He has Stay at Home Mommy Issues. He's
the...
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Week of August 3, 2018
Having kids is a great way to get a year
off of work. First up...
Tully
The best thing about having a nanny is they
get all the flak from the mommy shamers at the playground.
Mind you, the mommy in this dramedy would
just be happy with some shuteye.
A middle-age mother of two, Marlo (Charlize
Theron), is straddled with an unplanned pregnancy and an inattentive husband
(Ron Livingston).
Unable to cope with the lack of sleep,
Marlo hires a young night nanny, Tully (Mackenzie Davis), to tend to her babe
while she rests. Auspiciously, Marlo and Tully share similar viewpoints that help
Marlo get through her postpartum slump. But Tully is not exactly who she seems.
Saved by an out of left field third act,
this honest but sluggish portrayal of modern motherhood and marriage has its
merits beyond the strong acting and twist ending, but they’re mostly all
depressing.
And, as with every nanny, you’ll eventually
have to fight them for your child’s love.
Yellow Light
Overboard
The best thing about being an amnesiac is
that TV reruns will become completely brand new.
Unfortunately, the sufferer in this comedy
is kept too busy by his wife to watch TV.
When an arrogant Mexican socialite,
Leonardo (Eugenio Derbez), falls off of his yacht, he awakens with no idea of
his wealth or identity. His boat cleaner Kate (Anna Faris) sees that he has
amnesia, but instead of helping him she convinces Leo that they are wed with
three kids.
Now this pampered playboy must perform
menial tasks at home for Kate and labour intensive lawn work at his new job.
The pointless remake of the 1980s original,
this update switches the genders of the antagonist and protagonist with no
comedic pay-off. Even the commentary on being a Mexican in America feels forced
and heavy handed.
Besides, ICE stopped accepting amnesia as
an excuse from illegal immigrants years ago.
Red Light
***Ferment of the Imagination***
Bogus
Imaginary friends are good to have around
until you need to move furniture across town.
Thankfully, the orphan in this fantasy
doesn’t have much in the way of physical baggage to relocate.
After a car crash claims his mother,
7-year-old Albert (Haley Joel Osment) is shipped from Las Vegas to New Jersey
to live with his new guardian Harriet (Whoopi Goldberg).
To stay amused while he gets accustomed to
his new surroundings, Albert dreams up a lively French performer, Bogus (Gérard
Depardieu), to deliver the Vegas-style entertainment he enjoyed with his
mother. But things get interesting when Bogus becomes real.
While this 1996 family feature tries to
tackle childhood grief, its schmaltzy script and asinine acting gets in the
way. In fact, Bogus becomes more of an annoyance than an emotional aide pretty
fast.
Besides, every French performer – imaginary
or not – drinks way too much wine to be around children.
He's the French Breadwinner. He's the...
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