The Romantic Comedy Rant Continues....

Lately, I seem to be shying away from anything Owen Wilson, so it doesn't surprise me that this is not getting "rave" reviews. You're right, Lizzy, she is better than this.

It's just a shame, I think she topped out in her breakout role, and really hasn't seen the point of challenging herself anymore, because, let's be honest, she's just like McConaughey right now, she's found a nitch that sells, and she's capitalizing on it.

I remember when McConaughey first got big, and he was doing dramatic roles like in A Time To Kill, and U-571, then all of the sudden, The Wedding Planner started a spiral of, all be it sometimes entertaining, dribble! I picked up Failure to Launch recently, not worth it. Apparently I am not the only person that felt that way, either. I have seen similar threads on IMDB discussing this.

Don't get me wrong, I like Romantic Comedies sometimes, and they do have their place, but lately we are SOOO overwhelmed with them, they aren't as well written as they used to be and they are starting to go for the cheapest laughs around. Like in Failure to Launch, the "comedy" were these different accidents that happened to the main character, and it was so slapstick, I just groaned.

So, here's a question, what is your favorite Romantic Comedy. It doesn't matter if you know the story line is light or if the acting is substandard, you don't need to justify WHY you like it. I'll start...

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