The Cooler
Great movie, Alec Baldwin (not one of my favs) earns some respect for being so good at being so bad. Macy is the perfect shlub and Bello is the skank with the heart of gold. In fact the whole movie has that “gold hearted skank” feel to it. It’s definitely dark, but has a bit of happy swirled in.
Love Actually
Avoid at all costs, and not just because it’s a chick flick. These Studio Canal movies usually hold my interest well enough, but this one is a real turd. There’s this whole section of the movie where this little boy has to run though the airport to tell this little girl that he likes her… And I’m supposed to care about this, why? The beauty of Keira is the only redeeming quality of this movie, and it’s wasted on a small dopey part.
Big Fish
Hmmm, I wanted to like this one, and I guess I kinda did… But, it was a bit long and pretty slow. While I watched it, I liked it, but after it was over, it seemed pretty empty. Some of the special effects were just beautiful, but it didn’t really add up to much.
No shock here, but I actually liked Love, Actually. The scene you descibed was a real groaner, but there were other redeeming bits. If nothing else, that annoying Christmas song was pretty funny.