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Reviews
The Wedding Year (2019)
A movie made for women, by men...
Had high hopes because of Sarah Hyland, but honestly... this movie is just filled with a bunch of lame, overused jokes and sexist/misogynistic tropes. And sorry, but once I realized it was written and directed by men, I wasn't surprised - given that these are the types of jokes and tropes only men would find funny. Women would have done a MUCH better job at making a movie like this both more entertaining and realistic. I mean come on, this whole movie is targeted at women. Why do men keep thinking they know how to write for us? I'm a writer too, but would never dream of writing something *for* men. There were so many times I was left scratching my head at the things Sarah's character would do -- to the point where I felt second-hand embarrassment. I get it, it's hard for men to put themselves in a woman's shoes when writing, so they tend to just fall back on whatever is most "familiar" i.e. Things they've seen before in TV or movies. But it felt like the writer had just clumped together every single cliche he had ever seen from women in the early 2000's -- and the ironic part? Those women were also written by men.
Anyway, nothing against the actors. The cast is great. I just wish men would at least take a break from writing female leads. Maybe then we'd stop seeing all these recycled versions of women written by men who don't actually act like real women. I mean, we gotta break the chain somewhere if women are ever to be accurately depicted in movies, and I think that chainbreak starts with men putting their pens down where female leads are concerned.
The Holiday Calendar (2018)
Perfect Christmas movie!
OK everyone maybe if you don't like "predictable Christmas movies" go somewhere else? But come on this is the PERFECT holiday movie to get you in the holiday spirit. It's wayyy better than A Christmas Prince and that movie was the talk of the town last year. Who wants to watch a Christmas movie with twists and turns anyway??? I don't!!! They make Christmas horror films if that's more your thing.. I wanna see love, friends, family, joy, all the holiday staples, etc at Christmastime. Sorry, I guess that means I like my Christmas predictable? Maybe it's because the rest of the year is so unpredictable that Christmas should be the one thing you can count on.. which this movie is! And it's freaking perfect in its execution, simplicity and all! This is my very first IMDb review ever, because that's how badly I wanted to get this message across in a sea of negative reviews. Don't let people's sad attitudes stop you from watching this adorably inspiring movie. But if you want to be depressed this Christmas, then by all means listen to their reviews and watch something else.