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What to Expect When You’re Expecting the Movie What to Expect When You’re Expecting

Posted on March 24, 2012 Written by ripitup

jennifer-lopez-in-what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting — What to Expect When You're Expecting. Jennifer Lopez poster via moviefanatic.com

Yes, I’m afraid the title is a mouthful and a painfully obvious pun but I just couldn’t resist.

After all, a movie creates expectations in each of us- and just like the book the movie is based on gives us some ideas about what to expect when we are expecting (babies).

What-Expect-When-Youre-Expecting-Movie-Posters — What to Expect When You're Expecting posters- Cameron Diaz and Elizabeth Banks. Image via superstarbabies.com

Movies with big casts featuring lots of familiar names scare me. It is usually more bad news than good. There a lot of movies with great casts and lousy scripts and tedious results. Look at Dr. T and the Women Or Gary Marshall’s Valentine’s Day. Just because you got lots of names, it doesn’t give you the right to shoot a story that has no entertainment value – mindless or otherwise.

But sometimes, with a good story and a famous cast- you can come out of it with great results, such as He’s Just Not That Into You, Hairspray or Stardust.

Plot and Cast

What to Expect When You’re Expecting will apparently tell the tales of many mother and father-to-bes

As well as the parents who are doing their best to cope. The cast has Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Quaid, Matthew Morrison, Elizabeth Banks, Jessica Kendrick, Megan Mullally (Will and Grace’s Karen), Chase Crawford (Gossip Girl’s Nate) and Chris Rock.

The trailer looks entertaining, but only time (and the movie itself) will show which category this movie will belong to. But I really like the gang of dads who boast of their kids’ “accidents.”

What to Expect When You’re Expecting is coming to the theaters in May.

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So what are expecting from this film?

Other recommended ensemble cast movies:

The Good Shepherd feat. Robert De Niro, Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Alec Baldwin, Billy Crudup, William Hurt, Timothy Hutton, Lee Pace, Gabriel Macht.

The Air I Breathe feat. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Brendan Fraser, Forest Whitaker, Emile Hirsch, Kevin Bacon, Julie Delpy, Andy Garcia

Stardust feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Claire Danes, Henry Cavill, Ricky Gervais, Sienna Miller.

Hairspray feat. John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Marsden Zac Efron, Allison Janney, Amanda Bynes

Something to Talk About starring Dennis Quaid, Julia Roberts, Kyra Sedgwick and Robert Duvall

Posted on September 22, 2010 Written by ripitup

Something to Talk About starring Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, Kyra Sedgwick, Robert Duvall, Gena Rowlands and Brett Cullen

Grace (Julia Roberts)’s marriage to her high school sweetheart Eddie (Dennis Quaid) is not exactly in honeymoon period. They have a little daughter named Caroline (Haley Aull) and that seems to be the only thing they have in common. Grace works for her father (Robert Duvall), running the family barn and socializing with a local women’s committee.

Her life changes completely when she catches Eddie cheating. She takes Caroline and moves back to her family’s house, staying at her sister Emma Rae (Kyra Sedgwick)’s separate cottage. Her sister is eager to kick Eddie’s ass, but her father is a lot more concerned about the upcoming deal he will be making with Eddie’s dad than her daughter’s happiness. As for her mother (Gena Rowlands), she is being an old-fashioned, traditional mother who thinks men do stray by nature and it is OK to take them back as long as they are sorry. The only other ally in kicking Eddie’s ass is the “crazy” aunt.

Eddie is missing her daughter, but Grace has no intention of letting him off the hook so easily, especially after she finds out he has strayed a lot and well, strayed with her friends in the committee.

With the help of her upfront and snappy sister Emma, Grace starts to reevaluate all aspects of her life. And the handsome rider/trainer Jamie (Brett Cullen) is back. What’s next for Grace?

Something to Talk About is a lovely little romantic comedy/drama from 1995. I first saw it in the late 90s and loved it. I have seen it a couple of times after that. For me, it is just a nostalgic good time with some of my favorite actors and I also love the concept of “make the cheating bastard suffer”. There are many reasons to see this film but there are also many reasons why some people may not enjoy it. Here are both lists:

Reasons to Like Something to Talk About:

– The Cast: Dennis Quaid, Julia Roberts, Kyra Sedgwick, Robert Duvall, Gena Rowlands and Brett Cullen.

– The nostalgia: It is from 1995- and the actors are notably younger, especially Kyra, Julia, Dennis and Brett.

– The story: Familiar but fun. Written by Callie Khouri.

