In a spoof off of Charles Dicken's classic, "A Christmas Carol," director Mark waters does a good job reenacting the parts of the play taking a single, selfish bachelor through his life and seeing how he belittled women.
Connor Meade (played by Matthew McConaughey) a famous photographer and well known "player" gets an invite to his younger brother's wedding in Newport, Rhode Island. There, he runs into one of the bridesmaids and long lost one night stand Jenny(played by Jennifer Garner). Connor thinks he is still on his "A-Game" until Jenny turns him down hard leaving him quite confused since no one resists Connor Meade.
That first night staying in the old Newport mansion, Connor gets paid a visit by his dead uncle (played by Michael Douglas). He gets taken from different scenes of his life every since he started dating. He was shown the numerous girls that he hurt in the past, present, and future.
Along the way, Connor realizes that he still has feelings for Jenny and is determined to make things right with her considering he did carry a picture of her in his wallet from when she was very little. That part was a tad creepy. However, Jenny can't seem to get over the man that Connor has now grown to be and it will take more than one night for him to gain back her respect.
Ultimately, the two fall back in love which was easily seen coming a mile away. The movie was not exciting to say the least. However, it did teach males a valuable lesson - that's if they were paying close attention. In a portion of the movie after Jenny and Connor sleep together, all Jenny wants to do is be held afterward.
To all the males, that is something so crucial to know about females. I thought that having the director include that portion in the movie was very interesting. However, that makes me wonder- is he gay? that leaves much to my imagination. Just that one scene gave men a flashing red sign of what some women really want from a relationship and that is to be held and nothing more.
The role of Connor could have been played by someone else other than McConaughey. I could have seen Matt Dillon in this role instead. The character seemed unlike any role that McConaughey is usually seen playing. It was more of the complete opposite of his role in "The Wedding Planner." The "bad boy" act doesn't work for Matthew McConaughey with his whole southern accent and charm.
The acting by both Jennifer Garner and Matthew McConaughey really were not their best which is probably why it was not a smash hit at the box offices. Although Jennifer Garner was placed in her typical "good girl next door" roles that she usually gets hired for, this character suited her well and so did the overall movie. However, Matthew McConaughey would be suited much better in another film like "Fool's Gold" where he can be care free, adventurous, and shirtless.
Overall, I thought the movie was mediocre. I probably wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone unless they wanted to watch a "how to guide" on what to do and what not to do to women considering that there were some helpful tips on how to treat a female with respect. Other than that, I watched it once and didn't get much fulfillment. But it's an okay movie to see if there's nothing else better to watch.
No comments:
Post a Comment