Dennis Doyle(Pegg) isn’t the most adept of men. Years after leaving his fiancée at the alter, he has degraded into an overweight, poor, security guard. His friends and family try to cheer him up, while at the same time telling him he’s an idiot for ditching Libby(Newton) at the altar, while pregnant with their son. In spite of the constant prodding from his friends and his conscience, Dennis doesn’t have much reason to improve his health, life and love. That is, until Whit(Azeria) shows up.
Whit is Libby’s new boyfriend, and he’s better than Dennis in every way. Whit is an investment banker in downtown london, he runs marathons, has the eye of Libby and is a better father than Dennis. (more…)
Jane Nichols(Heigl), realized her love of weddings at a young age. Helping others perfect the most important day of their lives is something she’s always enjoyed. She enjoys it so much, she’s helped plan 27 weddings. When she’s not organizing the next big day, she’s either working as George’s(Burns) assistant at Everest, an outdoors magazine, or reading through the commitments section of the paper. Every Sunday, Jane and countless other women flip directly to the commitments section to read the latest wedding proposals and tales of romantic courtship spun by Malcolm Doyle.
Her life seems perfect until Jane’s younger, more beautiful, more outgoing sister Tess(Akerman) returns home. On her first night home, Tess meet’s George, Jane’s boss. Immediately, Tess and George hit it off, at the distress of Jane, who is secretly in love with George. (more…)
For anyone, high school is a time of change and self-discovery. That goes doubly for Juno MacGuff(Page) who gets pregnant by her boyfriend Paulie Bleeker(Cera). Juno, by nature is an independent girl. She also has an unique perspective on the world and an interesting way of expressing herself (“God, Banana! Shut your freakin’ gob!”). So when she learns of her pregnancy, she rolls with the punches (figuratively) and decides to ‘go ahead an nip this thing in the bud.’ After a very brief stint in an all too awkward women’s clinic, Juno decides to keep the baby and give it up for adoption.
Enter Mark(Bateman) and Vanessa Loring(Garner); the wholesome adoptive couple, whom Juno’s best friend, Leah(Thirlby) found in the PennySaver. (more…)
Barry B. Benson(Seinfeld) is a lowly worker bee. Only he isn’t so thrilled about working and making honey for the rest of his life. Whilst deciding what to do after graduating from college, Barry travels outside the hive into the human world. After two near-death experiences involving a tennis ball and size 10.5 winter boots, he meets Vanessa(Zellweger). To thank her for saving his life, he must break the cardinal rule of bees; never talk to humans.
As Barry and Vanessa’s relationship blossoms, Barry discovers that humans actually eat honey. Outraged at the exploitation of honey bees for the pleasure of humans leaves Barry with only one option; sue the human race and return the honey to the bees. (more…)
Before now, David Gordon’s(Cusack) life was all about his imagination and writing. He explains that he uses these tools as a temporary escape from reality and as a coping mechanism. That may explain why his recent science fiction novel was such as success; following closely behind the death of his wife. To feel love again, David decides he wants to adopt. Something he thinks will honor his wife and bring happiness to his world.
Enter Dennis(Coleman), a young boy in need of a family who believes he’s on a mission from Mars. David and Dennis are two kindred souls each using their imagination to liven their worlds and shelter their hearts. Together, they help each other realize that there is still plenty worth loving here on Earth, for both humans and martians. (more…)
Well blended humor(like, laughing in your seat funny) and romance is hard to come by. There are the classics, like Pretty Woman and You’ve Got Mail, but it is refreshing to see the ‘romantic comedy’ genre still has the goods. Dan In Real Life is about Dan Burns(Carell) and his awkward reentry into the dating scene 4 years after his wife died. Dan, the model father, is left to raise his three daughters; Lilly(Lawston), Cara(Robertson) and Jane(Pill) alone. While his daughters are off at school, Dan’s job is a non-fiction writer and help columnist on the verge of syndication. (more…)
