The Year of Spectacular Men

When you're in an entertainment family like this, it must be fun. Some good elements here. Witty dialog, unique humor. The paparazzi characters were a nice touch. Nothing to dislike. Solid first effort.

I keep coming back to this movie. The relationship between the sisters, the themes of becoming an adult and moving away from grief, the music. Of course this movie was made by a mother and her daughters - it so brilliantly captures those relationships. I really hope they have more stories in them.

The low score this film received on IMDB motivated me to write this review, my first. I realize this is clearly a result of not enough women contributing. Come on ladies - make your voices heard more often.

There are actually a few things to like about this film.

Theoretically, there is no reason the average Joe on the street should (or could) relate to the lives of these characters. Movie stars, glamourous looking chicks, awkward movie directors, the moviestar boyfriend who looks like Johnny Depp...

I do find it interesting that certain aspects of the film would have raised eyebrows in previous eras, yet it would have to be considered quite tame by todays standards.

Izzy herself and her "year of male smorgasbording" might even have have been given some pretty unflattering labels, IF this were a different era!!

But she is gorgeous, and even if the characters dont really represent "everyday" people, the dramas they have are still relevant to the reality of life today.

So in that regard, the three female leads manage to pull it off, for me anyway.

They deliver likeable characters that somehow manage to inject a certain form of reality that makes you feel for them and their dramas.

Not every film has to have endless plots and deliver earthshattering realisations. I was a bit dubious after the first 20 minutes, but i am glad i kept watching. There was enough to keep me interested till the end, but maybe some of that is due to being a sucker for gorgeous blondes.

Not exceedingly great, but (all in all) a passable package as far as rom-coms go.

Okay, I realize this isn't a classic and I understand why many people didn't like it, since at the end of the day it's all about taste. What I don't understand is, why are there so many low ratings when it's clear that the movie fulfilled its purpose. I rated it so high compared to most people because it was lovely and I think the overall rating doesn't do it justice. Furthermore I like these kinds of movies that follow somebody's journey through life, especially when they are at a low point. And this one really didn't disappoint me. We watched our young protagonist deal with pretty much everyday problems of a woman. I mean I get why for some people this would be kind of boring since more or less we deal with things like that in real life, but that's exactly one of the reasons I liked it. It's painfully realistic and it seems to me that it comes from a place of love for one's family and anguish for what's gonna come next. It isn't your typical comedy, but it made me laugh, it made me cry, and I'll admit it was kind of awkward at times. But hey, isn't that life?

Apart from the quaintness of the real life Mother and Daughters thing this rom com is not that great. The way the cast delivers their one liners in a monotone makes it hard to appreciate the comedy. A little more mention of adult things than typical Lifetime. Not lol funny. The guys are a little unspectacular. Sometimes the shouting of the characters borders on shrill.

Not a must watch.