Loved it!

phoenixfyrs

Yes, Brittany Murphy has a horrible accent in this movie. That however is explained half way into the movie when she reveals she was born in England, her parents died, she was shipped off to family that lived in the US, then returned to England. So she really doesn't have an English accent more of just a formal way of speaking. Yes the accents were horrible, but I love this movie though. Funny though that Matthew Rhys who was born in Wales and spoke Welsh for a good part of his life, does an American accent better than a London accent but just saying London accent is like saying an apple. If you've met 2 people from London you know none of them talk exactly alike.

Poking fun at the romantic comedy genre, every character in this movie is an emotional mess. Brittany's character breaks up with her boyfriend, only to continue dating him and having sex with him, but insisting they've broken up. The one guy she has a true emotional connection with in the movie besides Matthew Rhys' character, Paulo is because she thinks he's gay and she doesn't stand a chance. Matthew Rhys character is gay and falls in love with men until he actually gets to know them, then finds some flaw in them and sneaks out the back door. He spends most of the movie, trying not to be set up with the man of his dreams, only to find out he got the guys name wrong, actually goes out with the man of his dreams only to find himself bored to tears. Catherine Tate's character is an emotional train wreck with Sybil at the switch, and I absolutely love Stephanie Beacham as her mother.

This movie might not win any awards but it got some good laughs from me, kept my interest, and I wasn't bored.

score 7/10

phoenixfyrs 1 March 2012

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