AHHH Please jump!Reviewed by Martha Hamilton, 2010-02-07
I thought I would like it because I like SJP and it seemed it would be cute. Oh LORD, it is not! The whole movie I was wincing at Eric Schaeffer making a FOOL of himself in a way that provoked no laughs and all pain. I just wanted him to jump off the bridge already! Along with all the guys who go after SJP in the film.
er... it misses the mark I believeReviewed by B. E Jackson, 2009-10-02
If Lucy Fell isn't really a bad movie. It's not particularly funny
either, except for a scene involving a flying telephone, and a fair
share of subtle moments here and there.
It's not a bad romantic comedy. I didn't expect much because I'm
not a fan of Jessica Parker, but I guess it could have been a lot
worse.
Now, had this been a more serious storyline with drama instead of
comedy, two people agreeing to kill themselves before their 30th
birthday without finding their soulmate would have made for a
better movie in my opinion.
I feel 3 stars is a good rating. Definitely better movies out there
though in the romantic comedy department.
Highly-defined stupidityReviewed by Samuel Chell, 2008-04-07
Since acquiring a Sony HD TV, I've been watching far too many bad
movies for no better reason than the novelty of seeing images in
high definition. But with fare this bad, and with HD channels
comparatively few, I'm seriously considering returning to the old
20" GE--either that or order one of the pay services like BET
Jazz.
This film is so sophomoric, from conception to script to
realization, that either the filmmakers are cinematic ignoramuses
or colossal cynics, serving up anything intelligible to the lowest
forms of humanity. The writing, especially the dialog, is on the
level of the most obvious sit-coms minus the laugh track--a
regression by light years from any 30-minute Norman Lear
production. There are even more close-ups than you're likely to see
in a made-for-TV counterpart. About the only thing that
distinguishes this turkey as a theatrical release is the explicit
crudeness of the language (which doesn't begin to approach Lenny
Bruce, Richard Pryor or "The Aristocrats"--this film can't even
make talking dirty much fun).
The two male leads are cast in the roles of archetypal, short-guy
losers who still make out. But clearly neither they nor their
writers have seen a Woody Allen film or, for that matter, Chaplin,
Keaton, or the Marx Brothers. Maybe not even Steve Martin. Ben
Stiller walks around like a clueless guest at a Halloween costume
party trying to get noticed with a whoopee cushion.
At least the two women do justice by my Sony picture, permitting me
to turn off the sound and improvise my own script inspired by the
possibilities of the intelligence lurking beneath faces that, while
expressive, leave you wondering about what--and why.
Oh, so bad...Reviewed by A. You, 2007-12-23
After watching this movie, I couldn't understand why Sarah Jessica
Parker and Ben Stiller agreed to participate in this juvenile
romantic comedy (if you can call a movie that's not remotely funny
"comedy"), which has one of the most idiotic plots ever.
It was painful to watch Elle MacPherson trying to pretend to be
romantically interested in an ugly guy who barely reaches her
shoulder and (although she knows he's been watching her for five
years, like a pathetic voyeur who's incapable of talking to the
object of his obsession) ask him why he's single, considering he's
so "cute, funny, smart, blah, blah, blah." That was the only part
of the movie where we laughed, but only because it was so
ridiculously unbelievable.
I just googled the movie, and I found out this quote from Sarah
Jessica Parker, talking about her experience working in the movie:
"Perhaps it would have been better if Lucy had fallen." My thoughts
exactly.
ROX MY SOXReviewed by Lisa M. Malchiodi, 2007-10-17
This movie is genius. I have been a fan of Eric for a long time
now. He is hilarious. This movie had me laughing from start to
finish. Sarah Jessica Parker is Brilliant and I love the character
Ben Stiller Plays.
When I am asked what my favorite movie is....Besides all the
obvious classics like star wars and any 80's flick....This is my
all time favorite movie. Thank you Eric Schaeffer. Oh and YOUR HOT.
