All Romantic Comedy Reviews

A made-for-TV movie

The Ugly Truth.

July 31st, 2009

“The Ugly Truth” exists in a fictional universe where people of colour are banished to the outer fringes of the screen (Ooh! There’s a black guy!) and eleven months is a long time to have not had sex.

Business model: Sandra Bullock in "The Proposal"

The Proposal. No, thanks.

June 19th, 2009

If nothing else, “The Proposal” is entertainment conducive to cuddling. Of course, so is the programming on Music 99 FM, which is free, or four syndicated episodes of “The Dick Van Dyke Show”, which is funnier.

Clive Owen, channeling Cary Grant, in "Duplicity"

Duplicity.

May 3rd, 2009

“Duplicity” is a love story enthralled by love stories, a romance written by a hopeless romantic, who longs for a time when the movie never ended, when you couldn’t tell where the character stopped and the movie star began.

A blonde and bland Renee Zellweger

New in Town.

April 20th, 2009

New in Town has all the ingredients of a romantic comedy, but director Jonas Elmer hews too strictly to the recipe printed on the box office.