Monday, January 25, 2010

"Did You Hear About The Morgans?"... if I try to make a joke out of this, it's going to fall flat.

Did You Hear About the Morgans? is a romantic "fish-out-of-water" comedy. Meryl Judith Morgan (Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City) is a real-estate agent who is also a member of PETA. Paul Michael Morgan (Hugh Grant, Two Weeks Notice and Music and Lyrics, both of which were directed by Marc Lawrence) is a successful lawyer. This couple lives in Manhattan, but they feel their marriage is falling apart as Meryl had an affair three months ago, and they've just gotten back together. As if that weren't bad enough, they are being stalked by serial killer Vincent (Michael Kelly). Thus, they are forced to move to the town of Ray, Wyoming, where they are given the assumed names of Meryl and Paul Foster from Chicago, and are visiting their "cousins", Clay (Sam Elliot) and Emma Wheeler (Mary Steenburgen). There, they must not only adjust to small-town life but rekindle their broken relationship as well.

I can't really say I enjoyed the film much, though I wanted to see Sarah Jessica Parker as I am a fan of her Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City. However, I'm not sure if it was the film itself, or my lack of knowledge about Ray and Manhattan (the former I didn't even know existed). Though you may just need to know "Manhattan is a big rich town, and Ray is a small poor town". Another thing enticing me to see the film was the bear thing in the trailer... but don't worry, in this case, the funny part isn't just in the trailer... there's more bears where this comes from. This is my type of film, and it's a little different from most fish-out-of-water comedies because this time, they're not only dealing with a new lifestyle, they were already in trouble and have even more on their mind. Nonetheless, I can't really say how much I liked this film due to lack of knowledge of the subject matter.

The film got a PG-13 rating, but nothing really dominates in this film. As mentioned before, Vincent wields a gun and almost shoots Meryl, and they get stalked by bears in Wyoming, though Meryl accidentally sprays Paul with the bear repellent... in the eyes. Meryl mentions she slept with the man she cheated on Paul with. There's a bit of drinking, and some mild profanity (2 s-words).

I say just make it a rental unless you are a devoted fan of SJP or Hugh Grant, or have a wider knowledge of the subject matter than I do. Also, there's some audio after the credits, so stay tuned.

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