him.

The Last Kiss Movie Trailer

Lucky Number Slevin Movie Review …

Slevin Kelevra (Josh Hartnett) is caught up in a case of mistaken identity when he goes to stay with a friend and finds that he has no less than four people after him, all of whom are the last people you want standing over your shoulder. When he arrives to find that his friend Nick Fisher’s flat is empty and the man is missing, Slevin has no ID to prove that he’s not Nick after being mugged at the airport and finds himself caught between rival mob bosses The Rabbi (Ben Kingsley) and The Boss (Morgan Freeman).

As if owing huge sums of money to both isn’t enough, Nick’s legacy also includes an assassin (Bruce Willis) hovering in the background and the NYPD hot on his trail, all of which are now Slevin’s problem.

Lucky Number Slevin is blessed with the kind of all star casts that most movies can only dream of, but for once it seems as though these big names might have climbed on board based on the quality of the script. We all know that Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley and Bruce Willis will never have any problem finding work and are unlikely to join a project because they’re a little short of cash to pay the bills, so it was obvious that Jason Smilovic’s first attempt at a non TV script had a charm to it that they couldn’t ignore.

Lucky Number Slevin is a clever, funny story that deals with a series of dark pasts, misdirection and the painful divide between former friends The Rabbi and The Boss played by Ben Kingsley and Morgan Freeman respectively. From the very beginning we’re introduced to the concept of the ‘Kansas City Shuffle’ by Bruce Willis’ assassin, named Good Cat.

He informs a fellow traveler at the airport that “A Kansas City Shuffle is when everybody looks left, you go right”, which unfortunately for the traveler is also known on Urban Dictionary as “When you look left, Bruce Willis snaps your neck.” Lucky Number Slevin sets this up as a central plot theme as we watch Slevin Kelevra struggle to juggle Nick Fischer’s debts and enemies. All of the bodyguards with whom Slevin seems to have an unusual amount of interaction have a similar modus operandi, which leaves him with a broken nose and in a towel for a large proportion of the film.

It’s clear from the start that Slevin is an unusual guy, and his habit of failing to keep his mouth shut appears to sabotage him at every turn, until Lucy Liu shows her pretty face as Nick Fischer’s overly concerned neighbor. Understandably she becomes a lot more concerned when Slevin accidentally drops his towel in front of her and she becomes curious about his mistaken identity. This is one of Lucy Liu’s more likeable roles, and there’s chemistry between her and Josh Hartnett that provides most of the humor. It’s a quick fire, fast paced kind of comedy, which compliments a script that requires its audience to pay attention, especially for the big reveal at the end.

I’ve got to admit that I’m a sucker for this kind of movie, with its occasionally dark humor, quick wit, misdirection and slightly neurotically naive main characters, but Lucky Number Slevin has something in it for everyone. Kingsley and Freeman are brilliant as ever as the two bosses consumed by envy and hatred for each other, but that’s hardly a surprise given their track record. Bruce Willis is mysterious and distant as the assassin and a series of smaller roles complete a perfect cast with the likes of the bosses’ incompetent bodyguards.

If you’re looking for an emotional rollercoaster, settling down with some tissues and Sophie’s Choice is a better option than Lucky Number Slevin’s story of revenge and a hot guy in a towel, but it’s far from a shallow story and has such an intelligent plot that it was always destined to be a hit. The best advice I can give to you is that Lucky Number Slevin is well worth watching, but stick with it through the first twenty minutes where everybody and their brother seems to be getting killed. I’ve read too many reviews by people who have been unable to put faith in the movie and mentally switched off when they couldn’t immediately figure out the story a quarter of an hour in, and Lucky Number Slevin deserves better than that.

Lucky Number Slevin Movie Trailer

300 Movie Review…

Set in 480 BC, 300 is a story of standing up for your rights even when the numbers are against you. As King Xerxes of Persia moves in to encompass several small Greek cities into his empire, a small number of warriors group together to stand against him, giving them only 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians against over 100,000 Persians. 300 follows the Spartan warriors as they try to stop the Persian army in its inevitable processions across Greece as they prove that brains beat brawn.

