There is one particular event that feels less than likely, and whilst Broderick does a great job, Ben doesn’t seem to have as much depth as the others. Then again, this may be a backlash against the ‘immature men make good romantic leads’ trend at the moment, which isn’t such a bad thing.
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To anyone who has seen the trailer, or any other romantic comedy for that matter, the plot twists and turns the film takes until its inevitably bad conclusion will come as no surprise. The incredible and almost shocking thing about Made of Honour is that the first twenty or thirty minutes work really well.
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The stereotypes are present and correct – the man is an immature slacker who can’t commit, the woman is a stressed-out, overbearing type who can’t wait to tie the knot. Writer Dana Fox wasn’t straining too hard to come up with such archetypes, and who can blame her?
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What’s particularly impressive about the script is the fact that, well, everyone’s so nice. Aldous is quite a friendly guy for all his superstar flaws, and we frequently get to see the genuinely touching side of Sarah. This makes for a much more dynamic film than if they’d simply been arseholes the whole time.
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If you found The 40 Year Old Virgin a highlight in 2005, perhaps you may find something to appeal in this rather dull and uninspiring attempt at mainstream romcom. Possibly you will have gone through puberty in the interim, however, and will see Forgetting Sarah Marshall for the puerile mess it really is.
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Astonishingly, Run Fatboy Run recovers favour in its latter stages, successfully building momentum and creating a surprisingly moving final act in which Dennis succeeds in becoming a character worth rooting for. That this seems to come from nowhere is the big surprise.
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I think it’s possible that studios believe a lot of male viewers actually like the boychild-slacker archetype that seems so prevalent now. It gives the average bloke a chance to laugh at something in a genre they might be a little too insecure to really enjoy, plus I think it’s a secret dream of many to stay stuck in their teens.
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Lindon is unfortunately just not appealing enough as Lucas to encourage the audience to wish them together, perhaps mostly due to the writing which at times makes him out to be a buffoon. How a man such as this can be believed to be the energetic leader of a major company is not clear.
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That she is lumbered with a sometimes slightly dull character is a shame – Romany Lee’s turn as Simone often threatens to be more charismatic – yet the lead needed to be both conflicted and engaging, and Charlotte Gregg manages to achieve both.
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Hedges allows his performers to work without undue interference, but also fortifies their characters with deft timing and subtle set-ups. This effect is most notable for Dan, who is often isolated from his abundant family either through dialogue or plot, such that this compounds the audience’s sense of Dan’s loneliness and detachment.
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The film actively encourages the audience to participate in the ‘game’ and yet makes no attempt to mask what is really happening. Components are plugged into place throughout such that the final outcomes for these characters should be completely predictable, thus robbing the climax of its power
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As we learn of his rather bleak romantic history, it’s hard not to feel we’re being subjected to a biased retelling – he seems particularly hard done by. Thankfully, we eventually get to see some of his own mistakes, and it’s the flawed lovers that make for the best romcoms.
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That a major production could be so entirely devoid of positive features is remarkable enough, but it is only in seeing the film that one can truly appreciate its awful magnificence.
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