Movie #414 - A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary

1997 - Rated R - 1 hr 43 min
Director: Danny Boyle
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Ewan McGregor, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian McNiece, Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Ian Holm

Weird movie, this one.  Weird, but weirdly cute too. Diaz and McGregor are an unlikely pair -- although their respective hair-dos are both awesomely 90s-tastic! -- who find themselves in very unlikely circumstances. Mainly, as kidnapper and kidnappee... although it's not always clear which of them is which.

Anyway, the whole angels-meddling-in-the-business-of-love bit turns this regular rom-com into something otherworldy, full of strange scenarios where Hunter and Lindo (the love angels assigned to the couple) are either trying too hook them up or kill them.  If they don't get these two together, they're doomed to a life stuck on earth. Bummer.

There is indeed as much going on here as the above synopsis suggests, and somehow, the movie doesn't get bogged down.  The plot moves along at a good clip, with lots of great scenes, and some actually believable scenes between our young lovers.  It's cute. Weird, like I said, but cute.

Movie #159 - The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada
2006 - Rated PG-13 - 1 hr 49 min
Director: David Frankel
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker, Adrian Grenier, Tracy Thoms

Yay, a chick flick!

I love this book. I love this movie.  The cast is fabulous, the clothes are amazing (and I'm not even into couture), and Meryl Streep deserved every inch of that Oscar.  The best part about this movie is how true it stays to the book.  The ending's a bit different, but I was happy to see some of my favorite bits make it in, like hunting down the unpublished Harry Potter book or picking up the dog from the groomer.  Emily Blunt is also a great page-to-screen success, capturing the character of Emily with every fiber of her being.  And yay for Gisele Bundchen, who apparently tried to have an acting career before popping out kids for Tom Brady.

Yes, it's a chicky movie.  It's a good one, though.  Who doesn't appreciate a good story about the struggle between good and evil, the little guy standing up to the goliath, the unsung hero standing up for herself? We can all relate to having a nightmare boss, and after watching this movie, I bet the one from your past doesn't hold a candle to Miranda Priestley.