Love and Other Disasters (2006)

Undescribable Perfection

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Hers' was a very strange death.. and then her boyfriend goes and dies of almost the exact same causes a year later in the same house.. seriously very strange. Anyway, this film makes her loss that much more poignant, for this production is pure Brittany Murphy at her charming best, and it could very well be the best movie she's made. And Matthew Rhys matches her stride for stride... the two of them making this one of the most enjoyable rom-com's of the year. Sure it's the totally predictable formula, but it's fairly well written, and the overall cast is solid. You can watch a good number more films of any genre, and this will most likely be among the top for ease of enjoyment.

Emily is an American working in a fashion house in London. Her formal job is in fashion photography, but her hobby seems to be matchmaking.Jacks' friend Peter is looking for a significant other; his tentative screen writing centers around Jacks. So Peter is a lead in the film perhaps as much as Jacks.How many of Jacks' matchmaking schemes will work? Will she find her own good and lasting relationship? Or will she stay stuck in her rat's maze of correctness?Least favourite moment, paraphrased: "I don't want to be one of those characters who gushes out their deepest secrets while the violins play." Then Jacks gushes out her secrets while the violins play.-----Scores------Cinematography: 7/10 Often overexposed, rendering thousands of frames nearly washed out.Sound: 7/10 Okay.Acting: 4/10 The late American actress Brittany Murphy was going through the motions at best, and flying over the top at worst. Matthew Rhys was even worse. The other actors seemed to be in competition for who could be the most wooden, except for Catherine Tate, who was indeed irritating.Screenplay: 4/10 Yikes. There seemed to be no cliché from the fashion industry that could not be exposed and exploited. The central joke of this mess is just not funny. The film's open self-awareness was discouraging.

There's a dialog introducing the Argentinean character that says he was found at Ipanema Beach! For me, as a Brazilian, it is almost an offense. If the writer was American I would understand it because they normally don't know anything about other countries. When I was young I studied in New York and it was very frequent for me to have to answer questions such as "Are there snakes in the streets of São Paulo?" Or "Is Buenos Aires the capital of Brazil?" I hope that this sort of thing doesn't happen anymore. We are living in an instant communications era! Today's films should have better revisers concerned with details about geography, politics and general knowledge to avoid incorrect information.

What a complete bore this film was. One dimensional characters with a bland script. I fell asleep half way. I sometimes wonder if anyone watches these films before they are released. This movie tries to be hip and youthful, funny and clever, and warm and heartfelt and fails dramatically at all of them. I reckon that all the cast went around telling everyone that they were in a film with Paltrow and Bloom except of course Paltrow and Bloom who must of stumbled across the set whilst looking for the toilet. They found it. The main character "jacks" was so annoying I found myself hoping that she would be hit by a London bus. Oh yeah, and where the hell do they think you can find an straight Argentinian who lets you think he's gay for more than 10 seconds...jeez. Dawn French, you really don't have to do this. Angus deaton, you do.