Laughter and fun aside, what we’re left with is a movie which tries to be more sincere than it really is. A failure in terms of honesty, leaving the viewer to feel let-down., 17 June 2011
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
I have to admit that after I watched this movie in the theater for the first time, I was swept away by the laughs, and emerged from my initial viewing with a bit of a high because of that! The entire cast was great (Jamie Lee Curtis and Sigourney Weaver were lots of fun opposite each-other!). Heck, I even added it on Facebook to my list of favorite movies! And, I told myself that I couldn’t wait to get a DVD copy to add to my personal collection!
But, then, after I did get a DVD and watched it for a second time, my feelings for the film were sorely different. I just couldn’t get past the necklace scene, and the blatantly obvious fact that Joanna didn’t seem to have changed (even though she would fool many of us into thinking she had). And, that realization was the straw that broke the camels back, for me. So, I deleted it off my Facebook and no-longer regard it as one of my favorites. And, I’m sorry to say that I’m rather embarrassed at myself for ever bragging about it to so many people in the first place, b/c it was a real disappointment in terms of why we, the audience, are supposed to ultimately like it; i.e. if the ultimate message was supposed to be about hope and how even the meanest bullies can change (which is what I was hoping for), then this film was a failure, because when it came down to it, it seemed to lack sincerity. As a movie lover, it pains me to admit this though, because I did so want to believe in the goodness of this film!
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