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Summary: Cute and fun!
Review: I rented this movie because I love both the lead actor and actress and it looked cute. I'm so glad I did! This was a hilarious movie that is kind of a spoof of the Doris Day/Rock Hudson movies back in the 60's.The basic idea is that Barbara Novak (Renee Zellweger) authored a book called "Down With Love" which inspired women to stop falling in love and start acting like men, that is - have sex "a la carte" and not let love interfere with their careers. Hotshot womanizing journalist Catcher Block (Ewan Mcgregor)wants to find a way to expose Barbara Novak and ruin her, because her book is losing him all his dates! He creates an alternate persona of Zip Martin, a geeky astronaut, and gets Barbara to fall in love with him. There is a very tongue-in-cheek twist ending, but it was still funny! There are some great one-liners here, and the very suggestive talking on the telephone scene is hilarious! The acting is superb, I absolutely loved both Mcgregor and Zellweger in the roles, they were perfect! The costumes were also great, I loved the scenes where Barbara and her editor, Vicky, enter a restaurant and shed their jackets. Too funny! Anyways, overall - this was a very cute movie. I highly recommend checking it out, its not like most romantic comedies that come out of Hollywood these days. Some might not like it, or realize how tongue-in-cheek the whole movie is, but I found myself really enjoying it because it was unique.
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Summary: MISS ROCK AND DORIS? THEN DON'T SEE THIS
Review: Like Rock Hudson/Doris Day movies? Then skip this bad 60's clone and watch the real thing. Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor's embarrassment is palpable in this pretentious, self-conscious dud. You have been warned. The director's comentary is worse than listening to someone's two hour boring home video of a family vacation to the Catskills. The guy does not have a clue to what makes a movie work and what is commercial.
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Summary: Surprisingly good...from a guy's point of view
Review: After my girlfriend and I rented the Hulk and Down With Love on a Friday night, you can guess what movie I was looking forward to watching. However, to my complete surprise, the Hulk left me...disappointed. It wasn't what I expected. So my girlfriend threw in Down With Love into the DVD player, and it turned out to be the highlight of the evening. First things first. I've never seen the 60's classics that Down With Love is supposed to imitate. I am completely uneducated and uninformed about any references to older movies or actors or plots or themes. Maybe my girlfriend had greater insight while watching Down With Love, but for me, as a guy, it was just a really good movie. For one, it was hilarious! Some of the jokes and one liners are obviously adult-oriented. The cut-scene where Ewan and Renee are talking on the phone had my girlfriend and I roaring in laughter! Ewan McGregor, obviously known to me as Obi-Wan, is an amazing actor. I was afraid his Star Wars stunt was as far as his talent would allow, but seeing him in Moulin Rouge (which was also surprisingly good) and now in Down With Love, has me convinced of his acting and singing abilities. He definitely needs to be given more movies and more roles to see what he can do. After watching Down With Love, I now look forward to seeing him in Big Fish. Renee Zellwegger plays a great girl-next-door, probably a leftover typecast from Jerry Maguire. She's gorgeous, and far better here than in Chicago (I'll never forgive my girlfriend for making me watch it). From her recent Oscar nominations, I guess she's also an amazing actress, but to be honest, Ewan McGregor's playboy role stole the show. For anybody dreading another Chicago, don't worry, there isn't any singing in Down With Love, except for one song in the end credits. After the disappointment of the Hulk, I was glad my girlfriend picked out Down With Love. It was really funny, and I especially enjoyed the whole womanizer/man-hater battle. For guys watching this movie, don't nuke it out and try to find a deeper meaning than what you see (as I'm sure most female viewers will). Enjoy it as a movie that will make you laugh. It may be styled in the 1960's, but the humor is definitely 21st century.
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Summary: Stylish but empty
Review: Down with Love re-creates the look and feel of the saccharine 60s comedies starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson, and it has some decidely good parts. Namely, the costumes and sets are incredible, capturing the candy-coated world typified in these movies. Down with Love also has some clever touches. For example, Tony Randall has a bit part as the owner of a men's magazine - a knowing nod to his many co-starring roles in the original Day/Hudson productions. However, these features are all for naught as the script is flat and uninspired, packed with lame double-entendres. More importantly, whether the filmmakers intended the movie as an homage, a parody, or a satire is unclear. As a result, the movie limps along without any bite to its inevitable climax. Director Peyton Reed has done some interesting comedies, including the engaging cheerleader comedy, "Bring It On," but Down with Love is not one of his best. The DVD is packed with extras, including many brief behind-the-scenes featurettes, but it's hard to get excited about these features for such a mixed bag movie.
