Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Weather Girl

I rented this movie because it looked like a cute, straight forward romantic comedy that made me laugh when I saw the trailer. That's usually a sign that tells me to see the film if it's a comedy. The movie was far more than that. Yes, the plot is something we've seen before, but what made it different was the character development. It's like there are two different types of romance/romantic comedies. 1. The cookie-cutter big theatrical releases that are sometimes cute, almost always predictable, and end happily and 2. the gritty character driven indie flicks that usually have a sad ending. This movie did what I've always wanted a filmmaker to do. It combined the two best parts of both. It took the happy ending cookie cutter premise of theatrical bigger budget releases with the character development of an indie film. What you get is a smart, funny film that actually rings true to life while still giving you that happy ending. Look for lots of familiar faces.

**1/2 stars

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