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Movie review – “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”

I don’t even know where to start when it comes to Kirk Jone’s What to Expect When You’re Expecting. Ironically, I don’t think that Kirk Jones knew where to start either. WTEWYE is a mess with too many plots, too many characters, and too much going on. It’s another one of those movies that takes the formula that Paul Haggis used with Crash and turns it into a comedy. It didn’t work with Gary Marshall’s Valentine’s Day or New Year’s Eve movies and it doesn’t work here either.

I guess no one learned that sometimes too much is just too much.

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Movie Review: “New Year’s Eve”

“New Year’s Eve” is the sort-of-a-sequel but not really-a-sequel to 2010’s “Valentine’s Day”. Gary Marshall is back behind the camera directing this All-Star laden movie about  a select few  in New York and how their lives intertwine over the course of New Year’s Eve.

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