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Summary: Cute movie misses the mark
Review: Down with Love is a cute, pretty movie to watch. Renee Zellweger is cute, Ewan McGregor is handsome and charming, and the scenes are full of color and detail. Yet to enjoy the fact that this movie is a remake of 1960's Doris Day/Rock Hudson comedies, you would have to be 50 years old at least. And I don't think that is the age group this movie is targeting, or should be targeting. So while I enjoyed the unique style of this movie, I had never seen "Pillow Talk" or other type movies, so I had no idea what this movie was spoofing. Still, it was funny and charming and somewhat stands on its own. However, the characters of Barbara Novak and Catcher Block seem so intent on portraying stereotypes from the past that they never really seem to connect with the audience as real characters. I liked this movie and laughed out loud several times. It just took about 30 minutes for me to get used to the fact that this was going to be a different style of movie (not in a bad way, just in a out of touch way.)
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Summary: Trailer was better than the movie
Review: I love Renee and Ewan, but this movie was slow and predicatable. The highlight was the blooper reel.
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Summary: Yuk!!!
Review: I'm so glad the late 50's and early 60's I grew up in are a thing of the past. The light romantic comedy of that era is pretty pathetic compared to the modern genre, represented by such hits as Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail. This movie was just plain stupid. Renee Zellweger was terribly miscast in the lead role, unlike in Bridget Jones' Diary, which was just perfect for her. Some silly actress like Kate Hudson would have been more appropriate for this role.
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Summary: This fell down on its ass...
Review: I couldn't have asked for a cheaper movie than this one with floppy script writing and cliche wonderland. Renee Zellweger was on an excellent role with her parts in White Oleander, Chicago, and Bridget Jones Diary until she mustve been drunk while signing a contract to star in this love story fairytale. Renee plays a writer who tells woman not to get married and to focus more on thier careers and Ewan disguises himself as an astronaut who would like love more than sex in order to prove she can fall 'down with love'. In a 50's setting this looks like it was made in no time, with no strenous parts to move. Although it was entertaining the acting by both Ewan and Renee was sloppy and not well done when David Hyde Pierce, as always, did an excellent job to give this dull movie a comic boost as the frustrated assistant. If you just love poorly made chick-flicks (always the bad choice) go on, see this but if you like real movies with real plots, keep away from this. 'Down with Love' stumbles its way through ever-so shocking turn arounds in the ever-so poorly made plot.
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Summary: pretentious... NOT!
Review: ever since i saw the trailer for this movie i knew i would love it. i was right. i like to watch romantic comedies like any average joe (or jane) but so many movies in the "romantic" genre are too corny. what i like about this movie is the air of playfulness that it has, and although everything is made to imitate the old movies of the early '60s to me it doesn't seemed contrived at all. heck, i think some of meg ryan's romantic movies are more contrived than this one. the casting of ewan mcgregor and renee zellweger was spot on - they has such an incredible chemistry it's amazing! mcgregor is absolutely charming as the blatant playboy catcher block - man, that name is so... obvious - and zellweger complements him to a tee as the cute, sexy independent woman writer. and i think david hyde pierce was awesome as usual... this man never had a role that i don't like - NEVER. the story line seems usual enough to the '60s bedroom comedy, replete with the womanizer getting his come-uppance, but the ending will blow you away. really, you have to watch it to appreciate it. and what can i say about the costumes and set? it's just exquisite. the costumes... man, if i have a few of them in my closet, i'd be playing dress up for hours. they are just beautiful, beautiful creations and had the movie stank to hades i would still see it just for the clothes. thankfully the movie is excellent so we don't need to wade through a muddy swamp to enjoy the visual ecstacy the costumes provides. this dvd is really packed with a lot of goodies, well made and presented. the scene selections are numerous making it easy to get to any scene, and the specials really shows how every piece is assembled to produce the end product. a good balance between content and brevity. all in all, i highly recommend this movie; it has a witty, tongue-in-cheek feeling heavily dosed with good humor and romance finished off with a slick production. love never had it this good; and i'm down with it...
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Summary: Going back to the 50's
Review: If you love watching old romantic comedies than this is the movie for you. Although it's a parody of Pillow Talk, it still has all the elements that makes Pillow Talk so great. Renee wears plenty of great dress. The script is good. The twist is shocking. Down with Love was great fun!
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