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Re: Friends with Kids

#71 Post by superhero » Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:21 pm

I know I gave it a really low mark, but have to put things in perspective, it's a little vanity project from the wife of Jon Hamm that was made in 4 weeks in early 2011 and they were still busy finalising Bridesmaid then.

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Re: Friends with Kids

#72 Post by fetta » Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:50 pm

We saw this last Thursday at Shit-bury, thanks to prettyxcool. They are always disorganized there but that was on a different level altogether!
The film unfortunately was very forgettable. Given the talent cramped into it I was really looking froward to seeing it, which probably made it seem more disappointing than it should be - but disappointing it is. A very average and very unfunny 5/10

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Re: Friends with Kids

#73 Post by SocialFlutterBy » Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:47 pm

Went to the Showcase cinema in Glasgow tonight to see this, pretty much right away the lights went back up and the manager came out and told us that they had some technical problem with the film and would not be able to show it however we could pick anything else we wanted or get tickets to come back at a later date...

have to say very well handled by Showcase huge well done to the manager it's the happiest i have ever seen people at a non screening we took tickets and will maybe try later on in the week to catch a film x
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Re: Friends with Kids

#74 Post by yogi » Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:46 pm

Celini wrote:6/10 for me too!

A comedy that forgot to be funny half way through with a seriously underused supporting cast and two badly miscast leads!

That could have been so much better; I unfortunately got bored after 40 minutes or so and started focusing on Jennifer Westfeldt overly immobile forehead... Got interested again when Jon Hamm woke up for about 25 seconds; definitely the best part of this film.

(oh, and this ending.... really! wtf?)
Ditto, apart from the score. 3/10

Anyone else notice the difference in Jennifer Westfeldt's face in those photos album pics, oh why did you do it to yourself?

One of he funniest things was a couple of people asking her what she was thinking, clearly no one else had a clue cos she looked like she was wearing a mask!

As for the film I think I've forgotten it already, it's not funny, wastes it's cast and has some really out of place swearing as well. But then aren't most modern rom-coms like this these days. Obviously it's no When Harry Met Sally, but it even made my mind fondly wander back to Life as we Know It, a good film that now seems a whole lot better.
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Re: Friends with Kids

#75 Post by baty » Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:36 am

The show case in cardiff starts at an alleged 7:30 - usually later though so was hoping for a worth while comedy effort.
I found the film flimsy, once again everyone has great jobs-appartments etc. and of course the happy ever after ending. Was it worth driving through the pounding rain to see -no
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Re: Friends with Kids

#76 Post by Horseknight » Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:50 am

Simply annoyed by way too many f words and other unnecessary swearing

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Re: Friends with Kids

#77 Post by JazzyC » Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:42 pm

Tried to go and see this yesterday - then 2 miles from cinema stuck in traffic for 40 mins after an accident - so we missed it.

From the above it does not seem like we missed much -- but free films have been so thin on the ground for us this year I am just sad to miss out on one of the few! :undecided:

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Re: Friends with Kids

#78 Post by RickyRaj » Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:20 am

Average film, nothing spectacular, a few funny bits but I've seen better.
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Re: Friends with Kids

#79 Post by winitfamily » Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:27 pm

Went too see Friends with Kids at Cineworld 02 tonight. Quite enjoyed it and so did My Daughter. Would give the film 6/10 .I would say its a light hearted film . Could hear People talking a lot throughout the film . Whats the point of going too the cinema if all You do is chat.

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Re: Friends with Kids

#80 Post by Spring » Tue Jun 19, 2012 11:44 pm

Sat this at 02 in Greenwich; expected the worse from the reviews that read, I however enjoyed :oops:
Yes, it's predicatable but on a Tuesday evening I rather enjoyed the escapism.
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