Wedding Ringer (2015)

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The Wedding Ringer (2015)

Director:

Jeremy Garelick

Starring:

Kevin Hart

Josh Gad

Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting

Plot:

Two weeks shy of his wedding, a socially awkward guy enters into a charade by hiring the owner of a company that provides best men for grooms in need.

Review:

Such a beautiful love story. Movie was hilarious. I wish things had gone different with the bride, but oh well.

It was nice to see a Kevin Hart movie without all the short jokes and Josh Gad was amusing.

Surprisingly good and I’m really glad I watched it, though, for whatever reason I can’t seem to think of anything to say about it. Oh well, rent it.

4/5

 

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland By: Lewis Carroll Illustrated By: Robert Ingpen

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland By: Lewis Carroll Illustrated By: Robert Ingpen

Plot:

One day, a young girl named Alice is sitting on the riverbank with her sister, when she sees a curious looking white rabbit. She soon after falls into the magical world of Wonderland, where she meets a series of strange creatures.

Review:

This is one of the books that’s been on my To Read list for a while. I’ve seen a few Wonderland movies/adaption’s so I didn’t feel a rush to read the source material. However, at a recent trip to Barnes and Noble, with my mother-in-law, we found this copy and it was so beautiful she had to buy it for me. So I decided to read it to my daughter. She’s only seventeen months old, but I wanted to have something that I could read out loud to her while she played. So every couple of days I read a chapter to her. She seemed to really like the pictures but couldn’t care less about the story, which is understandable for her age.

Story wise there were no surprises, everything was pretty weird, and I thought Carroll did an excellent job making me feel like I was in the dream of a child. The imagery was nice and random and occasionally I got bored. How long can you listen to someone tell you their dream? It was still a cute story.

Illustration wise I cannot recommend this edition enough. Robert Ingpen has done an amazing job bringing the story to life. The pictures are beautiful to look at and reflect the stories whimsical qualities. Love him!

4/5

Grace & Frankie (2015-?)

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Grace & Frankie (2015-?)

Network:

Netflix

Starring:

Jane Fonda

Lily Tomlin

Martin Sheen

Sam Waterston

Plot:

A pair of rivals find out their husbands want to run off with each other.

Review:

There is something so refreshing about this show. It’s not too serious but it’s not too funny, it’s perfect. I felt so bad for Lily Tomlin’s character, she loved her husband, they had a good life, and then he cheats on her for twenty years.

I watched past the pilot and I liked the fact that the guys didn’t get completely off for cheating even though it was with other men.

Really liked the show and I’ve already binge watched most of it.

4/5

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) By: Mindy Kaling

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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) By: Mindy Kaling

Plot:

Mindy Kaling has lived many lives: the obedient child of immigrant professionals, a timid chubster afraid of her own bike, a Ben Affleck–impersonating Off-Broadway performer and playwright, and, finally, a comedy writer and actress prone to starting fights with her friends and coworkers with the sentence “Can I just say one last thing about this, and then I swear I’ll shut up about it?”   Perhaps you want to know what Mindy thinks makes a great best friend (someone who will fill your prescription in the middle of the night), or what makes a great guy (one who is aware of all elderly people in any room at any time and acts accordingly), or what is the perfect amount of fame (so famous you can never get convicted of murder in a court of law), or how to maintain a trim figure (you will not find that information in these pages). If so, you’ve come to the right book, mostly!   In Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, Mindy invites readers on a tour of her life and her unscientific observations on romance, friendship, and Hollywood, with several conveniently placed stopping points for you to run errands and make phone calls. Mindy Kaling really is just a Girl Next Door—not so much literally anywhere in the continental United States, but definitely if you live in India or Sri Lanka.

Review:

I find Mindy Kaling incredibly fascinating, not quiet the level of Tori Spelling, but getting there. I watch the Mindy Project and while I’m not a minority I do relate to her. Maybe it’s the weight thing? Not sure.

Anyway the book was well written, interesting, not so in depth that you started to wonder what the hell was wrong with her, but not so vague that you had no idea what was going on. I liked the random advice she gave and agreed with her view of marriage and love life in general.

It’s very easy to underestimate Kaling because of the roles that she has taken but she’s very smart and I liked that this book showed that.

Also they totally stole her idea for the new Ghostbusters and if she isn’t getting money from that she should and she should have a part cause it would be so awesome.

4/5

Paddington (2014)

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Paddington (2014)

Director:

Paul King

Starring:

Ben Whishaw

Hugh Bonneville

Sally Hawkins

Julie Walters

Plot:

A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.

Review:

What the hell man? What the hell? Why did it have to start that way? I haven’t read a Paddington book in years but I started reading one to my daughter a while ago and it most certainly did not start with the death of Paddington’s uncle all in your face. You know there are plenty of stories out there that don’t involve the death of a loved one pushing the hero to great heights.

Setting that aside the movie was really cute. Loved the family and the way the dad was portrayed. The contrast between when he went into the hospital with his pregnant wife and when he left was hilarious and really put the nail on the head regarding the before and after of kids.

Paddington holds a special place in my heart and I thought this movie was good enough not to tarnish any memories I held.

4/5