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Movie Review: Philip Seymour Hoffman's Directorial Debut


Jack Goes Boating


Philip Seymour Hoffman has chosen familiar territory for his feature directorial debut -- the film adaptation of the 2007 off-Broadway play, Jack Goes Boating. Hoffman starred in Bob Glaudini's play -- an unconventional love story set in working-class New York City. On film, the Oscar-winner (for Capote) reprises his role as Jack, a limo driver unlucky in love.

Joining Hoffman is his Capote co-star, Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone) -- who plays Connie. Like Jack, she's also loveless. They're two middle-aged misfits who were somewhat damaged by life's experiences -- enough so that they never properly navigated the romance game. To the rescue are couple Clyde and Lucy -- who set their friends/co-workers up on a blind date. What ensues is a mix of humor and drama -- as one couple begins to take shape while another may suffer from irreparable damage.

Also reprising their roles from the play are John Ortiz (Two Lovers) as Clyde and Daphne Rubin-Vega (Wild Things) as Lucy. And Glaudini wrote the screenplay based on his own original work. Only Beth Cole, who played Connie in the play, did not take part in the movie. Although a small independent film, it's a believable tale of love, betrayal and friendship. Strengthened by excellent acting by all and showcasing a convincing slice of New York life, it's an admirable start to Hoffman's directing career. Some may argue that Hoffman has pigeon-holed himself in sad-sack roles. But who else can do it so well? [Rated R; in select cities now; opens wider tomorrow]


Grade: B


Notes:

  • Click on the Film Reviews icon at left to read other recent reviews.
  • Coming soon: reviews of The Social Network, Catfish, RED and Conviction.
  • Amy Ryan attended my Jack Goes Boating screening last week -- and was especially gracious. The next day, she made many press rounds to promote the film. Here below is an interview with Philadelphia NBC10's "The 10! Show."

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Black & Spiro Today


This morning I pottered around my garden at home and collected a few flowering things for the shop. I arranged some pink bougainvillea and some native gum leaves in a couple of shell encrusted baskets I picked up in Bali a while ago. There's something so Summery and vibrant about bougainvillea and I do love it mixed in with a few classic blue and white ginger jars.



Above is one of a pair of amazing hand beaded African chairs we have in the shop at the moment. I think these chairs are a favourite of mine right now. To think of the work that goes into them...



We just received this gorgeous geometric patterned rug in today. The girls and I couldn't wait to put it in place under our bright orange coffee table in our front lounge room display. I think it has added so much colour to the shop...I just love it and I am very tempted to take it home!

Just thought you might like to see a few of the new things we have in at the moment.

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Top 10 at the Weekend Box Office



Notes:

  • Fox's Michael Douglas-starrer Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps topped the domestic box office with a good-but-not great debut of $19 million. Oliver Stone's sequel to his original 1987 financial thriller may have been a bit hampered by the unavailability of its ailing star for promotion stumping. Douglas is currently being treated for throat cancer.
  • Warner Bros.' 3D animated family film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole represented a more overt disappointment, earning just $16.3 million in second place. The adventure fantasy's uninspiring debut came despite premium ticket pricing in 2,479 3D locations. Are audiences getting fed up with the over-saturation of the genre?
  • The weekend's third wide opener -- Disney's You Again, starring Kristin Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver and Betty White -- opened weakly with $8.3 million. It was good enough only for fifth place.
  • Last week's top-charter, Warner Bros.' The Town, earned another $16 million -- for a third place finish and only a 33% drop.
  • Collectively, the weekend's top 10 films rung up $89.3 million. That is 13% more than the top performers in an even more lackluster corresponding frame last year.
  • All figures are industry estimates. Final weekend figures will be released on Monday.
  • Reviews of The Town, Inception and other movies not in the top 10 can be found by clicking on the Film Reviews archive icon at left.
  • Sources: Hollywood.com, Hollywood Reporter

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Twitter Contest: Win $50 in Amazon.com Gift Cards!

