Morning Glory

L’une de mes plus grandes déceptions cette année. Avec les stars qui s’y trouvent, j’attendais beaucoup plus de cette comédie. D’après moi, Rachel McAdams est une excellente actrice, mais ici, elle a un peu foiré – alors que, paradoxalement, c’est le rôle principal qu’elle a reçu. Les meilleures scènes se trouvent dans la bande-annonce et à part un combat de sumos avec Diane Keaton et du rap avec 50 Cent, on reste sur sa faim. Dommage. (12/06/2011)

Thank goodness there are still occasional comedies like Morning Glory. I mean a non-fecal and otherwise non-vulgar film that relies mainly on a funny and quite a clever - though predictable from start to finish - script. Everybody knows right away if Harrison Ford is going to stop grumbling and save that pathetic show's ratings, everybody knows what's going to happen to Rachel McAdams and Patrick Wilson... But so what, if you're having such a good time for an hour and three quarters?__P.S. Diane Keaton was great, and the weatherman on the roller coaster, the parachute, the acrobatic plane and the magician's box were also great. (04/04/2011)

“I’ve had lunch with Dick Cheney.” Since I have a weakness for both ladies, I cannot judge this film differently, and Harrison Ford is also in great form – a guarantee that you will laugh at the well-written one-liners at the right moment. In a time of crisis, it is not surprising that instead of being about her relationship with a man, Morning Glory is about Becky’s relationship with her work, which is a substitute for family, without that somehow bothering any of the characters. But before that family can take shape, however, Becky has to fight hard for her new job and defend her position in a cut-throat environment. The screenwriter doesn’t put any more obstacles in her way than is necessary to create the usual dramatic arc. In short, you know that everything will turn out okay, no stress – a certainty that only Hollywood fairy tales offer today. This thoroughly escapist film would not be complete without a very rousing soundtrack: “Strip Me” by Natascha Bedingfield can now cheer me up more effectively than high-quality chocolate (and what’s more, it doesn’t make me gain weight). A film for joy. 85% (07/03/2011)

Fortunately, it doesn’t follow the usual romantic template, and it’s also a very good mood lifter. The vital Rachel McAdams was, as always, a delight to the eye and spirit, but the main star, who through dryly delivered lines takes care of 90 % of all the clever humour, is Harrison Ford's utterly divine portrayal of the bumbling journalist. Harrison has needed a role like this, played with honest insight, for years. (27/07/2011)

I don't expect much from movies of this type, but I'm glad when they have some meat to them. I was missing it here in the first half. Yes, that's right... It was almost a disaster. Thankfully saved with an omelet from Harrison Ford at the end and a generally funnier second half. I don't need to see it again. Unless HBO starts airing it three times a day. (10/06/2011)