Scmaltz Deluxe

[eumelia]

The Family Stone is a movie my mother would call "Schmaltz Deluxe".
The whole movie from beginning to end was predictable and "been there-done that".
It didn't, however, deserve the killer reviews it got by the critics, why?
Because while we all know from the start that Sarah Jessica Parker will break up with Dermot Mulroney because she falls in love with his much more suitable brother (Luke Wilson).
And we all know that Sarah's sister (Claire Danes) will come and the Stone family will prefer her to uptight corporal Sarah... It still touched me.

Maybe it's because I'm a cry-baby, yes I cried, and am hyper sensitive, it was an old story done in a very sweet and quirky way.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, because like every chick-flick, if you go in there with your expectations as low as possible, you won't be disappointed.
You may even be charmed.

Comments

[krazyhippie.livejournal.com]

I didn't know they would "switch" partners, so when they did, it seemed really stupid to me. Like so unrealistic. He falls in love with her sister in ONE day pretty much, enough to want her instead of his fiancee. It just wasn't believable to me. I actually thought it was going to be a really good movie, and I was disappointed. It seemed really cheesy. I guess my expectations were too high, heh. Some parts were cute and touching, and I love Rachael McAdams. It was okay, but I don't feel the need to ever see it again.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

I thought it was obvious that she's end up with Luke Wilson.
And as I said "Schmaltz Deluxe", that doesn't mean quality cinema :)
I agree, I don't feel a need to see it ever again.

What I'm probably going to see this weekend is Broke-back... lovely :)

[krazyhippie.livejournal.com]

It didn't seem obvious to me till about halfway through. But I didn't see the fiance w/ her sister AT ALL. That was a big shocker, and really not very believable.

Yay for Brokeback!

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

I watched it a few weeks ago and felt pretty much the same as you did with the exception of Dermot Mulroney and Claire Danes becoming an item. That was just incredulous even considering it was an ostensible romantic-comedy.