— by RON WILKINSON — Breakout director Ben Falcone teams up with Oscar nominated Melissa McCarthy (“Bridesmaids,” “Spy”) to produce a geyser of belly laughs. If you saw “Bridesmaids” and thought it was gross, do not bother to take in this pratfall-fest of unbridled shock line[...]
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Review: A Walk in the Woods
— by RON WILKINSON — “A Walk in the Woods,” Ken Kwapis’ peon to growing old gracefully, features Robert Redford and Nick Nolte as the unlikeliest pair ever to walk the Appalachian Trail. Based on the book by travel raconteur Bill Bryson (with a screenplay by Rick Kerb and B[...]
Review: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
— by JAMES SHAW — “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2” brings back the voices of Bill Hader (Flint), Anna Faris (Sam Sparks) and Andy Samberg (Brent McHale), and brings in newcomers Will Forte as Chester V, Kristen Schaal as Barb and Terry Crews, who replaces Mr. T as Earl. The voic[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Dinner for Schmucks’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — I never noticed that Steve Carell and Paul Rudd have the same color eyes. To be fair, it’s not exactly obvious to see the similarity unless you’re looking at the poster for their latest comedy “Dinner for Schmucks.” The poster below is an uncomfortable[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Dinner for Schmucks’
— by RACHEL COYNE — When you first hear the premise for “Dinner for Schmucks” (a remake of the French comedy “Le dîner de cons”), where a group of business executives have a contest to see who can find the biggest moron to bring to dinner, your initial reaction is to think how a[...]
Under Review: ‘When in Rome’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — The title of the film “When In Rome” is taken from the saying “when in Rome, do as the Romans do.” With this film, however, it was more like “when making a romantic comedy, do as all other romantic comedies do.” “When In Rome” centers[...]