– The Director: This was directed by Lasse Hallstrom, the Swedish director that gave us Chocolat starring Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche) , Casanova (starring Heath Ledger and Siena Miller) and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (starring Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio and Juliette Lewis)

Reasons Not to Like Something to Talk About:

– The concept isn’t exactly original. There are no twists and surprises, just fun moments.

– The ending. I kinda like it, but I would rather have it go another direction.

– No, I wouldn’t watch this film without this cast.

Favorite Scenes:

– The meal Grace cooks for Eddie

– How Emma Rae keeps Eddie busy when he first drops by after Grace left with their daughter.

– Grace’s going nuts in the committee

– Gena Rowlands’ going rebellious on Robert Duvall

– The very end scene, Julia Roberts’ funny suspicious look.

*Fun note: Dennis Quaid and Gena Rowlands also starred in Playing by Heart together, another romantic comedy drama, again from the 90s. Again, Dennis Quaid’s character is married to a daughter of Gena Rowlands, and there is cheating. But this time, it is the wife who cheats on Quaid.

Other Posts on the Cast

Kyra Sedgwick

Phenomenon starring John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick and Robert Duvall

The Closer starring Kyra Sedgwick

Dennis Quaid

Other Dennis Quaid Movies

In Good Company starring Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace and Scarlett Johannson

The Day After Tomorrow

Yours, mine and ours

Playing by Heart

Also recommended for Dennis Quaid fans: Trivia for Meg Ryan, Ex-Mrs.Quaid

Other Julia Roberts Movies

Duplicity starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen

Closer starring Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Natalie Portman and Jude Law

Pretty Woman starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere

Conspiracy Theory starring Julia Roberts and Mel Gibson

Brett Cullen

Damages TV Series Review

Life Before Her Eyes starring Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood and Brett Cullen

In Good Company starring Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace and Scarlett Johansson

Posted on August 31, 2010 Written by ripitup

In Good Company starring Dennis Quaid, Scarlett Johansson and Topher Grace. Written and directed by Paul Weitz. 2004.

Dan (Dennis Quaid) is a 51-year-old successful ad executive. He is happily married with 2 daughters and has been working at the same company for over 20 years. And recently he has received two life-altering news: his wife (Marg Helgenberger) is pregnant and his company has been recently been bought by a corporation so he now has a new boss, Carter (Topher Grace). The problem is Carter is half his age, has no experience in advertising and he is under constant pressure to lay people off, Dan making the top of the list.

Carter is a total workaholic. But when it comes to his social life, he is alone. His wife (Selma Blair) dumps him and he tries to form an unlikely friendship with Dan. But Dan isn’t particularly fond of this rookie who has his job, his office and who keeps firing his friends. And his beloved 18-year-old daughter Alex (Scarlett Johansson) has moved to New York to study at NYU and she starts seeing Carter…

In Good Company is simply a beautiful, bittersweet and funny film where art imitates life. I saw the film for the second time last night. The first time was when the movie had first hit the theaters and I wasn’t all that impressed. I had found it ordinary. I guess I was fooled by the movie’s taglines :“He’s rich, young and handsome. He’s in love with you and he’s your dad’s boss.” – which does make it sound like a romantic comedy. And I guess at 20, I was expecting a fun romantic comedy rather than a true-to-life drama with fun parts, so I was disappointed.

At 26, I loved every minute of it. At 26, I am trying to build my life as a freelancer, so that I won’t have to go through what Dan goes through at his age. And almost all my friends are trying to be a hotshot like Carter, without thinking anything through.

I loved how it wasn’t a romantic comedy and how it wasn’t focused on Alex and Carter’s relationship but the effects it has on the relationship with Alex and Dan. But most importantly, I loved the friendship and alliance eventually getting formed between Dan and Carter and how Carter really wants what Dan has built for himself.

It helps that the cast is fantastic. You might have seen Topher Grace in the comedic TV series That 70’s show where he starred as Eric Forman (1998-2006). You might also watch Grace in Valentine’s Day. And of course there is the always charming Dennis Quaid and Scarlett Johansson.

Written and directed by Paul Weitz. 6.8 on IMDB. Depending on where you are in your life, it could very well get an 8.

Favorite Quote:

Carter: Dan, you seem to have the perfect marriage. How do you do it?
Dan: You just pick the right one to be in the foxhole with, and then when you’re outside of the foxhole you keep your dick in your pants.
Carter: That’s poetic.

Recommended film:

Up in the Air starring George Clooney

Other Dennis Quaid Movies

The Day After Tomorrow

Yours, mine and ours

Playing by Heart

Other Scarlett Johansson Movies

He is Just Not That Into You

Vicky Christina Barcelona

Iron Man 2