Mini Reviews: Mr Right (2016), Urge (2016) and No Stranger than Love (2015)

I have spent the weekend watching the most random of films, mostly due to my new obsession with Justin Chatwin.  

Mr Right (2016)

Martha (Anna Kendrick) meets and falls for the 'perfect' guy, Francis (Sam Rockwell), only he has one fatal flaw...he's a hitman on the run from his previous employers who are trying to kill him.  

This is one of the most bizarre films I have ever seen, but I have to say I really enjoyed it.  Its been battered on Rotten Tomatoes but from reading some of the reviews, they seem to all be overthinking it.  I enjoyed the romance (I wanted them to get together)  and the action scenes were energetic and engaging (I wanted the good guys to not die).  It was weird and confusing but I have already recommended it to Allie (and not in the 'from the makers of Sharknado' kind of way).

Urge (2016)

What happened when you take a drug that takes away all your inhibitions and you play out any urges you so choose.  Apparently, you make an insane film called Urge!!  A group of friends, led by narcissist Neil (Danny Masterson) head for a weekend away on a remote island.  A mysterious nightclub owner (Pierce Brosnan) introduces them to a new drug, Urge with one rule, that you can only use it once.  No one listens of course and the party descends into chaos.

I spent 90% of this movie confused about what was going on, I felt more confused than that characters I think!!  I didn't want to turn it off because I wanted to know how it ended and then when it ended I wished I hadn't bothered!

No Stranger than Love (2015)

Lucy (Alison Brie) has her pick of men in the small town that she lives in but instead chooses to engage in an affair with married Clint (Colin Hanks).  Just one problem, Clint falls down a mysterious black hole that opens up in her living room and mysterious stranger Rydell (Justin Chatwin) turns up to confuse Lucy even more.  

It's difficult to review this, I don't even know what to call it, is it a rom-com, is it a drama, is it science fiction!?  I got more confused as it went on but I really enjoyed it.  I love Alison Brie and she really stole the show here and the whole thing reminded me of Pleasantville from way back when (the sci-fi crossed with rom-coms) and I loved that film.

Review: The House Bunny (2008)

My friends like to rant at me about films I haven't seen before. There are an awful lot of films I haven't seen, but in my defence, I only really got into films about 4 years ago, so I have a lot of catching up to do. I get gasps of horror when people find out that I've never watched The Godfather, or The Green Mile (which I have now seen, thank you), but I also earnt a gasp of horror from a couple of girl friends when they starting quoting this film and I had no idea what they were on about.

 

 

Last Saturday afternoon I cuddled up on the sofa with my kittens Loki and Sherlock, and we watched this together. My other half snorted and went to play a game, I think.

 

I want to start by saying that I really did enjoy this film. It's so funny! A little while in, I remembered why this film sounded so familiar to me. You see, every now and again I get a little obsessive over an actor or actress, and I make it my duty to work my way through their IMDB list. I think this all started with Jake Gyllenhaal when I was 14, and 10 years later I'm onto Benedict Cumberbatch. Anyway, back on track! I absolutely love Emma Stone, and so that's why this film was on my radar!

 

The film follows Shelley Darlingson, a playboy bunny who gets kicked out of the mansion, and has to find somewhere else to live. She comes across a sorority, led by Emma Stone's character, and becomes their house mother as she helps them to become popular and save their home.

 



Oh, this film really made me laugh! It isn't the greatest film I've ever seen but I've definitely seen worse. It's also a perfect chick flick so gets a big thumbs up here! Anna Faris is exactly what you would expect, but Emma Stone was amazing! She plays a massive geek quite scarily well and I love her even more after watching this. I have to share this moment with you below...



I was going to post this scene as well - this is by far my favourite moment in the whole film and I still quote it now!

I watched this film with a group of girl friends drinking wine and eating pizza and it is the perfect film for that.  We howled with laughter and compared ourselves to various characters throughout the film!  Adam Sandler's influence on this film is evident and as a big fan of (most) of his work (particularly the silly stuff, Billy Madison being my favourite!) the laughs were exactly to my taste.  I love Anna Faris and as I have recently taken to watching the American series Mom, I love her a little bit more! 

All in all, not a film everyone should rush out to see, but a perfect film to put on for a night in with the girls! Agreed!!