The Battle of Thermopylae is of course a true story, although it’s likely that the film uses a little artistic licence to add a little more drama to the story of the lead character: King Leonidas of Sparta. The Spartans are famed for their military prowess and the unforgiving training regimes that educated their male children in the art of the war from the age of seven years old, which demanded that they were underfed to encourage pick-pocketing skills. 300 tells us about a warrior culture that had no place for the weak and thrived on pride and strength, but one that is curiously admirable despite cruel practices such as throwing weak newborn babies over cliffs. Spartans were one of the few people who put almost as much emphasis on women’s education as it did men’s, and Leonidas’s wife Queen Gorgo is such a pillar of strength in Sparta while her husband is at war that it is a battle fought on two fronts when it is revealed that the ‘Gods’ of Sparta are not entirely behind Leonidas’s campaign.

For me, there’s no question that 300’s greatest strength is the cinematography. The contrasts are stark, the colors strong and the skies are always teeming with turbulent clouds that portray the foreboding inevitability of the Persian army’s approach. The film 300 was adapted from a graphic novel of the same name written by Frank Miller, which Zack Snyder has done an admirable job of transforming onto the big screen. 300 was there at the very beginning of the comic book/movie crossover phase that has gripped our cinemas over the past few years, but in my opinion it is the only adaptation that has adopted the artistic style of its origins and successfully replicated it on film. Sin City, another of Frank Millers graphic novels which was adapted to film, seemed to have been reaching for the same affect but unfortunately fell short despite taking a bigger risk by painting every seen in grayscale with splashes of color. It was a bold move, but didn’t quite pay off as well as 300, which was originally printed in a beautiful combination of Frank Miller’s eccentric artistic style and Lynn Varley’s striking color palette.

The Spartans fighting techniques are ingenious, and it’s fascinating to watch their masterful use of everything from their surroundings to psychological tactics to hold the Persian army at bay. Leonidas has such confidence and conviction that he seems as invulnerable as the ‘God-King’ Xerxes who he fights against, and Gerard Butler’s rugged visage and uncompromising performance shows that he’s thrown his heart and soul into the character. There are a number of good actors who play the various Spartans who support Leonidas, but you find yourself remembering them as a whole rather than as individual characters, which seems appropriate considering the circumstances. When 300 was first released there was a lot of interest in certain… abdominal performances by certain actors involved, but as you can see in the video below, not all of the six packs you see on screen are make believe.

The Making of 300

If you’ve read this far, you probably will have guessed that 300 isn’t a film for anyone who wants to snuggle up in front of a comforting film and stuff themselves with ice cream after a hard day.

There aren’t any heartwarming moments or sudden bursts of sentimentality between the warriors of Sparta and the battles are gory and graphic, but anything else wouldn’t have been in keeping with the story of the brave 300 Spartans. If you find yourself even a little bit intrigued, watch 300 and I’m fairly certain that you’ll feel it was worth your time.

It’s a true story that is passionately told and beautiful to watch with a series of excellent performances from its cast. At the very least, 300 might not be the most historically accurate portrayal of Spartan life out there, but it comes pretty close so there’s a good chance that you’ll learn something!

300 Movie Trailer

As the title might suggest, Supernatural is the story of two brothers who have been raised to hunt the things that go bump in the night. Despite his valiant effort to escape his father’s less than normal occupation, Sam gets dragged back into it when John Winchester goes missing and he gets back into the habit of dispatching ghosts and dealing with werewolves. Supernatural is currently in its sixth and final season, having already been carried past its creator Eric Kripke original five year plan by its popularity and proving that TV networks have a hard time letting go of their successful shows. The secret to Supernatural’s success is almost certainly down to the chemistry between Jensen Ackles (Dean) and Jared Padalecki (Sam), who not only pull off a very convincing brotherly bond onscreen but apparently became best friends off screen. I wouldn’t say that either of them are the best actors I’ve ever seen, but whoever cast them should be praised. Given that they’re both from Texas and seem to have a very similar sense of humor, Ackles and Padalecki fall into brotherly camaraderie almost faster than their characters are supposed to after years apart and it all adds to the believability that these two men are at once dependent on and vaguely irritated by each other. Not to mention that they both happen to be very good looking, and to have two attractive male leads in a TV show with plenty of hot women extras but no specific lead female to support them was a very unusual situation that secured a very large female fan base.

