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14.01.11 # Romantic Movies # 46 Comments
Will you find romance in 2011? If it’s at the movies, then yes.
We’re looking at the biggest and best romantic movies of 2011, whether it’s about pure love or romantic-comedy.
No Strings Attached
Released: 21 January 2011 (U.S. Dates)
Director: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Natalie Portman, Cary Elwes, Olivia Thirlby
Young people these days are quicker to jump into bed than they are to date. A guy (Kutcher) and girl (Portman) try to keep their relationship strictly physical, but it’s not long before they learn that they want something more. This sort of generic movie premise is a step down for Portman, but business as usual for Kutcher. The director is Ivan Reitman, whose last three movies were ‘My Super Ex-Girlfriend’, ‘Evolution’ and ‘Six Days Seven Nights’. [Critics (via Rotten Tomatoes): 49%] [Public (via IMDB): 6.1]
Just Go With It
Released: 11 February 2011
Director: Denis Dugan
Starring: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Brooklyn Decker, Nicole Kidman
A plastic surgeon (Sandler (really?)), romancing a much younger schoolteacher (Decker), enlists his loyal assistant (Aniston) to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, the assistant’s kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives. This is a remake of a Bollywood film. Nicole Kidman is fourth on the cast list and not even in the trailer – her career is on the skids. Expect the usual Sandler romantic-comedy shenanigans, and if he doesn’t end up with Aniston I’ll eat my hat. [Critics: 19%] [Public: 6.3]
The Adjustment Bureau
Released: 4 March 2011
Director: George Nolfi
Starring: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Terence Stamp, John Slattery
Sci-fi romance about a smooth-talking congressman (Damon) who seems destined for national political stardom. When he meets a beautiful ballet dancer (Blunt) he discovers there is a force determined to keep them from becoming involved. Fate says they were never supposed to have met and mysterious old men in hats act as cockblockers. The movie’s first time director wrote The Bourne Ultimatum and Ocean’s 12. Damon and Blunt are both sharp actors so they should be able to craft something thoughtful, let’s hope the chemistry is there – this is the second romantic lead of Damon’s career, after the poorly received All The Pretty Horses. Also, this doesn’t have the sexiest title in the world. [Critics: 73%] [Public: 7.0]
Red Riding Hood
Released: 11 March 2011
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Shiloh Fernandez, Max Irons
Romantic-gothic-horror take on the legend of Red Riding Hood. A young woman (Seyfried) is in love with a brooding outsider (Fernandez), but her parents have arranged for her to marry a wealthy suitor (Irons). She’s planning to run away with him when she learns her older sister has been killed by the werewolf that prowls the forest surrounding their village. As the death toll rises with each moon, she begins to suspect that the wolf could be someone close to her. From the director of Twilight, expect this to have a harder edge. [Critics: 11%] [Public: 5.2]
Jane Eyre
Released: 11 March 2011
Director: Cary Fukunaga
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell, Judi Dench
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre (Wasikowska, ‘Alice In Wonderland’) goes out into the world to become a governess. In her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the cold master of the house, Mr. Rochester (Fassbender). Jane and her employer grow close, but could Mr. Rochester’s terrible secret be about to destroy their happiness forever? From the U.S. director of acclaimed South American poverty film ‘Sin Nombre’. The trailer tries to make this look like ‘The Others’ or something, which is misleading. [Critics: 85%] [Public: 7.3]
One Day sounds like a potential remake of Same Time Next Year from 1978 starring Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn.
Hey, romantic movies are so lovely. You’re looking for a rom.mov, i would recommand you ” No strings attached” It’s great!
i just so loved friends with benefits! nice movie..indeed!
L.O.L. will be the remake of a French movie not a Belgian one, I don’t know where you got that but I guess you americans can’t see the difference… nor understand it…
I’m British. That probably makes it worse. The imdb page says it’s Belgian, I had no reason not to believe it.
If asked why I love her I would say
It’s the sway in her hips,
the thickness in her thighs.
It’s the lust in her lips,
the love in her eyes.
… It’s the softness of her skin,
the silk in her hair.
It’s the twist in her walk;
it’s the sweetness in her talk.
It’s the way she loves me
that makes me love her each day.
That is what I would say”-zulker…
Love Flims Are Great <3
Romantic comedies fill us with a certain bubbly feeling that we, often, try to overlook; they display love and wonder in ways that a drama cannot. Love does not always have to be so serious, we should laugh in love. These are by far my favorite type of film. I just wish it were that easy.