Wow -- time flies. Summer has wrapped up -- and before you know it, the holidays will be upon us! Ok, maybe I'm rushing things just a bit -- but do you have a plan in place to pay for gifts this year? One great way is to build an Amazon.com account completely on winnings from search and win sites such as Swagbucks and iRazoo. If you're not a member of these sites yet, consider joining -- winning is easy -- and before you know it, you'll have an Amazon.com account balance that will cover all or much of your holiday shopping needs! Free shopping, that is! Learn more about Swagbucks here and iRazoo here.

Well, whether you already have an Amazon.com account or not, how about I help out? That's right, the exciting prize in this new EntertainmentBlogger Twitter contest is $50 in Amazon.com gift cards!

Each day through Tuesday, October 5 is an entry day for the contest.



October 6 Update:

THIS CONTEST HAS CLOSED. The winner will be selected and notified this week. Stay tuned for the announcement -- and for future EntertainmentBlogger contests!




Good luck!



Notes:

  • Only one main contest tweet entry AND one bonus tweet entry allowed per Twitter account per contest day.
  • Entries are only valid if you are following @Entertainment2u on Twitter from point of entry through duration of contest.
  • Contest ends on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 11:59 PM ET.
  • One winner will be randomly chosen from all qualified entries. He or she will be sent a direct message via Twitter -- and have 48 hours to respond.
  • Prize will be awarded as Amazon.com e-gift card codes distributed in $5 increments (ten quantity).
  • Read full detailed rules here or by clicking on the image above.
  • Please note that you do NOT need to comment below about your tweet entries. All tweets are tracked on Twitter -- and each tweet has an equal chance of being the random winner!
  • Original contest post date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010.
  • Contest update: On Tuesday, September 14, 2010, EntertainmentBlogger reached 1000+ followers on Twitter (@Entertainment2u) and the amount of the prize jumped from $40 to $50 in Amazon.com gift card value. The entry tweets above were revised to reflect that change.
  • Click here to return to the EntertainmentBlogger home page.

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Need It Now


I'm completely loving these vintage Indian embellished shoulder bags Louise over at Table Tonic just got in!! I love, love, love the silver necklaces too!

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Movie Review: Interesting Story, but Unfulfilling Execution


Never Let Me Go


Directed by Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo), the incredibly slow-moving drama Never Let Me Go is a science-fiction tale -- but it's not set in the future. Instead, the action begins at an English boarding school in the 1980s where classmates Kathy (Isobel Meikle-Small), Tommy (Charlie Rowe) and Ruth (Ella Purnell) may seem like regular kids -- but they (and we) eventually learn that they are far from normal. Without giving much away, their lives are totally planned out -- from beginning to defined end.

The visually-stunning story jumps to the mid-1990s, with the lead characters now young adults. Picking up the roles are the excellent Carey Mulligan (An Education) as Kathy, Andrew Garfield (The Social Network, future Spider-Man) as Tommy and Keira Knightley (Atonement) as Ruth. The transition from Meikle-Small to Mulligan is a seamless achievement in great casting -- and it's a good thing since the Kathy role serves as the film's narrator. The other transitions are less believable -- something that always seems to bug me maybe more than it should.

Wrapped up in the dystopian world is a story of love, jealousy and betrayal. But the character development falls far short to really sympathize. There was such potential here -- but in the long run, not enough happens to make things interesting or truly moving. And believe me, there are things you expect should happen and don't -- and you're left frustrated as to why they're not even explored. The film also stars Charlotte Rampling (Swimming Pool) and Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky). The screenplay is by Alex Garland (28 Days Later) -- and is based on the novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro, who also wrote the novel "The Remains of the Day." [Rated R; in select cities now; opening wider tomorrow]


Grade: C+


Notes:

  • Click on the Film Reviews icon at left to read other recent reviews.
  • Coming soon: reviews of The Social Network, Catfish, Jack Goes Boating and RED.

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Serious Undercushioning




Finding the time to work out a few little things I need for home has proven to be a bit hard lately with a baby in the house and a busy shop to juggle.