Ackles manages to add layers of emotional depth to Dean that make him much more than your typical leather jacket-wearing ‘bad boy’, and what’s more he always keeps something back. Dean is enamored with the simple pleasures in life – sex, food and beer – and while he isn’t the most educated hunter out there, the entire package is charismatic and instantly likeable. Sam wants desperately to get out of his father and Dean’s shadow and become his own man, which makes him argumentative and rebellious and often does more to portray him as the inexperienced little brother than it does to make him independent. Jeffrey Dean Morgan is brilliant as the gruff and distant father figure, with his military approach that at once shows how much he loves his kids and how uncomfortable he is about showing it.

Essentially Supernatural is a story of family. Dean especially thinks that there’s nothing more important than blood and I lost count of the number of times they put themselves in danger to save the life of the other somewhere in the mid second season. The plot makes the most of America’s road trip nature and the Winchesters travel without a home in a ’67 Chevrolet Impala that Dean treats like a person and becomes so iconic that it should very well be in the credits as the third lead character. The first season is very episodic as they tour the country following leads on John that inevitably lead them to a ghoul or creature that they have to destroy, gradually proceeding on a story arc that brings them closer and closer to their father and the truth about what happened to make him vanish. You would assume that it would become irritating to progress so slowly, but each episode is so well crafted and interspersed with humor that you barely notice. My only gripe with the structure is that the entire season is shot in Vancouver (excluding the pilot which was appropriately set and filmed in California), which seems to me is a bit of a waste when the whole of the country was open to them. This was down to budget costs at the time, as Kripke was forced to film on a very tight budget and couldn’t afford to drag cast and crew around, but it brings you out of the story a little when they’re meant to be in Alabama and it’s steadily raining in the middle of summer.

Supernatural is a TV show that was once Eric Kripke’s much treasured creation, and it shows. Even on a low budget, a lot of time and effort has been put into the special effects and research of the supernatural elements of the action and his five year plan plays out perfectly, without giving the impression that anything has been hurriedly added onto the end of a story. I would recommend that you watch the first three episodes, by which point you will probably be hooked by either the writing, the special effects, or simply by Dean and Sam themselves.

Dexter is simply one of the most fascinating shows on television today, and I can honestly say that it is perhaps one of the all time best television series ever made. It is so popular that it has recently began its fifth season on showcase with record viewers despite the countless fans that not only stopped watching the show, but actually got rid of the entire network because of the ending on the fourth season. But the Dexter in the fifth season is a much different Dexter than the one in the first season. It is in this initial season that we learn to love one of the most heinous serial killers ever to operate in Miami, but in a strange twist of fate, Dexter is considered to be “good” perhaps “righteous” because he only kills other murderers. And in this first season, Dexter kills a lot of people, but he is so good at it that no one has the slightest idea of who he really is. But with dozens of murderers roaming the streets of Miami, Dexter has chosen the Sistine Chapel to be his latest victim.

The Sistine Chapel in this case is the notorious Ice Truck Killer who has been murdering local prostitutes, draining the blood from their bodies, and leaving perfectly wrapped body parts in random parts of Miami for Miami Metro Police to find. The problem that Dexter quickly realizes is that the body parts are not being strewn about randomly, but are actually specifically placed for Dexter himself. This little cat and mouse game frames the entire first season of Dexter, and leads Dexter into the farthest childhood memories to revel a terrifying, traumatic secret. One hidden so deep that even Dexter has to go on the search to find it before it is too late.

