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JamesG · 12-09-2011, 05:53 PM

Movie Reviews: "New Year's Eve"

New Year’s Eve boasts a skillful comedy director, Garry Marshal, and an imposing cluster of stars, including:

Halle Berry
Hilary Swank
Robert De Niro
Michelle Pfeiffer
Cary Elwes
James Belushi
Penny Marshall
Matthew Broderick
Bon Jovi
Zac Efron
Ludacris
Abigail Breslin
Katherine Heigl
Josh Duhamel
Ryan Seacrest
Sarah Jessica Parker
Ashton Kutcher
and more... (Oh, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg)

In his review in the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert asks:

“How is it possible to assemble more than two dozen stars in a movie and find nothing interesting for any of them to do?”

Mick Lasalle in the San Francisco Chronicle wonders the same thing.

“What can be said about a movie that … has all the stars in the galaxy and all the appeal of rotting fish?”

Manohla Dargis in the New York Times says that the movie simply:

“interweaves more than a half-dozen gtrivial subplots into a cheerlessly cheery mosaic. The screenplay isn’t written so much as assembled in carefully slotted little blocks.”

To several critics it seems as if plot and performance really doesn’t matter.

According to Wesley Morris in the Boston Globe, movies like New Year’s Eve and Marshall’s previous Valentine’s Day are all about exploiting:

“our gluttony for famous people and special occasions with extra-strength celebrity overlap.”

Sara Stewart in the New York Post begins her review this way:

“If I say I don’t much care for New Year’s Eve, I risk sounding like a curmudgeon, but I have zero reservations about telling you how much I loathed New Year’s Eve, a soul-sucking monument to Hollywood greed and saccharine holiday culture.”

Linda Barnard concludes her review in the Toronto Star by voicing this wish:

“As we all link arms and sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ we hope that somewhere amid the streamers and popping champagne corks director Marshall is making a resolution to stop making these holiday-themed movies.

If he gets his hands on St. Patrick’s Day we’re done for.”

-IMDB News

MrCleveland · 12-10-2011, 09:57 AM

This looks like something a-la "Grand Hotel"....

Get the best stars that Hollywood has right now, put them in a movie, and see what happens.

I won't be surprised "Grand Hotel" will be remade and have Halle Berry be the singer/dancer a-la Greta Garbo.

isiahthomas · 12-17-2011, 04:51 PM

I'm gonna wait for this to come to video. This movie is kinda like Garry Marshall's movie Valentine's Day. Garry is a good director. I liked his Pretty Woman movie with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. Penny Marshall who played on Laverne and Shirley tv show is his daughter right?

JamesG · 12-17-2011, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by isiahthomas

This movie is kinda like Garry Marshall's movie Valentine's Day. Garry is a good director. I liked his Pretty Woman movie with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. Penny Marshall who played on Laverne and Shirley tv show is his daughter right?

No, Garry and Penny Marshall are siblings.

12-09-2011, 05:53 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,121	Movie Reviews: "New Year's Eve" *Movie Reviews: "New Year's Eve"* New Year’s Eve boasts a skillful comedy director, Garry Marshal, and an imposing cluster of stars, including: Halle Berry Hilary Swank Robert De Niro Michelle Pfeiffer Cary Elwes James Belushi Penny Marshall Matthew Broderick Bon Jovi Zac Efron Ludacris Abigail Breslin Katherine Heigl Josh Duhamel Ryan Seacrest Sarah Jessica Parker Ashton Kutcher and more... (Oh, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg) In his review in the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert asks: “How is it possible to assemble more than two dozen stars in a movie and find nothing interesting for any of them to do?” Mick Lasalle in the San Francisco Chronicle wonders the same thing. “What can be said about a movie that … has all the stars in the galaxy and all the appeal of rotting fish?” Manohla Dargis in the New York Times says that the movie simply: “interweaves more than a half-dozen gtrivial subplots into a cheerlessly cheery mosaic. The screenplay isn’t written so much as assembled in carefully slotted little blocks.” To several critics it seems as if plot and performance really doesn’t matter. According to Wesley Morris in the Boston Globe, movies like New Year’s Eve and Marshall’s previous Valentine’s Day are all about exploiting: “our gluttony for famous people and special occasions with extra-strength celebrity overlap.” Sara Stewart in the New York Post begins her review this way: “If I say I don’t much care for New Year’s Eve, I risk sounding like a curmudgeon, but I have zero reservations about telling you how much I loathed New Year’s Eve, a soul-sucking monument to Hollywood greed and saccharine holiday culture.” Linda Barnard concludes her review in the Toronto Star by voicing this wish: “As we all link arms and sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ we hope that somewhere amid the streamers and popping champagne corks director Marshall is making a resolution to stop making these holiday-themed movies. If he gets his hands on St. Patrick’s Day we’re done for.” -IMDB News

12-10-2011, 09:57 AM	#2
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,224	This looks like something a-la "Grand Hotel".... Get the best stars that Hollywood has right now, put them in a movie, and see what happens. I won't be surprised "Grand Hotel" will be remade and have Halle Berry be the singer/dancer a-la Greta Garbo.
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12-17-2011, 04:51 PM	#3
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	I'm gonna wait for this to come to video. This movie is kinda like Garry Marshall's movie Valentine's Day. Garry is a good director. I liked his Pretty Woman movie with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. Penny Marshall who played on Laverne and Shirley tv show is his daughter right?