6 Most Celebrity Engagement Ring 2010

5 most celebrity engagement ring 2010:

Kate Middleton engagement ring from Prince William

Jennifer Aniston from Brad Pitt

Katie Holmes from Tom Cruise

Mariah Carey from Nick Cannon

Katherine Heigl from Josh Kelley

Jessica Simpson from Nick Lachey

27 DRESSES

27 Dresses is a mild mannered, pleasant, but unexciting "romantic comedy."

"Romantic comedy" is in quotes because although the film fits squarely into that genre, it is not really all that romantic or funny. I counted three or four good jokes.

Judging by the commentaries on the DVD, the filmmakers (producers, director, writer, costumer, etc) were just a bit too self-satisfied with what they did. They should have pushed harder.

Katherine Heigl is very good as the lead. She has real star power. Unfortunately, the rest of the supporting cast all seem like understudies for more famous actors. Neither the men that play opposite her, nor the women that support or oppose her, have the gravitas and star power to feel like they should be in the same movie. That's partly because all the other parts are under-written.

One other problem with the story is that it is so very, very targeted at women. To make a really good film, it must either be so specific that it comes fully alive, or so ambitious that it challenges everyone. This film just seems to try to hit some basic elements of a woman's frustration with all the other (ie not her own) weddings she goes to.

The director, Anne Fletcher, has a distinguished resume as a choreographer, dancer and actress; I suspect she might well have used more of those elements in the film. All in all, the film is not unpleasant. It's just not very good.

CAFFEINE

Caffeine is a very pleasant little film. It is full of quirks and odd characters, interesting insights and gentle humor.

It all takes place in one day in one cafe in London, so we're not talking superheros saving the earth, here; but, rather, quick tales of love and work, desire, styles of living, and ways of telling other people how they should live.

The acting is very good, with many familiar faces, including Mena Suvari,
and Katherine Heigl. Marsha Thomason, the lead, is excellent.