Monday, 21 July 2008

Made of Honour

Now before I get accused of going to see a "chick flick", I should point out that I got pulled along to see this by my sister, who no amount of debate could I convince to see Iron Man instead. I had been half looking forward to it, because the trailers made it look like a romantic comedy but with a twist on the genre.

Trailer lie. Although it has its moments and had some genuine laugh out loud scenes, it is still highly formulaic and clichéd. It also has one fairly huge plot-hole.

In addition to this, Made of Honour is so twee that it is about as offensive to Scottish people as it is possible to get. Seriously, it makes "Loch Ness" starring Ted Danson look like a balanced documentary. I actually promised myself that if anyone said "Och aye the noo", then I was going to walk out. Unfortunately, no-one did.

OK, for anyone interested, here's the plothole. The two leads are best friends, and their friendship is based on complete and total honesty, so Tom would tell Hannah if clothes didn't suit her and she'd tell him if his taste in art was juvenile. Yet when she introduces her fiancé that she only met a month ago, he doesn't once try to point out that she barely knows the man or that he isn't compatible, such as when he shoots wild game in Scotland, because she hates blood sports.

Score: ??

OQ: Wouldn't you be more....comfortable in a...a...20?

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