If my friend Faux Fuchsia could see my very undercushioned sofas right now she would be in shock as undercushioning {her very own term for not enough cushions} in her world as well as mine is a big NO NO. Actually, I think many of you would be in shock. So, late this afternoon I spent a few little minutes with myself and my collection of fabrics in our stock fabric room at Black & Spiro. I found a few old pieces of fabric I have been saving for a rainy day and let me tell you my rainy day has come. So I whipped them out and packaged them up and off to the workroom they will go tomorrow.

I can't wait to get some fresh cushions in the house. It really is amazing what a few new cushions can make to a room!! How's your cushion situation at the moment?

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In Fashion






A couple of weeks ago we played host to a Spring fashion shoot at Black & Spiro for Q Weekend as above which was featured in the Saturday morning paper here in Brisbane last weekend. Thanks Elizabeth for wanting to use our new store.

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MusicMonday: Final Free Downloads of Summer


Fall officially kicks in on Wednesday. So here is this week's round-up of free downloads -- the last of the summer of 2010:

  • SPIN Magazine has 18 tracks for free download here. Included are songs from Bad Religion, John Legend, The Posies and many more. Offer expires December 15.
  • From Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross comes a five-track sampler from the upcoming soundtrack of the movie, The Social Network. Click here for the download.
  • The Smashing Pumpkins are now onto their sixth free download. Visit the band's Website here to receive "Spangled" (and the past five songs, too!).
  • Click here to download "Boy" from Ra Ra Riot.
  • Download the entire 9-track jazz album, Chicago Trio 2010, from Mike Jones here.
  • Finally -- check out mp3.com -- another daily source for free downloads. Click here for today's offering -- "Grown Unknown" from Lia Ices.


Want more free downloads? Well, don't forget to continually check the following sources -- new songs covering all genres are added frequently. Just click on the links below and enjoy some new tunes.

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A New Trend?





Could this pin wheel inspired design be a new trend similar to that of the chevron/zig zag phenomenon?


image 1 - fine little shop, image 2 - via this is glamorous

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Top 10 at the Weekend Box Office


Notes:

  • In a surprise for industry analysts, Warner Bros.' Ben Affleck-helmed heist thriller The Town earned $23.8 million for a #1 bow. Good reviews for Affleck's second directorial feature helped to push the film to the top.
  • Affleck marked a new helming high by topping his $5.5 million debut with 2007's Gone Baby Gone. But the bow by The Town -- the first pic Affleck both directed and starred -- was never going to approach his personal best as an actor, a $59.1 million opening with 2001's Pearl Harbor.
  • Sony's youth comedy Easy A -- which had been expected to easily top the weekend rankings -- settled for $18.2 million in second place on support from teen and tween females.
  • In other new releases, Universal's horror pic Devil rang up $12.6 million in third place -- the low end of projections. Lionsgate's 3D animated family comedy Alpha and Omega collected $9.2 million in fifth place.
  • Last weekend's chart-topper -- Screen Gems' Resident Evil: Afterlife -- fell a whopping 62% in its sophomore session to $10.1 million in fourth place, with $44 million in cumulative box office.
  • Summit Entertainment staged a limited re-release of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse in a bid to eclipse $300 million domestically. It did just that, as $205,000 in weekend grosses yielded a new cumulative total of $300.1 million.
  • The weekend's top 10 movies earned $85 million, or 3% more than top performers in a comparable session last year.
  • All figures are industry estimates. Final weekend figures will be released on Monday.
  • Reviews of The Town, Inception, The Other Guys and other movies not in the top 10 can be found by clicking on the Film Reviews archive icon at left.
  • Sources: Hollywood.com, Hollywood Reporter

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Movie Review: Another Winner from Ben Affleck


The Town


In his second directorial feature, Ben Affleck proves that his first -- 2007's taut crime thriller Gone Baby Gone -- was no beginner's luck. Affleck explores the same genre again -- but this time around, he's wearing even more hats -- as director, co-writer and star of The Town. And he excels at all tasks -- in this gripping tale of intense action (some quite violent) interwoven with romance.