The writing in this television is simply fantastic, and while the entire first season is framed with the Ice Truck Killer, the interactions between Dexter, played by Emmy award winning Michael Hall, and his adopted sister Deb, played by Jennifer Carpenter, is an amazing examination of family dynamics of a cop family, especially when Deb is convinced she was often looked over because of Dexter. Sticking to the theme of family dynamics, Dexter’s new love life with the recently divorced and damaged single Rita, played by actress Julie Benz who is perhaps the most experiences actor on the entire show, matches two damaged individuals together that find ways to pull each other from the depths they have sunk into. The most fascinating aspect to the show is the balance between Dexter’s dark murderous life and the faux life that he is pretending to live. We are constantly reminded that Dexter is unable to emulate real emotions, which questions his true motives for being with Rita and her two children, and when he seems to be showing true emotions for his new family, we have to stop to see if we too are being taken in by the fraud that is Dexter Morgan.

Dexter is literally too complex to fully detail is one review of the show. The numerous relationships that he creates and whether or not they are a complete lie are simply fascinating to watch. Michael C. Hall has brought this fictional character to life in ways that I’m sure author Jeff Lindsay could not have imagined. One second Dexter is a cold blooded murderer and the next second he is the perfect family man. The one question you will constantly ask yourself is, “Who is Dexter Morgan?” Not only is the first season really that great, but it is the foundation for the following four seasons because everything that happens in the first season ripples through all of the rest. Although I love the show, it is one that you have to start from the very beginning. You can make sense out of the newest episode, but the character development over five seasons is simply astounding, and to full understand and appreciate the series, you have to start with episode one. It’s a bloody good time!

Larry is also unemployed and could soon face eviction which would see him moving to Queens this does not impress Nick, his son played by Jake Cherry, who has now discovered that he wishes to have the same career as his mum’s new boyfriend.

Night at the Museum deals with many day to day issues such as a father’s genuine love for his son and the need to make his son proud of him and experiencing a run of bad luck and how things can be turned around to be positive once again. The audience watching Night at the Museum follow Larry as he goes through an interview at a job office where the interviewer is adamant that there is nothing suitable available, Larry pleads with her imploringly stating how much he really requires work. The interviewer relents and mentions a job that everyone else has been turned away from, a security guard at the Museum of Natural History this sounds ideal but Larry does not realise the position is for a night guard.

Ricky Gervais is outstanding in Night at the Museum as Dr McPhee who seems to lack the ability of finishing a sentence and who dislikes children touching the museum’s exhibits.

Dick Van Dyke plays the role of Cecil, one of three night guards already working at the museum who are due to be laid off and replaced with just one due to the museum losing money. Mickey Rooney adds the attitude as Gus and Bill Cobbs plays the quieter Reginald and they all agree amongst themselves that Larry is ‘the one’.

Night at the Museum really begins when Larry starts working at the museum and on his first night is shocked to see the Tyrannosaurus Rex exhibit completely missing from its stand, he thinks Cecil and the others are playing a prank. He soon discovers that it is no joke and that the exhibits actually come to life after darkness falls, his initial encounter is with the Tyrannosaurus Rex, or Rexy has he is affectionately known. The Night at the Museum effects team did a brilliant job and made all the exhibits seem so realistic.

Robin Williams plays his role of Teddy Roosevelt with total conviction and his love interest is the beautiful Mizuo Peck who stars as Sacagawea; the name nobody can pronounce correctly throughout the movie. Larry meets the other historical characters as Night at the Museum progresses including a miniature version of Owen Wilson as Jedediah who is battling against a miniature Steve Coogan as Octavius who is the leader of the Roman army. Larry discovers that the item responsible for the exhibits coming to life is a tablet stored in the Pharoah’s Chamber; Roosevelt explains to Larry that his duty is to ensure that done of the exhibits escape from the museum as they will turn to dust at sunrise.

Night at the Museum is a real rollercoaster of a ride and I like the fact that children can learn about events in history through a movie, it is a typical ‘good winning over evil’ storyline with goodies and baddies and the audience will select their favourites. You can view a trailer for Night at the Museum below. There really is something for adults and children alike in Night at the Museum from the puppy dog actions of Rexy to the romance between Roosevelt and Sacagawea. Larry also has a love interest in the form of Carla Gugino who stars as Rebecca, the desk clerk with a fascination for Sacagawea and who has been trying to complete a paper on her for a long time. Imagine her delight when Larry introduces her to the ‘awake’ version!

