Eavan Masters
Granted, I've never been a huge Bullock fan. The best she has done where she had to act were the Congeniality movies. The Net, Demolition Man, that one where she played Harper Lee, all terrible. I've always tended to enjoy Denis Leary. Well, his movies, not necessarily his coked up stand up routine. So this movie could've gone either way for me. However, it turned out to actually be one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Not a moment of the story was original, it plods along at a god-awful pace, the acting is sub-par. Everything about this movie is embarrassing. Or at least should be to those involved. Oh, and the theme of the ending would appear to be: "If you don't like what he is, annoy him until he changes into the man you want him to be." Because this always works in life right? Give Leary's character one week. He'll resent her so much he'll despise the sight of her. But aside from everything about this movie being terrible, it sucked. Don't waste your time.
csauer
This movie started out with some good laughs but why didn't I like it? Sandra was pretty funny but that didn't satisfy me this time. The story itself was goofy. I mean this couple was together for seven years and had nothing? Beano didn't exactly come off as a real big crime boss. I mean being the idiot of the Red Green show to king pin? I don't think so. The fishing scene was hilarious and the deer scene was great. I didn't care for Roz making a play for the rich neighbor only to run back to Frank when rich boy gets busted. The FBI, police and sheriff department were all so inept it was like the key stone cops. It had all in all some laughs but I was glad when it ended. Good enough to watch once I guess. This movie is so so.
SquirePM
Maybe there's a reason people who live in provinces are calledprovincial. Perhaps they expect a "Citizen Kane" or a "Godfather"every time they step into a theater. Great movies are few and farbetween, and about the best you can usually hope for is acoherent tale told in an entertaining way.And that "Two If By Sea" certainly is. I give it 9 out of 10 for itshilarity, subtle performances, niceness, great scenery, and overallexecution. It's a warm movie filled with lots of really zingy littlefunnies. It never strays far from its agreeable theme of true love,and when it does it takes delightful tangents into: pure slapstickgoofiness, devastatingly piercing pricking of the neuveau riche,adolescence, and even the plight of the city dweller who thinkshe's "out in the country" (as when a terrified Leary draws a .38 on atame deer). You have to admire a director who can take as manypotshots at life as "Airplane!" does, and still stay within the contextof a story as cohesive as this one is.Actually this is one of Denis Leary's finest hours. He portrays aguy who gets along in life by being tough and irascible, although atheart he's hard pressed to cope with the world in general andcompletely confused by love. Sure his character comes across asgrating -- it's supposed to. But if you can't see past the facade tothe nice guy underneath, you're not much of a moviegoer.To his excellent work the director adds Sandra Bullock's character,who is just enough not satisfied with a simple, linear life to throwLeary into one tailspin after another. Their chemistry is oftenprickly, but always centered around the movie's core theme. And ittakes real talent to portray her part with the touch of frustration shehas, without coming across as a bitch. Bullock impressed me byachieving just the right tone.And in the end, what more could you want? The good guys all findways to win and the bad guy loses his claim to fame and goesdown in flame, blame and shame. Whoooeee!
mattymatt4ever
I am a big fan of Denis Leary, and I thought this was a damn funny movie. The plot is cut-and-dry (the little plot that exists), but it works out nicely as a comedy, mostly due to Leary's funny dialogue and humorous arguments between him and Bullock. I think Bullock was miscast, though. She did an OK job, but her accent drifted many times. If you like Leary, you'll probably have a great time. I especially loved the scene where Leary was going fishing and he shoots one of the fish. Then he cooks it up, serves it up to Bullock and she spits out a bullet. That was classic. But for non-Leary fans...you might not enjoy it as much. I don't consider him an acquired taste, but his foul-mouthed banter doesn't appeal to everyone.
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