Set within the tough streets of Charlestown, Massachusetts, the film's plot revolves around four friends who are team of expert bank thieves. Affleck is the crew's chief, Doug -- with Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) as Jem, a bit of a loose cannon. Things get a bit complicated when the masked crew takes bank employee Claire (Vicky Cristina Barcelona's Rebecca Hall) as a hostage during one Boston heist. She's released unharmed, but the crew decides they must keep on eye on her -- just in case she starts talking to the Feds. Soon after, Doug and the unknowing Claire strike up a romance -- and he finally has just cause to turn his life around. But will Claire find out the truth, ending Doug's plans?

Based on Chuck Hogan's novel "Prince of Thieves," the film boasts strong performances by all the leads and supporting cast. Jon Hamm (TV's Mad Men) portrays the FBI agent pursuing a case against the criminals. Blake Lively plays troubled drug addict Krista, Jem's sister and Doug's ex-girlfriend. It's quite a departure for Lively -- who stars on TV's Gossip Girl. And although we don't see a lot of her, Lively is surprisingly believable in the gritty role. The drama also stars the consistently great Pete Postlethwaite (In the Name of the Father) and Chris Cooper (Adaptation). Now that the traditional summer fluff is behind us, it's time for movies to get serious again. Thankfully, The Town kicks off the fall season in fine fashion. [Rated R; opens today]


Grade: B+


Notes:

  • You may recall that Blake Lively was the guest host of the Saturday Night Live show I attended last year. Click here for more on that adventure.
  • Click on the Film Reviews icon at left to read other recent reviews.
  • Upcoming reviews include my thoughts on two October releases -- The Social Network (aka, the Facebook movie) and the Bruce Willis-starrer RED.

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Beautiful Things Everywhere









It's true, sometimes I can hardly sleep thinking about all the beautiful things I see. Here are a few pretty things I have spotted lately. Everyone thinks I just like bold colour but actually I love subdued tones too as noticeable above. Isn't Brooke Giannetti's bathroom sublime!

PS. Thanks for all your encouraging comments on my last post...I am not stopping the blog {for now anyway}. I was really just saying how thrilled I was that my client was inspired by a few of my posts as I have been feeling like my posts haven't been up-to-scratch lately. To see that she actually created a leaf arrangement and purchased a lamp I posted was really satisfying!! I'd love to see any pictures of things you have created from ideas you may have picked up here at ABT...it would be really lovely!! Thanks for all of your messages!! xx Anna


image 1 via pretty stuff, image 2 -
brooke giannetti's pink bathroom, image 3 - paul costello photographer for house and garden via moodboard blog, image 4 - source unknown {please let me know if you know the source}, image 5 - image source uknown {please let me know if you know the source}

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Working On








This afternoon I visited some lovely clients who I have been working with for quite sometime. We are just finishing off the final bits and pieces in their home like framing and lampshades.

You may recognise the green vintage lamp on their antique entry chest of drawers which they purchased from the antique shop in Marburg I posted about a few weeks ago. Although I love the colour of the old shade, we are making a new one as this one is a bit too vintagey and also has a few dints. We decided today that the new shade would look best made in a very similar vibrant green silk.

We are also having a set of antique copper etchings framed and hung above the chest of drawers. The etchings are actually of entry facades which is so perfect. We have selected a gold bamboo frame to work back with the gold detail on the lamp base and handles on the chest.

Throughout the house we have used lots of blue and white and we have also added some green. I love this fresh palette. The blue and white plates pictured above are from Black & Spiro. We are hanging them on a wall in their informal dining area.

My client was also inspired by the post I did on green leaf arrangements the other day and has used some golden cane palm fronds from her garden in a blue and white umbrella stand which she placed on the antique oval table in their sitting room.

