Movie Review: The Wedding Planner

I imagine all  women to want their weddings to be perfect just like that of the fairy tales that they have read growing up but not all women, believe it or not, end up having the weddings that they want to have. I do not need to further explain why as there are so many reasons as to why they never come true. I imagined my wedding to be much better than how it went but eventually settled for a simpler one instead. 


In the movie, The Wedding Planner, Jennifer Lopez plays the role of Maria,  a wedding planner who is devoted to  his career and who knows how to make the dreams of women about their wedding day come true. Everybody thought that she lives a romantic life but in reality, she is alone without a partner and without a love life to boast about. Like many women, she dreams to find Mr. Right but after her soon to be husband ditched her for her friend, she decided to become cautious in loving another. Meanwhile as she walks on her way to work while talking on her phone, she  met an accident and who comes to her rescue? None other than Dr. Steve Edison, played by Matthew McConaughey. She ends up being taken to the hospital and she ends up spending time with him at the park that night. They danced  as they watched an old movie but before they were able to kiss each other, they were interrupted by an untimely rain shower. After showing up blissfully happy the next day, her friends speculated of her finding someone that she likes. She gloated at that fact and she was happy to finally have found him. Unfortunately, her happiness was cut short as she later finds out that the man that she likes is actually engaged to be married to Fran Donolly played by Bridgette Wilson-Sampras and to make matters worse, she is her biggest client and that only means she needs to plan their wedding. Maria felt betrayed and was angry at Steve for deceiving her but soon realized that she needed to be professional about it so decided to brush her feelings aside. As she plans their wedding, things start to happen and she feels herself thinking of how she wants her life to end up. She doesn't want to end up being alone and yet she doesn't want to end up with the wrong person. Will she choose to love the man that she thought was Mr. Right or choose her childhood friend who wants nothing more from her but to give him a chance to love her? 


The movie got me thinking. Not because I am in the same situation as the lead actress in the movie but rather because I felt the question what if itching inside of me. What if I did not marry Mr. Right? What if my marriage turns out badly? What if I was meant to meet another and live a different life? Fortunately, I was sensible  to think things  through. First of all, I have made myself believe that there is no such thing as Mr. Right and that we only make one up in our heads because we want that person to be with us forever. Something like an imaginary friend, if you ask me. Second of all, we will never know what will happen in the future no matter how hard we try. In order to do so, we must take a giant leap of faith and hope for the best after that. Jennifer and  Matthew had very good chemistry in the film and although some parts of the film were rather impossible, somehow I felt like it wasn't bad to dream. The film had its funny moments and it also showed us a valuable lesson that love conquers all. Would I recommend this film to anyone? Sure, I would. I think its worth watching especially for those hopeless romantic people out there like me.

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Movie Review: What's Your Number?

Sure, marrying a jobless musician that looks like Chris Evans isn't so bad but in real life  its not like that's ever going to happen or is it  even ideal. In the romantic movie called "What's your number?", Anna Faris who stars as Ally Darling, a lovable but confused girl in the film that shows her quest of finding Mr. Right without having to deal with her growing list of men that she has slept with. Meanwhile, Colin Shea played by Chris Evans lives in the apartment across hers' who unlike her relishes in the fact that he has bedded almost every single lady that he has ever met. Together, Ally realizes that she could use his services to hunt down all of her exes to see which one she can end up marrying without her adding more men to her list. He was hesitant at first but after telling him that she would help him dispose of all the women that he's slept with, he agreed to the deal. The movie wasn't exactly one of the best for Anna Faris and Chris Evans. I like Anna Faris' humor and her timing was great as well unfortunately, it didn't seem to mesh well with the movie itself. Due to the predictability of the movie, her humor suffered for it. As for Chris Evans, I have seen him in many movies, mostly he is depicted as a superhero or if not someone like an action star. This is probably the first time I have seen him in a different genre. Unfortunately, despite his good looks and good body, I cannot say much about his acting. He had his moments but most where not really that great. 


The concept of the movie about the common stereotypes that women have to endure does make sense though. In our world, people see men and women differently in all levels. Like when men have multiple  partners, people see it as only normal as  men are said to be polygamous while women on the other hand who end up being sexually active are immediately being considered as sluts. Why is that? I am not defending the women who have slept with several dozen men here, I am just speaking for them since I am a woman too. Shouldn't women be treated equally as men? As for the dreaded number and list, I don't really know if it matters to everyone but perhaps for people coming  from a conservative heritage then it does. People in the west are known to be more liberated than their eastern counterparts but that doesn't mean that the people from where I come from follow that. I think that what matters is the fact that you and your partner both love and respect each other no matter what. An individual can never and should never be judged based on his/her past. That's just bias and no matter how you put it, it will still end up prejudiced. Ally Darling wanted her prince charming, sure but she was not a conventional princess to begin with. People might have thought of her as a tramp but that doesn't mean that she wasn't a good person and that she didn't deserve to find happiness in her true love. I guess the only lesson I learned from this movie is that no matter how flawed you may be, you deserve to find the true happiness that you seek, one way or another. Do I recommend this movie to everyone? Depends on your preference really. If you want to watch something predictable, a definite no brainer with a little bit of adult humor and language on the side and a slice of Chris Evans' hot body for dessert then I guess this movie is just right for you. 

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Click on this link if you want to watch the official trailer of this flick then you decide whether it is worth watching or not.