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made this one sound like a by-the-numbers romantic comedy, which doesn't
particularly interest me. However, the
promise of Natascha McElhone, Parker Posey, and a younger Tywin Lannister
eventually won me over, making this film the latest in Capaldi Fall.
Well...
it's a by-the-numbers romantic comedy.
Kate and Jack are two barristers who dislike each other so much, you
just know they're going to get together.
She's uptight and engaged to a schmuck, and he's a love-em-and-leave-em
playboy without any scruples in the courtroom.
They're of course brought into each other's orbits trying opposite sides
of the same case. Will he teach her to
let her hair down, and will love help him discover the heart he never knew he
had? What do you think?
PC
plays Tony, Jack's right-hand man. He
assists in all the behind-the-scenes aspects of the case, doing the grunt work
and babysitting the client while Jack handles the flashier stuff like the
litigation and press interviews. Of
course, Tony has a second job – that of the time-honored “friend of the rom-com
lead.” As such, he and Jack spend all
non-work-related time together discussing Kate.
Tony's
a pretty flat character, mainly there as a man for Jack to talk to. There are bits of individuality here and
there, but there's just not much to talk about.
For
the Whovians – Samantha Bond, who I loved as Mrs. Wormwood in The Sarah Jane
Adventures, plays PC's female counterpart, i.e. Kate's colleague/friend.
Accent
Watch
More
Scottish – it's really pulling ahead of the put-on accents.
Recommend?
In
General
– Not in my opinion. I found it cheesy
and predictable. This is horrible to
say, but it literally reminded me of the fake barrister rom-com from the
Orlando Bloom episode of Extras, and I'm not sure which was more
formulaic.
PC-wise – Not
necessarily. He's onscreen for a decent
amount of time, but he just doesn't have anything to do.
Warnings
Some
language and plenty of sexual content/references. Also, there's a banana hammock sighting.
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