I know I have said this in the past but sometimes, lately more than ever, I feel I am writing this blog for no reason and I also question my ability to continue to inspire with so many other wonderful blogs out there nowdays. However, when I see that my clients are inspired by my arrangements, selections and finds it really does make me understand why, after nearly 4 years, I continue to write this blog.

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MusicMonday: Keeping up with the Free Downloads


Here is this week's round-up of free downloads:

  • Josh Groban will release his new album, Illuminations, in November. You can now download the opening track "Hidden Away"at his site here.
  • Two exclusive soundtrack tracks from the hit movie Inception -- "Projections" and "Don't Think About Elephants"-- are available for download here.
  • From Kellee Maize comes the new song, "Revival of the 5th Sun." Download it here.

Want more free downloads? Well, don't forget to continually check the following sources -- new songs covering all genres are added frequently. Just click on the links below and enjoy some new tunes.

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A Vibrant Fireplace


I'm totally loving this brightly painted fireplace which belongs to Alexis from the blog Fern & Feather. I am so tempted to do something like this with one of my fireplaces at home. I think this is very cool!!

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Tennis Anyone?






Wow, you guys certainly know your plants! I think we have identified the plant in question as Echium and it seems that I will be able to plant it here in my garden in Brisbane. How exciting! Thank you so much for all your wonderful comments and suggestions.

Having a spare block on the side of our house presents lots of opportunity. We have been dreaming of gardens, cricket pitches, trampolines, a cow {yes Harry thought a cow would be fun} and even the thought of a tennis court has crossed our minds. Of course I have my heart set on a {real} grass court but I can only imagine the upkeep. When I am out and about I sometimes snap photos of houses or fences or gardens I see which capture me. Recently I have found myself snapping photos of tennis courts. Here are a few {badly taken} photos of some I have seen around Brisbane which I love and a couple at the top taken by Sydney photographer Glen Allsop. I personally love the white painted timber tennis courts and I would love to grow a beautiful creeper all over one side which would back onto our neighbours but for the moment, I will continue to dream and consider all options...well, maybe not the cow!!

image 1 & 2 - glen allsop photographer via once wed blog, image 3 & 4 - anna spiro

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Top 10 at the Weekend Box Office


Notes:

  • The lowest grossing weekend of the year thus far is led by Sony/Screen Gems’ Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D with a franchise high of $27.7 million -- thanks to 3D and IMAX powered screenings. It is the fourth installment in the action series that stars Milla Jovovich.
  • Screen Gems also claimed the #2 spot as the heist thriller Takers earned $6.1 million, rising one place; its total stands at $48.1 million after three weekends.
  • Last weekend's top film, Focus Features' George Clooney assassin drama The American, dropped to #3 with $5.9 million, for a 12-day haul of $28.3 million.
  • Reviews of Going the Distance, The Other Guys, Inception, Eat Pray Love and other movies not in the top 10, can be found by clicking on the Film Reviews archive icon at left.
  • The weekend after Labor Day is notoriously a slow weekend. With Resident Evil: Afterlife being the only big studio release, overall sales hit their lowest level in two years this weekend (lowest since the September 5-7 weekend of 2008).
  • All figures are industry estimates. Final weekend figures will be released on Monday.
  • Sources: Hollywood.com, Reuters

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A Weekend in the Garden


My plan for the weekend involves gardening gloves, weed removal, mulching and preparing my old garden beds for some new plants. I have been obsessing over these gorgeous plants in the image above and as I am completely not-in-the-know when it comes to gardens I wondered whether anybody could tell me what these are? I just love them. Would they live in our hot climate here in Brisbane?

xx
Anna

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House & Garden


We are thrilled to be in House & Garden this month displaying our beautiful Stuart Membery furniture in our sun room. This room is actually about to become a dining room as all of the lovely bits and pieces we had in it have now sold. I can't wait to share with you what we have planned for the new dining room display...it's certainly going to be very vibrant!!

