VERY GOOD to PERFECT rom-coms.
Paul
Thomas Anderson's 2002 "Punch-Drunk Love" is one of the best of the last
decade. Adam Sandler, Philip Seymour Hoffman, the standard PTA
whip-pans, the beautiful lens flares, and the stressful percussion all
wrapped up in a funny little
make-you-want-to-smash-the-face-of-your-loved-one-with-a-sledge-hammer-because-you-love-them-so-much
romantic comedy results in a near perfect film that can be enjoyed on
multiple viewings. PTA definitely deserved best director at Cannes that
year. It's streaming on Netflix, youse!
Preston Sturges's 1941
"The Lady Eve" is one of the most romantic and funny movies I have ever
seen. Indeed, it's one of my all-time favs. Barbara Stanwyck is a
beautiful man-eating con-artist and Henry Fonda is a rich snake expert
who falls hopelessly in love with Stanwyck's character. It's got one of
those happy, feel-good classic hollywood endings that do not feel tacked
on, Spielberg-style. My favorite scenes are, of course, when Stanwyck's
character is putting her spell on Fonda's character. He's so hopeless.
She's so sexy! Give it a try; it's on Netflix Instant. You won't regret
it!
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