Hello all,
Im a 16 year old teenger who loves this genre of film, what films would u reccomend me?
Thanks
From 2011 I think you would enjoy Footloose, and the Twilight Saga. Crazy, Stupid, Love is very good but watch the trailer on YouTube first to see what you think. Come back and let us know what you thought.
I’m a 22-yr-old girl and I really love romantic comedies, so i try to watch as many as I can. This is what I thought of the movies I saw on this list…
Which ones were really good?
1. Bridesmaids was really funny but more of a comedy with romance thrown in than a romantic comedy per se – still it’s definitely worth watching for the humor.
2. Crazy, Stupid Love was really great, I thought. I didn’t expect it to be, but it certainly surprised me. It had a deeper, more real, touching, and sincere message than most romantic comedies do. Plus the plot twist towards the end actually caught me by surprise, which is so rare in romantic comedies that it was refreshing and that alone made it a memorable movie.
3. New Year’s Eve was absolutely awesome – romantic, beautiful, funny, powerful, inspirational… It so wonderfully captured the essence of what New Year’s Eve is all about – in fact I’m not sure I’d even label it a romantic comedy because the main overall point of the story wasn’t romance tho it had some great romantic story-lines. It made me sigh, laugh AND cry, which to me is the mark of a great movie. It had a great cast of famous lovable actors and actresses but made up for the giant flop that ended up being Valentine’s Day.
4. This Means War – great balance of action, comedy, romance, drama and mystery… what’s not to like? Two hot guys with somewhat opposite personalities both competing for the same woman – oh and they’re also spies who are closer than brothers. the story-line speaks for itself. Plus both the characters and actors are so lovable that you yourself are torn between the two men the whole movie – so much so that i was afraid i would end up hating the ending because no matter who she chose, i would just be left feeling bad for the other guy. this almost was the case, too, but the comedy made me forget that the ending was so annoyingly convenient… but overall it was definitely a good, entertaining watch that can lead to interesting after-movie debates about which guy was hotter and which one YOU would have chosen.
2011, though, also had some of the WORST romantic comedies I’ve seen. DO NOT waste your time with these sad excuses for movies:
1. Something Borrowed: great cast, TERRIBLE movie. that simple. I didn’t read the book this movie was based on so i don’t know if the original story was just as terrible but this movie was NOT at ALL romantic, it made no sense, and all the characters were deplorable except the funny character played by John Krasinski. He wasn’t enough to save the movie, tho. if anything, this movie just makes you mad and insults all your morals. Neither the story nor the characters are believable. I could go on and on but I think you get the gist.
2. Friends with Benefits: I will put this simply – unless if you just happen to be enough of a fan of Justin Timberlake and/or Mila Kunis to watch an entire movie of them half naked and having sex in various ways and positions, this movie sux. My friend is a JT fan so she loved it, but let’s be honest JT has never been much of an actor. this movie was just a weirder, less romantic and generally worse version of No Strings Attached (which wasn’t exactly exceptional to begin with) and with far less substance, meaning and humor. It seemed to me like more of the movie consisted of watching those 2 have sex and banter with each other than actually making any sort of point.
(personally, I also don’t get the whole twilight obsession but that’s just me…)
why are ppl on here complaining about romantic comedies if you dont like them then why are you even here looking and posting comments
Friends with Benefits is a good movie , yes i obvious but still its a very good journey to the end
I was wondering what all of you thought was better no strings attached or friends with benefits , since they are both the same ,please comment and like .
MILA KUNIS , SUCH A RIDE
As I said before, I thought No Strings Attached was definitely better (tho not a great movie anyway). I hated Friends with Benefits, and I dont see y anyone wud like it unless they just happened to be enough fans of either Justin Timberlake and/or Mila Kunis to sustain them throughout a rather terrible film… and I’m not.
what’s your number ;D hilarious
wow..this is sweet. is it yours or quoted from a movie?
‘ One day ‘ is the best romantic movie ever !!!!!
LOL : Miley Cyrus version is better than the first one one ,but it works a bit better with teens .FOr me,other were a little bit too predictible and borring .You should definitely see ‘ Remember me ‘.The ‘ Dark Knight Rises ‘.It can suprise you .The end is always the best .
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