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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

Taking a few cues from old comedies of the 30s, this little romp features an accidental social secretary, played by Frances McDormand, who struggles to keep up with her new employer, played by Amy Adams. Adams' character has three prospective men in her life, and needs a little bit of help balancing them, as well as deciding whether love or fortune matters to her most. Guess what wins out?!

This movie starts off poorly, but eventually wins you over with its heart. McDormand is comfortable and easy to like, and Adams eventually wins you over despite a bit of excessive perkiness.

I don't have much else to say. It's a nice little flick, worth a watch some time if you catch it on tv.

posted by Jeri | 04/23/08| 04:38:25 pm| movies, 2008| 2 comments »


WTF of the Day: Pulling GTA IV Ads

This is just ridiculous. Chicago pulls bus ads for Grand Theft Auto IV but meanwhile I'm sure there are ads for just as violent (if not more) movies and television shows up all over the place. This focus on video games being the root of all evil really boggles my mind. Censorship in all forms bothers me, but inconsistent censorship bothers me even more. For instance, Wal Mart won't sell albums that have explicit lyrics, but you can buy all the R and Unrated movies you want. It just doesn't make sense to me.

posted by brendoman | 04/23/08| 04:25:59 pm| Movies, I Love Video Games| 1 comment »


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