Night at the Museum is a visual delight to watch with so much happening, the movie travels along at an enjoyable rate and never becomes tedious, a classic ‘feel good’ movie for everyone to enjoy.

Meanwhile across the ocean in California Amanda Woods, played by the beautiful Cameron Diaz, is the owner of a successful movie-trailer editing company and has just thrown her cheating boyfriend out of her home and her life.

So there are now two equally beautiful but depressed woman on either side of the ocean so cue a holiday swap, both women decide they need to change their lives if only on a temporary holiday basis. Iris has added her name on a holiday swap website awhile ago and receives an e-mail from Amanda and due to Iris’s vulnerable state of mind she decides to go along with the idea and they arrange for the house swap to occur the following day.

The Holiday works so well due to its fabulous cast and gorgeous locations, Amanda ends up in Iris’s quaint and picturesque cottage in a cold and snowy Surrey whilst Iris travels to Amanda’s villa type mansion in sunny California.

The house swap is for the duration of a fortnight and The Holiday follows both women’s stories as they discover not only things about each other, as they are taking a peek at the other woman’s life whilst living in their house, but they also learn things about themselves. Amanda meets Graham a book editor and Iris’s brother; the role is played by the dashing Jude Law who brings his own amount of charm, shyness and wit to The Holiday. His character is a complete contrast to Amanda’s who is louder and more outspoken but the two seem to meet in the middle and fall in love.

Iris meets Miles, Jack Black, a film composer who works with Amanda. Miles is in a relationship with Maggie, Shannyn Sossamon, but he and Iris are instantly attracted to one another. The Holiday has taken a simple concept and made a great movie from it.

Eli Wallach is Arthur who lives next-door to Amanda in California and who Iris befriends one day as he is confused so she takes him home only to discover that he used to be a screenplay writer and that he has worked with some of the great names throughout the industry. Arthur has been invited to an award ceremony in his honour but refuses to go, The Holiday explores Iris’s friendship with both Arthur and Miles and the way both her and Miles persuade Arthur to attend the ceremony, with a little help from a musical piece from Miles.

Back in England Amanda misunderstands and thinks Graham is seeing numerous other women who turn out to be his young daughters, Sophie and Olivia played by Miffy Englefield and Emma Pritchard. Graham is a sensitive soul and this side of him is expertly captured by Jude Law in The Holiday, he loves his daughters to bits and does everything he can to protect them including hiding their existence from the women he meets for fear of them being upset and hurt.

The Holiday explores a myriad of emotions from happiness to sadness and love and hate, one of the funniest parts of the movie is the three way telephone conversation which is held between Iris, Graham and Amanda. Iris is talking to both Graham and Amanda together but they can only hear Iris and Iris thinks she is talking to Graham when it is actually Amanda. Also watch out for Jack Black’s performance in the video store, The Holiday has genuine humour and heart and boasts an impressive score, completing the package perfectly.

The movie starts pretty predictable with showing the 2 main characters, 2 neighbours and high school rivals: Nell (Samaire Armstrong), a virgin, geek and future to be Yale student, more interested in Shakespeare than anything resembling a social activity, and Woody (Kevin Zegers), the football quarterback, dating the cheerleader, who’s idea of poetry is Eminem or 50 Cent.

Almost everything goes OK for the two, he’s trying to make her life miserable with all kinds of pranks, while she’s keeping away from this unworthy persona. We meet Sharon Osbourne as Woody’s mother, doing what she does best: cussing 3 times in a sentence. Anyway, it’s a refreshing character, especially since she does have her wicked charm. I assume she is behind plugging Ozzy’s tune “Goodbye to Romance” in the soundtrack too, a good choice in the end since it’s a widely used prom song.

And just when you’re nicely set into the plot, as boring as it might look at the beginning, something changes the game.

The 2 teenagers are taken to the museum, where they fight in front of an Incan God statue. And wake up the next day each being the other one. This is when the movie really starts looking good. There’s a lot of “drama” in their life, she’s now in his superb body, with an idiot as girlfriend and total lack of football talent, while he’s “wearing” her body, showing a stupid manly Nell who’s got zero chances to even graduate, lest go to Yale.