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New Malene Birger Book



I'm certainly adding this new book Life & Work: Malene Birger's Life in Pictures to my book wishlist. The book is due for release mid-September 2010. I have posted images of her gorgeous home here in the past so this book is definitely one I am itching to get my hands on.

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Top 10 at the (4-Day) Weekend Box Office


Notes:

  • The order of the top 10 movies did not change between the 3-day and 4-day weekend tallies.
  • George Clooney's hitman tale The American captured the top spot at the box office with a $16.4 million debut over the long 4-day Labor Day weekend. Since opening Wednesday, the Focus Features release has taken in $19.5 million.
  • Hollywood closed its busiest season with record revenue of $4.35 billion, about $100 million more than the previous high set last summer, according to Hollywood.com, which tracks box office. Yet because of higher ticket prices, movie attendance actually slipped -- to about 552 million, the lowest since summer 2005.
  • Reviews of Going the Distance, Eat Pray Love, The Other Guys, Inception and other movies not in the top 10, can be found by clicking on the Film Reviews archive icon at left.
  • All figures are industry estimates. Final weekend figures will be released on Tuesday.
  • Sources: Hollywood.com, AP

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A New Thing for Purple





To be honest I have never really had a thing for purple but lately I have started to adore this colour when mixed with certain other colours.

image 1 via from me to you blog, image 2 & 3 sherbert photography via paris hotel boutique blog

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Top 10 at the (3-Day) Weekend Box Office


Notes:

  • Even though the Labor Day holiday extends the weekend, the movie industry still tallies the traditional 3-day weekend from Friday through Sunday. After opening on Wednesday with $1.7 million, Focus Features’ The American starring George Clooney leads the weekend with $13 million. That translates to a $16.1 million total since its early opening on Wednesday.
  • In second place is last week's champ -- Takers -- with $11.5 million, a solid 44% second weekend hold and a domestic total to date of $37.9 million. Close behind in third place is Fox’s Machete with its $11.3 million debut.
  • Meanwhile, romantic comedies continue to struggle. Warner Bros.' Going the Distance had to settle for $6.9 million and fifth place in its debut.
  • Overall, sales were weak -- and are expected to remain so for the next few weeks as the studios release their projected under-performers so that they can focus on prestige pictures catering to awards voters later this fall.
  • Reviews of Going the Distance, Eat Pray Love, The Other Guys, Inception and other movies not in the top 10, can be found by clicking on the Film Reviews archive icon at left.
  • Sources: Hollywood.com, AP, Hollywood Reporter

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Movie Review: Finally -- a Rom-Com that Works!


Going the Distance


It was just two weeks ago (here) that I complained that no one seemed to be able to make an enjoyable romantic comedy. Well, Going the Distance sure proves that it is possible. On-and-off real life couple Drew Barrymore and Justin Long star as thirty-something New Yorkers Erin and Garret -- who meet in a bar and hit it off immediately. But after one must move to California, can the two maintain a long-distance relationship? In this troubled economy, is there even a chance that they can eventually find career-defining work in the same city?

Barrymore (Everybody's Fine, Whip It) and Long (Youth in Revolt) obviously bring great chemistry to the screen -- and both their comic and serious scenes are believable. Helping the believability factor is the stronger MPAA rating. So many rom-coms seem watered-down by their PG-13 rating. Here, Garret's buddies -- played by TV's Jason Sudeikes (Saturday Night Live) and Charlie Day (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) -- deliver plenty of adult laughs. So yeah, you'll hear some four-letter words and some minor raunchy humor. But that's real life. And ultimately, the film appeals to the male audience as well as the female crowd -- making for a great date movie.

Directed by Nanette Burstein, who is known for her documentaries such as American Teen and The Kid Stays in the Picture. It definitely could explain why this rom-com rings more honest and realistic than most. She manages to capture both the lively spirit of the Big Apple as well as the characters. Also stars Christina Applegate, Jim Gaffigan and Ron Livingston (Dinner for Schmucks). It's funny, it's surprisingly sweet and it's worth a night out to see. [Rated R; opens today]


Grade: B


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