Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Friends with Romance!

Friends with kids is about two grown ups trying to have a kid together.  The younger man is her best friend but is still chasing tail.  She has just kind of been holding out and looking for some one more mature.  Blah blah, That being said, This movie is fantastic.  I don't even know what to talk about first.

The casting selection is to die for.  If they couldn't have picked some of the best actors.  Yes a lot of these actors are known for their comedic roles but to say the lines they say, I don't know how they couldn't of laughed.  Maybe they did and they just had good edits and sound design but jeez.  Each character is funny in their own right.  Sensible characters, shallow characters, drunks, loud mouths, and really real characters. 

The story is great.  My only complaint is that it gets a little off the hinges when dealing with such an expansive timeline.  It goes from 4 years where everyone is still kid-less.  Then all their friends have kids and they don't want to be like them (who would, parents suck always.)  Or that's the shtick.  So they go for it and an emotional roller coaster ensues.  Couples that have known each other for decades have to now go through trying to still love another when you have chaos in the way.  To deal with such a broad cast and also have each character be so rounded, apologetic, happy, depressed and everyone in between (actually showing a spectrum of emotions) is epic.

Each scene is funny and the dialogue is spot on.  It's very quirky, Apatow funny which I think is a good thing.  You might not like the hilarious through duplication of reality but I personally love it.  It ties us with what actually happens in our present day life.  Even though this movie is set in time, I feel like it sets a mark for our new progressive generation (what ever that means.) 

Pros
-All star cast
-Real
-So funny and spot on
-Teaches you about marriage (ha!)
Cons
-Massive time piece.  Covers like 7 years in 2 hours.

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