Morning Glory

[valda]

So can anyone tell me, did they play Cheryl Cole's song in the film??

I personally can't remember (there's more than enough awful music in it already), but according to IMDB it's not on the soundtrack listing.

I don't think I recognized any of the music

[poppy27]

Saw this in Bristol last night - enjoyed the film and thought the weatherman's antics were the funniest thing in the whole film!

[soonforgotten]

I seem to have liked this more than most here, but the reaction from the Apollo last night seemed pretty good as there was a lot of laughter from the audience. I really enjoyed Harrison Ford in this. I wouldn't describe this as a romcom as the romance is really just a subplot that doesn't really play a big role in the film.

My big hang up with this is the plausability. There's just no way a morning show in the US would ever go with two geriatric hosts. It just wasn't superficial enough to be believable, sad as that is. I also don't b*y that Good Morning America would want her so quickly after she essentially got lucky. I'm all for suspending disbelief, but within reason and this flick asks for a bit too much. Not to mention the fines they would have been issued for dropping the f-bomb live on air.

One more thing, why oh why did they have to name the network ibs? All I could think of was irritable bowel syndrome everytime I saw those initials.

Still, I enjoyed this more than I thought I would and perhaps more than I should have. 7/10.

[Celini]

went to the Virgin screening tonight at Vue West End; it was on screen 8, tiny screen, we arrived right on time and got stuck second row.... definitely not the best cinematographic experience.

I sometimes laughed, but was pretty bored most of the time... just an average movie for me; 6/10

[harv]

Saw this tonight at Vue Shepherds Bush with Virgin Media and it was a pretty full screening.

It was better than I thought it would be and that was mainly because of Rachel McAdams and her energetic likeable performance. Diane Keaton wasn't as annoying as she usually is and Harrison Ford was on the wrong side of hammy but he improved as the film went on. It dragged in a couple of places but I wasn't bored at any point.

[ejwrank]

I saw this last night at The Apollo and was pleasantly surprised. There were quite a few laughs and the film was pacy and at times frantic so it kept my interest. I thought the IBS initials were meant to be a joke (CBS and IBS) and found that quite amusing. Beate told me it was fun and not taxing of the brain and that summed it up well.

[Beate]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[cheekyweelassie]

Vue West End was packed. It felt like quite a small screen, but it made for a good atmosphere. There was lots of laughter and I found myself really enjoying this. It was just what I needed after a rotten day at work.
I thought Harrison Ford was fab (though I did find his voice odd at times) and I enjoyed the relationship on the show between him and Diane Keaton, which was bitey but not nasty.
The romance bit for Rachel McAdams was a bit of a non-starter, but I guess they were trying to show another side to her. It didn't really work though in my opinion. I thought she was good in this though, and portrayed a very likeable character (not resembling any executive producers I ever met in television!)
I was quite happy just to keep the action to the tv programme and see how that developed. I thought there were lots more opportunities for drama and comedy here that weren't taken, like building up tension about whether the show would get cancelled.
But all in all it was a film that didn't take itself too seriously and it was good fun.
8/10

[valda]

I seem to have liked this more than most here, but the reaction from the Apollo last night seemed pretty good as there was a lot of laughter from the audience. I really enjoyed Harrison Ford in this. I wouldn't describe this as a romcom as the romance is really just a subplot that doesn't really play a big role in the film.

My big hang up with this is the plausability. There's just no way a morning show in the US would ever go with two geriatric hosts. It just wasn't superficial enough to be believable, sad as that is. I also don't b*y that Good Morning America would want her so quickly after she essentially got lucky. I'm all for suspending disbelief, but within reason and this flick asks for a bit too much. Not to mention the fines they would have been issued for dropping the f-bomb live on air.

One more thing, why oh why did they have to name the network ibs? All I could think of was irritable bowel syndrome everytime I saw those initials.

Still, I enjoyed this more than I thought I would and perhaps more than I should have. 7/10.

me too IBS lol

[mdweaver]

Not bad, but not great either. Some laughs, but not quite enough, and like some others I found Rachel McAdams just a little bit too 'kooky' and annoying in this, particularly when she went into Sandra Bullock 'wittering on to herself/clattering into things/falling over' mode to no comedic effect (e.g. 'oops I banged my head/nearly dropped my phone' etc - crazy!). Also, found it a bit unbelievable that they would have tv screens playing during an interview at the end. Having said that, I liked Harrison Ford in this, and was entertained. 7/10