pertinaciousbreath Reviews

Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)

A sad, sad day for Hugh Gran'ts army

[1/10 · 22 December 2009]

Ever sat through a movie wondering to yourself "how does crap like this get made?" Well, Did You Hear About the Morgans makes those movies look good. The first word that came to mind when my daughter asked what I thought was "excruciating". I can NOT believe the same person wrote Two Weeks Notice and Music and Lyrics. Did he lose a bet?

And Hugh Grant...what to say? He acted like a man being held at ransom, trying to convey a desperate plea for help. I expected to see a "Help me" sign taped to his back every time he turned around. His performance was forced and there was literally no chemistry whatsoever between him and Sarah Jessica Parker. The plot, the dialog, the story arc...literally everything in the movie was a poorly executed cliché. The witness protection plan? Seriously? This is 2009 and not 1986, right?

As a die hard Hugh Grant fan, my only hope is he made this movie to please some big studio boss in order to get his own screenplay (about his war hero grandfather) made. If so, it had better be good...it's going to take nothing short of another Saving Private Ryan to save Grant's reputation after this stinker of a movie.

British Men Behaving Badly: Watching TV (1997) Season 6, Episode 4

Who Knew Start Trek could be this funny?

[10/10 · 11 December 2009]

This is one of the few Men Behaving Badly episodes to truly deserve full marks. Possibly one of the funniest half hours of television ever made! The simplicity of the plot is it's genius. And who knew imitating Star Trek sound effects could be so funny?

I've often wondered if this particular episode was made on a whim...sort of a joke just to see if they could get away with with filming an entire episode with one camera on the sofa. Not that it matters, because it worked. Of particular note is the scene where Martin Clunes and Caroline Quentin are trying to remember the theme song to a long-forgotten television show...priceless.

Doc Martin (2004–2022)

This American Says Keep it British!!!

[25 August 2009]

Doc Martin is as close as it gets to perfection. Martin Clunes and Dominic Minghella should (and I'm sure do) take intense pride over their creation. The writing is the best in the business, the director Ben Bolt is amazing, and the acting is subtle, natural, hilarious and touching. In addition to Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz has shown herself to be one of the best of her generation. And the scenery and music, of course, are beautiful.

Pleeeeeeaaaaaaaase, please, please Mr. and Mrs. Clunes: Don't sell out to us Yanks. Let the American version of Men Behaving Badly be your guide...Don't do it, ever, under any circumstances!