13 Going on 30: A young head on old shoulders 16 years after ‘Big’ was released, Gary Winick copied the idea but switched Tom Hanks out for Jennifer Garner and threw Mark Ruffalo into the mix to appeal to the female audience. Let’s see how it fares against its precursor. Summary See my ‘Big’ summary.Continue reading “13 Going on 30”
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Big
Big: A comedy that’s young at heart Before Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo came along, in 2004, with ’13 going on 30′, there was Tom Hanks and ‘Big’. Although, ‘Big’ does not feature a teenage girl slumber party or a magic pink dollhouse, it is (almost) always considered the best of the bunch. I’ll beContinue reading “Big”
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride: A Royal Pain I can positively and unreservedly say that unlike the vast majority of cinema critics, I did not enjoy watching ‘The Princess Bride’. Although many of you will find this information “inconceivable”, I refused to be swayed that a few quotable lines and a couple of quips about castles andContinue reading “The Princess Bride”
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Sunshine: A sentimental guilt trip In the midst of a snowstorm and a global pandemic, I felt it was an appropriate time to watch ‘Little Miss Sunshine’. A movie about a family’s journey across the country to compete in a beauty pageant. Let’s meet them, shall we? What’s it about? A family strugglingContinue reading “Little Miss Sunshine”
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