简介:Sam (Matthew Broderick) is the reasonable man in a crazy urban world, the man of thoughtfulness and refined taste in a landscape of Leroy Neiman paintings and beer commercials. The guy would sooner cook for an hour over a hot stove than say `supersize it.' By day he's a store clerk in an upscale gourmet eatery, and these scenes raise a smile, especially for anyone who's visited the actual chain in New York City -- the portrayal isn't far off from the reality. Our man is besieged by hoards of customers who want their imported French cheese cut to impossibly exact standards. His efforts to remain outwardly polite (while you know he'd like to take the cleaver to the relentless clientele) are pretty funny, and will warm the hearts of clerks everywhere. In general, Broderick is in good form and provides the movie with most of whatever lightness it possesses. Sciorra's lovelorn dental hygienist, Ellen, is fine enough, too, and her unknowing interaction with our cheese-slicing hero shows some hopeful chemistry, and you may begin to feel you want to see these two get together. One of the main competitors for our lady's affections, a stockbroker (Kevin Anderson), is played as caricature he's the beer swilling frat-boy whose idea of after-sex sensitivity is flipping on the football game. He's kind of funny at times, but the movie might be stronger if he was written or acted for us to like him more, instead of having us merely recognize him as the flat-out `wrong' guy in comparison to Broderick's sensitive man. Think of John Candy in Splash, taking a cigarette and beer can to the racquetball game; we know his lifestyle is not the one our hero should emulate, but we can't help but be charmed by the likeable goon. Whereas this character is merely a goon, and pretty unlikable all around. While it's a nice enough light movie for the first half, for me the story was somewhat derailed by its unbelievable (Hollywood) presentation of sex and adultery. (SPOILER AHEAD, skip to next paragraph.) When Ellen returns home after an evening's misadventures, she is naturally faced with the questioning husband (Michael Mantell). Quickly admitting her own indiscretion, she then immediately turns the situation around, demanding to know why the guy had gone ahead and bought a house without discussing it. Granted, it's a valid issue, and granted, many people use this countering maneuver in arguments. What's unbelievable is what happens next the guy starts responding to her question, addressing the house-issue in a quiet, thoughtful manner. WHOA. You'd be hard pressed to find a married person in the world who, when faced with hisher partner's totally unexpected adultery, would be ready to address anything so calmly. The guy would surely be bouncing off the walls, or else crushed into silence and tears - but see, then we might actually feel for the poor schnook, and we'd see Sciorra's character in a poor light. And since that particular audience reaction doesn't serve the romantic comedy, the story tries to sneak around it. You may start to feel that, like the husband, you're being taken. Further dissatisfaction is just around the corner in the ending. We realize this is where misunderstandings will get sorted out, and our couple will finally see a clear path to one another. We want the satisfaction of rooting for them. But it's marred by another unbelievable character reaction, followed by an abrupt conclusion that feels rushed and forced, too easy and unearned. You may feel as though the movie's cheating on you again...
简介:塞巴斯蒂安(斯蒂文·麦金托什 Steven Mackintosh 饰)和维奥拉(伊莫金·斯塔布斯 Imogen Stubbs 饰)是一对情同手足的孪生兄妹,一场暴风雨中,两人不幸遇难,维奥拉死里逃生,塞巴斯蒂安却就此下落不明。为了找到哥哥,维奥拉不惜女扮男装,成为了奥西诺公爵(托比·斯蒂芬斯 Toby Stephens 饰)的贴身侍从。 奥西诺公爵深爱着名为奥莉薇娅(海伦娜·伯翰·卡特 Helena Bonham Carter 饰)的女子,但奥莉薇娅却因为生活变故而拒绝相见。公爵派出维奥拉前往奥莉薇娅处游说说情,让两人没有想到的是,奥莉薇娅似乎对维奥拉情有独钟。糟糕的是,维奥拉爱上了善良的奥西诺公爵,一段复杂的三人关系,究竟会走向怎样的境地呢?
简介:商场保安保罗(凯文·詹姆斯 Kevin James 饰)的梦想是成为一名警察,但低血糖的体质让他在新泽西警察学校的考试中再次失败,保罗带着颓意返回家中,母亲和女儿给予安慰并劝说他再找一位爱人。保罗又开始了每天平淡的工作:指路或是被商场的孩子们捉弄,但今天,他的目光被假发柜台的艾米(杰玛·梅斯 Jayma Mays 饰)深深吸引,保罗希望在艾米面前彰显男儿本色,但无奈庞大的身躯和偏弱的体质总是令他的自尊受损。这天,一群匪徒占领了商场,计划对店面和银行进行暴劫,而躲在游戏厅中的保罗对这一切浑然不觉,当他赤手空拳面对劫匪时,剩下的只有逃跑,然而保罗意识到艾米被劫为人质时,他决定不顾一切返回商场……
简介:When 10-year old Olivia's Mom goes on a business trip for the weekend, she leaves Olivia home alone with her 17-year-old brother Miles in charge. The first night, Olivia falls asleep on the couch, and wakes up, not realizing how late it is. She walks her dog Charlie without Miles knowing, and witnesses a young woman being kidnapped on the empty New York City streets. Olivia runs home and tells Miles, but he doesn't believe her. The next morning, she explains what happened to local cops, and they don't believe her either! Only a cynical female detective named Dottie (played by Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon) listens to Olivia, but she too is skeptical. Undaunted, Olivia bravely launches her own investigation, putting herself into perilous situations. Her can-do spirit ignites one extraordinary adventure after another. Can she outwit the bad guys and convince her brother and Dottie of the truth in time to save the day
简介:艾索(艾迪•墨菲 Eddie Murphy 饰)是底特律黑白两道的大名人,身为警探,却也不时干些偷鸡摸狗的勾当,而且他侦办案件时经常不按程序办事,上司对他十分头痛。这天,艾索因为敲诈烟贩而差点被开除出去,幸亏好运气才免遭于难。 艾索偶遇了一位刚出狱的好友,这人带着巨额的德国债券来到了底特律。两人重逢后不久,艾索的这位朋友就被谋杀了。深谙此事不简单,艾索开始了调查。他独自一人追踪嫌疑人维克多来到了好莱坞的比佛利山,正当他准备上前盘问时,却被当地警察带回了警局。当艾索调查得悉维多克的确在贩毒时,当地的警长同意介入调查,却将艾索打发回老家。艾索只好劝说当地的一名警员比利(祖德•莱茵霍尔德 Judge Reinhold 饰)和他合作,两人开始了私自调查。
简介:Nick Newell, a one-armed MMA fighter gets a rare chance to fight for the lightweight championship. He strives to win for himself and all the other people in the world with physical challenges.
简介:Alonso is a skater who goes across Spain with the skate as his only means of transport. The road will force him to cross with characters that will change his life and they will discover the reason why Alonso does this curious and strange trip.