Again people trying to make a Nancy Meyers film without Nancy Meyers. And they fail tremendously. You can have excellent actors but this film shows that if they fall into the wrong hands they appear to become mediocre actors. This film is not telling a coherent fun, uplifted story. It goes all places. Up and down from somewhere to nowhere and back again. At the start of the film there are some truly funny lines, which made me laugh out loud. I was ready for a fun romantic film. But quickly it all became so tedious, I could not be bothered to keep my focus. Boring, boring dialogues. No cohesive story arc. And the two protagonists stay so flat, so one dimensional. I don't understand why good actors can say yes to such an empty script. The emotions that are on display are also very childlike. We do not see fully developed adults with full personalities and emotions. Joey King is somehow the only one managing to make something out of her scenes and dialogues. But bad editing, bad direction, a script that haphazardly jumps up and down without real substance, is annihilating all her hard work. And then about Nicole Kidman. Yes, she is a recognised, good actress. But she looks frail, vulnerable. Not fit and virile. And yes even as such, a person is able to get into a passionate new love affair. But somehow I do not feel it. And to be honest this has mostly to do with the people behind the camera. An affair between Zac Efron's and Joey King's character would have made more sense. Let's be honest, Kidman was miscast in this film. I just saw the film 'May December', and I think that Julianne Moore, who by the way is older than Nicole Kidman, would have been a better fit for this film. Although I don't think it would have made the film much better. Because the script was lacking, the direction was lacking and the editing was lacking. I was mostly just bored. People need real adult characters with real adult emotions even when you try to create a romantic, at times a slapstick world. The world isn't a Children's Bible, so don't try to cater to those people who think it should be.
N. B. This film is set during Christmas, with Christmas tree and all. My guess this film was meant to premiere during the holiday season in December. Why they decided to put it out there now, in summer?
N. B. This film is set during Christmas, with Christmas tree and all. My guess this film was meant to premiere during the holiday season in December. Why they decided to put it out there now, in summer?
