Romance 3 Pack

Only You:

A romantic comedy in the traditional sense, Only You has at least two things going for it: the always funny Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei when she was still extremely charming. As a child Tomei's character, Faith, is told via crystal ball and Ouija board that her soul mate is a man named Damon Bradley. As adulthood approaches she has yet to meet her true love Damon and decides to marry her boyfriend. Just before the wedding she gets a call from one of her fiance's friends named what else but, Damon Bradley. Damon can't make the wedding and must head off to Venice, Italy. Faith and her friend head off in search of him to see if he is in fact her Soul mate. The comedy comes when Downey Jr's character, Peter overhears the women talking about Damon, at which point he assumes the identity of Mr. Bradley to score the lovely Faith. Only You isn't the best romantic comedy of all time but it's certainly worth watching if you get in the mood.


Punch Drunk Love:

I felt the desire to sit back down and watch this film after experiencing Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood for the second time. Certainly not a typical romantic comedy, I'd say Punch Drunk Love is more of a dark comedy, but it's definitely romantic. Emily Watson is one of my top five favorite actress's and Adam Sandler is pretty awesome as a maladjusted businessman with serious anger management issues. PTA's talent for framing a shot and overall composition is evident as well as his unique storytelling abilities. People expecting a run of the mill romantic comedy will be bored with the first 45 minutes to an hour of the film, but overall Punch Drunk Love is a must see movie.


Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?:

I am among the small group of people I know that actually enjoy a Tyler Perry movie now and again. Is he a great filmmaker? Is the acting in his films excellent? No and No. Are there too many faith-based musings in his movies? Yes. But the films themes appeal to baser human emotions and if you're a sucker then you enjoy that. Pop Culture extraordinaire, David Walker summed up the media beast that is Tyler Perry far better than I could on MSN this week.