ROMY AND MICHELE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION, directed by David Mirkin (1997)

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I really enjoyed this movie. It involves three stories with intertwining characters, but it’s different than other films that use this technique. At times the film goes into split screen with the scene on one side and text on the other. The text describes either backstory on the character or what will happen to them in the future, which I found to be an interesting idea. It’s always nice to be hit with something different since so many films are the same. This was particularly nice because it allowed us to jump right into the characters lives without having to spend much time getting to know what happened to them before, and when the film ends we have a lot of insight into how things ended up for each of them.

Even though this movie has an ensemble cast, Lisa Kudrow is the standout. I’ve been a fan of hers for years, always admiring her talent to be hilariously funny while also having the ability to break your heart in dramatic roles. I have to say in this movie she blew me away like never before. I’d say she deserved an Oscar for this role but that wouldn’t be enough, they’d have to give her about ten of them for it to be fair. She actually took my breath away toward the end during a particularly heartbreaking and shocking scene. Just remarkable.

Besides Lisa’s role, my favorite thing in the film was the story of Otis (Jason Ritter) a closeted gay musician with a rich and disconnected father (Tom Arnold). A selfish golddigger named Jude (Maggie Gyllenhaal) comes into their lives, complicating things but ultimately ends up helping more than hurting.

Writer/Director Don Roos (The Opposite of Sex, Bounce, The Other Woman) does a great job at marrying comedy and drama in all the stories, giving this movie a something for everyone feel. This is definitely worth checking out, no matter what you’re into.

I can’t get over how good this movie was. I wish I had watched it sooner but I figured it was a movie about a steamy affair or something and it is completely different from that. The title is not really appropriate for the interesting and touching movie you end up with. I saw a review that compared it to a cross between Step Mom and Rabbit Hole, which is a fair assessment. All three are great films that focus on family, love, loss, and grief.

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Jeff Daniels, Lisa Kudrow, and Emma Stone in Paper Man (2009)

I LOVED this movie. I wasn’t into it until like 15 minutes in, but I stuck with it because I generally love everything Jeff Daniels and Lisa Kudrow do, and I was not let down. Not only were their performances amazing, but the entire cast was great I finally understand the Emma Stone hype. Her performance was incredible. The film was incredibly moving and relatable and I thought the subtle comedy was perfect, I even laughed out loud a couple of times. Highly recommended film.

I invented Post-Its.

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Michele: You know, even though I had to wear that stupid back brace and you were kind of fat, we were still totally cutting edge.

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I just get really happy when they finally let her shop.

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I love this movie.

True story: this movie affected me so much as a kid that I used parts of this speech TWICE to bitch out mean girls on two separate occasions. Once was in 7th grade and it was in front of the entire junior high choir and everyone was with me because this girl was sooo much like Christy Masters in this movie.

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capriamoon:

Romy: Oh my God! Remember what a big controversy it was for us to have our picture taken together?
Michele: Yeah, because Danny Weller like, lodged that complaint. Because alphabetically he was supposed to be between us.
Romy: So we said: “OK Danny. If you want to be between us, come to Michele’s house on Friday night and we’ll be waiting.”
Michele: And then he showed up, and we were like: “Danny, it was a joke!”
Romy: And then we turned the sprinklers on him!
[both laugh hysterically]
Michele: Oh my God!
[abruptly stops laughing]
Michele: Didn’t he die?
Romy: I think so.

capriamoon:

Michele: Remember the prom? You got so thin by then.
Romy: Oh, I know. I was so lucky getting mono. That was like the best diet ever.