10s Movie Review - The Other Woman

Director: Nick Cassavetes
Genre: Comedy/ Romance
Runtime: 110 minutes
Year: 2014
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Leslile Mann, Kate Upton, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Don Johnson, Taylor Kinney, Nicki Minaj

Description: After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly (Cameron Diaz) meets the wife (Leslie Mann) he’s been betraying. And when yet another love affair is discovered, the three women team up to plot revenge on the three-timing S.O.B.

Review: “With a lawyer, a wife and boobs we form a killing machine”. This is the revenge plan lawyer Carly and her fellow ‘victims have set up. Carly, Kate and Amber are all being fooled by the same man. Neurotic Kate is married to him, Carly thought she was exclusively dating him and Amber is seemingly only there for the sex. They accidentally find out about each other and what their man, Mark, has been up to. Their revenge has to be so sweet, but in director Nick Cassavete’s “The Other Woman” is sadly leaves with a bitter taste of frustration.
Further then giving him some laxatives, hormone treatment and some ‘special shampoo’ they really never go. And the shady business he is running in the Bahamas, which never really gets clear, enters the story in warp speed. Cassavetes invests most of his time into introducing us to the characters and the blooming friendship between Carly and Kate.
Later we are introduced to bombshell Amber, played by Kate Upton. A gorgeous woman, but that’s seemingly the only purpose she has. Because after her introduction, she’s like the third wheel and never gets to do anything of any significance. Leslie Mann, whom I usually adore, starts to work on your nerves pretty quickly here. Here overall charm that we are used to, is totally gone. And Cameron Diaz has also had her best days.
“The Other Woman” is entertaining, but mostly cringe worthy. And the slapstick humor os totally off.

Rating: 2/ 5

Movie Trailer Sunday (118)

Here are this weeks trailers.

White Bird in a Blizzard
Description: Kat Connors (Shailene Woodley) is a young woman whose life is turned upside down by the sudden disappearance of her beautiful, enigmatic mother (Eva Green).
Director: Gregg Araki
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, Christopher Meloni, Shiloh Fernandez, Gabourey Sidibe, Thomas Jane
Trailer: Trailer "White Bird in a Blizzard"
Comment: The trailer doesn't show much, but it does look like something I would like.

3 Days to Kill
Description: A dying Secret Service Agent (Kevin COstner) trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Hailee Steinfeld) is offered an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for one last assignment.
Director: McG
Starring: Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld, Amber Heard, Connie Nielsen
Trailer: Trailer "3 Days to Kill"
Comment: It's probably a shitty movie, but I love Kevin Costner and I'm glad he's back in action.

22 Jump Street
Description: After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.
Director: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
Starring: Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube,
Trailer: Trailer "22 Jump Street"
Comment: This is just too cheesy, really, "22 Jump Street"? I thought the first one was bareable to watch, but I probably won't see this. Maybe when it's on TV in three years...

Blended
Description: After a bad blind date, a Jim (Adam Sandler) and Lauren (Drew Barrymore) find themselves stuck together at a resort for families, where their attraction grows as their respective kids benefit from the burgeoning relationship.
Director: Ivan Menchell, Clara Sera
Starring: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Joel McHale, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kevin Nealon
Trailer: Trailer "Blended"
Comment: Adam Sandler hasn't done any memorable movies for a while and I don't think this is going to be one either. But when I see him together with Drew Barrymore I just want to rewatch "The Wedding Singer" again.

The Other Woman
Description: After realizing she is not her boyfriend's primary lover, a woman (Cameron Diaz) teams up with his wife (Leslie Mann) and plots mutual revenge.
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Kinney, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Trailer: Trailer "The Other Woman
Comment: This is not going to be the best movie ever, but it does look like a lot of fun!