After trying to sabotage each others, the 2 come to the conclusion peace is better and try to secure their futures, by training in football, respectively learn about literature.

With all the references to sex, the movie is VERY clean still, so absolutely safe for any teen-age viewers. It’s a cute comedy that delivers more than initially expected.

And still Meryl was in the movie, so I had to see it.

The movie starts very relaxing. I did have a good feeling about it from second 1. The music was entertaining (not a fan of pop, but the songs were WELL CHOSEN), the scenes pretty entertaining. It started as a nice beautiful movie and it stayed the same.

We have Anne Hathaway playing the role of a young graduate from “the country” who’s trying to start a journalism career in New York. Has no interest in anything fashion related and dresses even worse than I do. Her BF is training as a chef while she’s trying desperately to find some sort of a job.

And she finds it.

One of the most important magazines in fashion is called Runway (doh, pretty inspiring) and is run by the “nazi” like editor in chief Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). As you can imagine our young talent gets her “behind” handed to her in some epic verbal fights with Miranda, who’s amazingly polite and decent and kills with her eyes and words at the same time.

I don’t recall seeing Meryl Streep look so sexy in her entire career. They “aged” her (she’s having grey hair), but she’s looking absolutely stunning. I kinda see another Cruella DeVil in her, except she’s not obsessed with fur and has a better mental state than the character Glenn Close brings to life.

Everyone is afraid of her and she’s getting the “pet-name” of dragon lady. As you can guess she’s the villain in the movie and the lifestyle she has is “bad”. The little journalist has to sacrifice her relation and beliefs to work for Runway and can’t wait to escape the “terror”. This is where I stop understanding where they’re going with the plot. Let’s focus …

She’s a young casual dressed woman. Of course she has to start caring about fashion and dress better than you’d dress to walk your dogs. Tough. I have “corporate” friends who hate elegant outfits just as I do, but wear suits. Because you can’t go to the bank in your every-day clothes. So, I fail to understand her drama. You’re working for a fashion magazine, you dress like it.

Then we have the career problem. Her BF is mad she’s missing his birthday (imagine the importance of such galactic event). Again, tough. My sister in law is a doctor. I can’t count the birthdays, Christmas dinners, Easter dinners etc. her family spent without her. Did her husband divorce? Not as far as I can recall it. My BF worked all day long as a civil engineer. Even worked in another part of the country or another country altogether. Did I leave him? Nope.

So, careers sometimes do require a sacrifice. So, his entire attitude kinda .. blows, if you allow me.

And let’s see this “dragon lady” Miranda Priestly, who’s so feared and evil. She is running a HUGE business. She is the one setting the tone in fashion (designers don’t show their creations publicly till she’s giving the OK). There’s millions of dollars at stake, hundreds (if not more) employees a huge brand to be kept successful. She cannot succeed if she’s lazy or “cute”. You cannot be an amazingly successful business woman and be a “doll”.

Andrea “Andy” Sachs on the other hand needs to grow up in my opinion. You get a difficult, but with great potential job. Amazingly, once you stop whining, you can even get better at it. No, forgive me, GOOD. So good, you’re now in the “first league” together with your boss. And you still fall on your back amazed to see how much drama is between coleagues and how people stab each others in the back. Well, flash-news: it happens EVERYWHERE.

The end for me at least is weird. I cannot understand why would we like to think about such a career in a bad way. It’s a lot of hard work, but you are there, in the top. Instead of going along and working at the Runway, once she’s Miranda’s right hand, she chooses to work as a “journalist” at a newspaper or something. I’ve worked in the media for 10 years, there’s nothing fancy about this. Or maybe it’s in the USA and I am not getting it.

Overall the movie was EXCELLENT. It was very dynamic, I can’t remember a moment of dull action, the situations were comic and every time I watched again (have seen it for 8 times I think) I was able to discover something new about it. I do recommend it with all my heart, since it’s been a well spent hour and a half. You will laugh, see some “cool” images and of course meet an amazingly looking Meryl Streep, doing an amazing role.