A young advertising executive's life becomes increasingly complicated when, in order to impress her boss, she pretends to be engaged to a man she has just met.
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Sorry, this movie sucks
I'll tell you why so serious
There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
I do not usually enjoy Rom-Com movies but this one was really good and it kept me laughing. The cast is very talented and the performance by all of them was very good. The plot is somewhat predictable but it was very well done, enjoyable and fun to watch. I feel this should at least deserve a 6.5 IMDB rating so giving it 10/10 to balance the rating. Would definitely recommend if you are a fan of the cast or enjoy romantic comedies.
After watching leprechaun and thinking Aniston was cute as a kid. Once I saw this I thought she'd be one of my favorite actresses. You could say this was a better story than Sex and the city. I've always been a fan of this movie but looking back at it at a mature prospective unrealistic. I suppose as a boy you'd think society would be more open, friendlier, and have a sense of humor. Reality bites. It just happens that she falls on the lap of a wedding photographer who happens to be the only other male in the movie or the wedding to hit on her. Aniston is too attractive in this one. Then some story comes to play where this guy who takes a picture with her is her husband to better her career. She could've just came with the truth then or found a replacement. Somehow this guy shows up in her life having a crush. The guy of course is not ugly because the story wouldn't be perfect if he was. Then of course he is single and head over heels. Anyone one with a brain would've ran the other way when she told him the fake story, not to mention the cheap thousand offer and seeing him as disposable. The other half would've been very interested in her going along with the story in the pursuit of her. Example when he grabs her butt and puts her in her office. I'm sorry, the noise and bumping you would've heard would've been all over town. Who wouldn't? He was sleeping in her house, pretending to be her bf, and she was friendly towards him. Thats why its a movie. To add injury to insult he is a likable guy and you cant help but feel sorry for him because she is a wreck. I like when she is about to tell Bacon( character) the truth he shows up and acts like her bf and reads she has a thing going on with him. He did little to act like the jealous bf to point out that she was to be his for real. But in real life that would've been the start. For a hottie like Aniston I would've been taking on all of NY. I liked what he did to try to outsmart her and try play down the brake up. Though he should've resisted her nagging. He had chances and could've easily acted dumb and make it seem like it couldn't happen increasing his chances to change her mind. Im sorry but one little kick and a couple of hissy phone calls and nags wouldn't be enough to deter me. I would've acted zombie, drunk to downplay her silliness, and smashed the phone. Then proclaiming she is the most beautiful girl in the world and that I only had eyes for her. All the while acting oblivious to her claims and saying that marriage is a good trait of a long term partnership( business). He could've made it seem like it was someone else on the line. The elbow in the eye was an easy one to get to change her mind. Beat up Bacon and please her after he tenders her wounds. Since he was a nice guy and "sex" wasn't on his mind. He worked on her unstable mind and decided it was best to get out. I really like how he is not accepting of her in the beginning of the end. It showed that he was a real great guy and that he had no interest in her superficially but more of a good relationship with her. He knew she was toxic and their was no curing her. Unless of course she broke all the rules which she did and proved that she was worthy. He had a great deal of respect of himself. A trait not common in movies. He was very angry at her. Being dismissive and not bothering to give her a sec. But that showed to me that he cared a lot, too much and that he was deeply bothered. Though great acting, story, and apparently light. There were many underlying themes like this that made the movie great for me and memorable. I liked that they kept adding her mother to it. One of the most memorable things about the movie for me that I really like and remember to this day is the watch story. Bacon was good in this though I found unrealistic about the character was that he was shallow and though he could've had a great relationship with her he was too shallow to consider. Most shallow men like this don't have a happy ending like they did with her of Im not bad but we can still be friends and I care a lot. The boss when he found out he was perfectly okay with it though through the movie he was condescending. I like that the movie had 3 stir of echos actors in it. One of the most interesting aspect of this movie is its allegory with the real Aniston as she is also so obsessed with her career and never would end up with a guy like Jay Mohr more like Brad Pitt, and dated tons of dead beats. She can easily find a great guy and have a great life without the stupid bloodsucking movie industry. But no her career is more important than anything in the world, including ironically her mother. Probably dated with all those guys to help her career. No wonder unliked Pitt when from her to Jolie. Both are comparable but Jolie with her all nuttiness was less selfish than to think what lines, movies, make up, red carpets am I going to attend next? She didn't need all that surgery and tons of enhancements to look good. What has Hollywood been feeding her? Collegen and peroxide. What a Perfect woman. Picture Perfect.
Picture Perfect (1997): Dir: Glenn Gordon Caron / Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon, Olympia Dukakis, Kevin Dunn: Romantic comedy about expectations fooled by false representations of self. It stars Jennifer Aniston as an advertising executive who invents the picture perfect date in order to advance her career. She pays Jay Mohr to have dinner with her and her co-workers. She has everything figured out right down to how they act and know about each other. Mohr obviously doesn't want to follow the plan. Standard formula romance that is never given justice. Director Glenn Gordon Caron does his best with its lavish settings but the performances are at the mercy of the material. Aniston is hardly sympathetic. Mohr is introduced as a local hero who is schemed into this idiocy by Aniston. He falls for her and she sabotages him. Kevin Bacon plays a co-worker whom she has an affair with. Olympia Dukakis is also featured as if it matters. Kevin Dunn plays Aniston's boss whose role is to predictably to discredit her. It could have demonstrated how selfish ambition can damage reputations but instead it is subdued in sitcom romantic clichés that water down any meaning. It is not funny to see a reputation of an honest person get damaged while some bimbo seeks to progress through the situation with higher job status. The screenplay is far from perfect. Score: 3 ½ / 10
When they make movies what is their purpose? If movies were like hamburgers I could just send this movie back to the kitchen, say, " Hey, cook it this time and don't drop it on the floor. " Customer Service, it's important. I don't want to buy a f*cked up hamburger. Let's take a step back, get some perspective- impossible billions of years unfolded without our knowing to have the end result of us here and now on planet Earth, and we are still without knowledge, and also we made this movie. Each of us had a hand in it, we kissed Jennifer Aniston's ass and we told her she should be in a movie and she agreed, and now, all the people who have been born after this movie was made, part of them was made by this movie, part of the reason why they were born is because of this movie, I mean if you want to look at the whole totality of existence thing what with all possible matter and energy in the universe being interconnected and whatnot.