Ed's Review Dot Com

New Line Cinema, Rice Films, Karz Entertainment

Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Ludacris, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Til Schweiger, Hilary Swank, Sofía Vergara

New Years Eve 2011 is a bustling and busy night in the Big Apple. Claire Morgan (Hillary Swank) is in charge of making sure the ball drop is ready to go flawlessly at midnight. A lot of poeple are hustling and bustling around. Two couples are having a race to see who’s baby will be born first after midnight. Two neighbors are stuck in an elevator, and the is an awesome party about to go down. This is a film that has lots and lots of stories going on, couples and singles, friends and enemies, and it all comes together at the stroke of midnight. With an all-star cast of dozens of stars and cameos, this is a hilarious party for everybody from start to finish.

This is made by the people who made Valentines Day, and it’s along the same line. Numerous stories all leading up to a climax where all the loose ends come together. There are so many clever gags here, that it’s a lot of fun. Even the bloopers during the credits are loads of fun. I love when movies do that! Naturally everyone is having a crisis of one sort or another, and before the night is over, they have to work out all the issues. The audience let out a gasp (and a couple people yelled out “I knew it”) when the big reveal at the end happened. There are a couple clever twists along the way. But mostly it’s a romantic comedy with a great cast and is certainly top notch entertainment. Just watch near the end when Mr. Matthew Broderick shows up, what they call him. It cracked me up more than any other gag.

This is a good film for the holidays. If you like light romantic comedies, check this one out. It’s amazing how many people they got to appear in this film. Best Picture Oscar…..no, but certainly lots of fun and enjoyment.

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New Line Cinema

Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Topher Grace, Anne Hathaway, Carter Jenkins, Ashton Kucher, Queen Latifah, Taylor Lautner, George Lopez, Shirley MacLaine, Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts, Taylor Swift

Ok, I listed about 10% of the cast.    I don’t know if I’ll still have room for the review.  🙂    Never since It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, have they hauled out this many stars for a single movie.  If you’ve never seen that one (how could you not?), go get it. It’s a lot funnier than this is.

Of course it was made to be seen on Valentines Day, and it was made in LA, so it’s more of a Valentine present to LA than to the public.   This is a lot of fluff mixed in with a lot of sweet, a lot of tears, a lot of hearbreak, a lot of “Aw gee” moments.  There are a zillion stories going on, and you have to try to follow all of them.  Every trick in the book is going to be used to bring everyone together in the end.  But bring them together they do.

If this film suffers from anything, it’s from trying to do TOO MUCH.  Maybe a couple of the stories could have been left out, and it would be a little easier to follow.  But since they put them in, you just have to try to follow.

All stages of love are represented here.  And they all end up fitting together.  It’s not classic film making and it’s not deep or thought provoking, but it is a delightful romantic comedy.  If you hate romantic comedies, then you might be one of the haters of this film.  But if you don’t expect Sheakespear, and just go with the flow, it’s a cute, suprisingly funny little Valentines Day romp that will not disappoint.