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My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend starring Alyssa Milano, Christopher Gorham & Michael Landes

Posted on January 28, 2012 Written by ripitup

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My Girlfriend's Boyfriend starring Alyssa Milano, Christopher Gorham & Michael Landes.

The Premise

Jesse (Alyssa Milano) is a young, spirited and beautiful waitress working at a coffee shop. Ethan (Christopher Gorham) is a writer who is trying to get published, but has lost hope due to failed efforts.

The two meet at the café she is working at, and decide to go on a date. And while Ethan is cute, nice, romantic and creative, Jesse also meets Troy (Michael Landes) on the same day. Troy is nice, handsome, successful and confident and he also wants to date Jesse.

Jesse hasn’t exactly been lucky with men, so she decides to go out with them both. She will make up her mind later. What are the odds of both relationships going well, right? But they both do, and both men start to fall for her, and it looks like their feelings  are mutual. What has a girl got to do?

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Nope, it is not cheesy or unoriginal. Trust me!

Don’t hate Jesse just yet. Yes, she puts herself in a difficult situation, but there is a lot more to this love triangle and you may be really pleased at the end.

My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend is a sweet, romantic movie with characters you can relate to (especially Ethan, since I’m a nice, romantic and ..a writer: )). It is also entertaining, but you need to hang on to the end to feel rewarded.

I’ve always liked Alyssa Milano since I grew up with her, watching and laughing with Who’s The Boss. Christopher Gorham can pull off geek and romantic lead equally well, and well-Michael Landes is the perfect choice for Troy.

It is not a very funny movie, and it is not meant to be. It is however lovely and entertaining. Give it a shot.

Written by Benji Smith and Daryn Tufts. Directed by Darn Tufts. The movie also features Beau Bridges, Jeff Bridges’ older brother, as Jesse’s uncle.

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The Ledge starring Charlie Hunnam, Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson & Terrence Howard

Posted on August 4, 2011 Written by ripitup

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The Ledge Plot –  No spoilers if you have seen the trailer

 

The Ledge starring Charlie Hunnam, Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson & Terrence Howard. Written & directed by Matthew Chapman.
The Ledge starring Charlie Hunnam, Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson & Terrence Howard. Written & directed by Matthew Chapman. Image via daemonsmovies.com

Police detective Hollis (Terrence Howard) is having a very bad day: he has just learned that he is sterile, and now he has to talk a young man named Gavin (Charlie Hunnam) out of jumping from the top of a very high building. Unfortunately for Hollis, Gavin is not a suicidal guy having second thoughts. In fact, Gavin doesn’t want to die. But if he doesn’t jump in an hour, someone else will die. The movie progresses as Gavin tells him his story:

First, he falls in lust with the wife (Shana, played by Liv Tyler) of his extremely religious neighbor Joe (Patrick Wilson). His desire to bed Shana only increases after Joe tries to inflict his opinions on salvation upon him, and his gay roommate Chris (Christopher Gorham). It doesn’t help matters that he now sees Shana every day as she has started to work for Gavin.

Unfortunately for both Shana and Gavin, the lust turns into a deeper connection, and then into an affair.

But of course when Joe finds out, he doesn’t take it lightly. He gives Gavin two options: He’ll either jump from the ledge at the designated hour, or Shana will die.

So what will it be? Who will die? Or can we really get a Hollywood-style happy ending…?

Review: You Should See It!

The Ledge is one of the movies where you get everything the trailer promises. If you liked the trailer, there is a big chance you’ll like the movie.

The Ledge is a very well-done combination of drama, romance and thriller. We are always wondering whether Gavin will jump while we listen to his story in flashbacks.  Writer/director Matthew Chapman gives us compelling and grey characters with Gavin and Shana, while we get more white with Hollis and more black with Joe. Patrick Wilson really has made a cool villain, and I really liked Charlie Hunnam and Liv Tyler together.

