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I have been watching fluff movies lately as I just need something de-stressful.
Which means I've been watching a bunch of Netflix originals, because they have cornered the market on hack rom com/chick flicks and I am 100% okay with this.
Like Father - This is a ninety-minute commercial for Royal Caribbean cruises with a bit of a plot. It also stars Kristen Bell and Kelsey Grammer, and they are both truly enjoyable to watch. But seriously. It is a Royal Caribbean brochure. Plot contrivance means they not only have to show off all the special features of the boat, but they also spend the entire movie only wearing clothes available in the onboard stores.
Set It Up - Pretty traditional rom com with some pretty traditional sexism problems, though they do manage to delightfully invert some of them. Really, though, this is an excuse to watch ridiculously charming people for an hour and a half. Everyone (except the very bland male lead) is just fun. Needed more Lucy Liu, though. Lucy Liu in all the things.
Ali's Wedding - Kinda doesn't deserve to be on the list, as this one is not a hack movie, but it is a Netflix original. Rom com about an Iraqi immigrant family in Australia. Very heartwarming. I can't speak to the authenticity of the portrayal of the Australian Muslim community (though it was written about actual events in the stars life), but I will say that this one is not about rejecting the constraints of a traditional family in order to be happy, but instead learning that being accepted doesn't mean rejecting your own happiness.
Not an original, but also on the list:
The Princess Diaries - Hadn't seen this one before as I was a little above the target market (that is, I'm just about Anne Hathaway's age, and as she's playing someone four years younger than she was at the time, I was in college, and this was aimed at middle schoolers). I'm also not the biggest Hathaway fan. But--this does exactly what it says on the tin. And Julie Andrews is wonderful. Though if this made up kingdom is meant to be "a small kingdom in between Spain and France" I think what you are talking about is Catalonia and--oo. Best not to think too hard about that one.
Also, if you haven't watched Nailed It, do yourself a favor. I don't normally laugh when I'm alone, but there's an episode in the second season that had me gasping for breath and worried that my neighbors might think I was possessed.
Which means I've been watching a bunch of Netflix originals, because they have cornered the market on hack rom com/chick flicks and I am 100% okay with this.
Like Father - This is a ninety-minute commercial for Royal Caribbean cruises with a bit of a plot. It also stars Kristen Bell and Kelsey Grammer, and they are both truly enjoyable to watch. But seriously. It is a Royal Caribbean brochure. Plot contrivance means they not only have to show off all the special features of the boat, but they also spend the entire movie only wearing clothes available in the onboard stores.
Set It Up - Pretty traditional rom com with some pretty traditional sexism problems, though they do manage to delightfully invert some of them. Really, though, this is an excuse to watch ridiculously charming people for an hour and a half. Everyone (except the very bland male lead) is just fun. Needed more Lucy Liu, though. Lucy Liu in all the things.
Ali's Wedding - Kinda doesn't deserve to be on the list, as this one is not a hack movie, but it is a Netflix original. Rom com about an Iraqi immigrant family in Australia. Very heartwarming. I can't speak to the authenticity of the portrayal of the Australian Muslim community (though it was written about actual events in the stars life), but I will say that this one is not about rejecting the constraints of a traditional family in order to be happy, but instead learning that being accepted doesn't mean rejecting your own happiness.
Not an original, but also on the list:
The Princess Diaries - Hadn't seen this one before as I was a little above the target market (that is, I'm just about Anne Hathaway's age, and as she's playing someone four years younger than she was at the time, I was in college, and this was aimed at middle schoolers). I'm also not the biggest Hathaway fan. But--this does exactly what it says on the tin. And Julie Andrews is wonderful. Though if this made up kingdom is meant to be "a small kingdom in between Spain and France" I think what you are talking about is Catalonia and--oo. Best not to think too hard about that one.
Also, if you haven't watched Nailed It, do yourself a favor. I don't normally laugh when I'm alone, but there's an episode in the second season that had me gasping for breath and worried that my neighbors might think I was possessed.