Whether you’d go for Charlie Hunnam or Patrick Wilson (lookswise) is besides the point. Whether cheating is bad is besides the point. The real question here is would you choose to give up your own life to save somebody you love? Would you take the cheated party’s word that your lover would survive if you sacrificed yourself?

The most compelling thing about the film is that Gavin is not really a hero. He is just a regular guy, with his own demons – demons that probably have a lot to why he chooses to be on the ledge, and not just his love for Shana.

All in all, it is a very entertaining movie with a good ending. I don’t approve all of the decisions that lead us to the ending, but I really loved the movie as a whole. It’s intriguing, passionate and provocative.

 

Highly Recommended. Currently rated at 7.3 on IMDB.

 

P.S. This movie will also go into my “When Adultery Is OK” movies list.

Other movies where I am OK with the cheating:

The Scarlet Letter starring Gary Oldman, Demi Moore & Robert Duvall

Revenge starring Kevin Costner, Madeleine Stowe & Anthony Quinn

The English Patient starring Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas & Colin Firth

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Covert Affairs starring Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham & Kari Matchett

 

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Covert Affairs starring Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham & Kari Matchett

Posted on January 22, 2011 Written by ripitup

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Covert Affairs starring Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham & Kari Matchett
Covert Affairs starring Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham & Kari Matchett. Image via screenrant.com

Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) is a talented and beautiful CIA trainee who outperforms others at pretty much anything. And she speaks 6 languages so Langley can’t wait to get her on the field.

The reason she wanted to be CIA was because she no longer wanted to suffer from deception. A while back, the love of her life – Ben (Eion Bailey) walked out on her, with a note that said “truth is complicated”.

Annie does her best to adjust to CIA protocol as well as her cold yet confident boss Joan (Kari Matchett), who is married to the Arthur Campbell (Peter Callagher), who happens to be their boss. While Joan and Arthur try to solve their marital problems, they also strategize on how to make the best use of Annie, without truly revealing the truth. Annie’s ex Ben was right. The truth is complicated and he just might be a big part of everything.

Blind and brilliant tech guy Auggie (Christopher Gorham) becomes Annie’s best friend and ally, as well as the series’ main sense of humor.

Of course Annie is expected to hide her real job from her sister Danielle (Anne Dudek). Danielle is happily married with two kids and Annie is staying at their guest house. Living close to them makes keeping secrets harder and stressful.

Each episode covers a new case as well as some foreshadowing on “the complicated truth”. We get action, deception, role play, a little drama and more action, with some comedic relief attached.

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Covert Affairs is a fun action/drama with a decent cast. It looks like Kari Matchett decided her supporting role in Leverage as Nathan Ford (Timothy Hutton)’s ex-wife didn’t cover enough espionage or screen time so here she is in one of the leading roles.

Peter Callagher (The O.C., Sex Lies and Videotape, While You Were Sleeping) is getting older and more charismatic, certainly looking his powerful position. And isn’t it fun to see Anne Dudek in such a domestic role after she was the bitch of a doctor on House and beat the crap out of Josh Radnor’s Ted Mosby on an episode of How I Met Your Mother?

Sure, my favorite CIA agent ever will be Jennifer Garner’s Sydney Bristow of Alias. Covert Affairs started at a fun but medium pace. So far, it lacks the excitement level of the first Alias seasons, but it is very entertaining and promising. Since I no longer have Alias, I might as well have another spy show with a female lead.

Certainly recommended for Alias fans, lovers of the spy genre and definitely anyone who loves to see the female lead a girl kick ass.

7.7   on IMDB.

Fun notes:

  • Piper Perabo was nominated for Golden Globe this year for her role as Annie. She lost out to Katey Sagal, who won for her role in the series Sons of Anarchy. I don’t know about you, but for me Katey Sagal will always remind me of her hilarious role of 11 years as Peggy Bundy on Married with Children.
  • Canadian actress Emmanuelle Vaugier plays the beautiful and charismatic reporter who might give CIA a hard time. She also plays The Morrigan, head of the local dark Fae government in Lost Girl.

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