Badrinath Ki Dulhania

As the movie opens, our heroine is bucking hard against her community's expected gender norms.

She is so completely successful that by the end of the film, her love interest is displaying visible chest-shaving bumps and ab-accentuating makeup.

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Nenu Local

Every time a character smokes or drinks, there is a warning printed on the screen suggesting that the viewer shouldn't do these things.

Why is there no such warning when our "hero" sneaks into a woman's bedroom, sprays anesthesia in her face, and absconds with her unconscious body?




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Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2

There was a 12-minute rant about 3/4 of the way through the film that I enjoyed.

Yeah, that was the good part of the movie.


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Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania

A dance scene on a rock wall, a 3-D piñata, and even a hot li'l love scene--I'm all in!

With all the modern cinematic advances, though, you'd think they'd be able to do something about chest-shaving bumps.

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About Last Night

Wait a minute--did I just sit through a @#%*^^ rom-com?!?

Sh!!!t....




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Cocktail

It's ridiculous to call out a Bollywood film for being realistic--but this is a ridiculous website, so let me say these two woman really handled the whole situation way too well.

Also, I am happy to report this film has nothing to do with Tom Cruise.



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Teri Meri Kahaani

What I love most about this movie is the bouncy music, bright color & joyful cheesiness; the filmmakers really put a lot into delivering a movie-lover's version of the retro eras depicted.

What makes me most sad is that--and this is based upon the fact the three stories take place a mere 50 years apart--our first two sets of protagonists must have died horribly young!

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The Five-Year Engagement

What's so funny about this movie?

It's overlong, & really depressing: you KNOW that this couple is going to end up back together (rom-com, hello), but you also KNOW they should run as far from one another as they possibly can.

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No Strings Attached

In a world of wretched romantic comedies, this somehow manages to end up not being one.

While it does retain the predictability of a traditional romcom, it also is able to have enough humor to keep the dragged-along movie date from feeling resentful for weeks afterward.

How Do You Know

Despite having a cast of insufferable actors and Paul Rudd, this movie actually works.

It rises above the level of "romantic comedy" to that of a movie that often turns out to be funny.

Morning Glory

I sure do love a good newsroom comedy.

Oops-- I do apologize for completely changing the subject!

Action Replayy

As far as movies about guys going back into the past to make their parents fall in love go, this one ends up being a lot less funny that it could be, sadly.

What it's got over that '80s movie, though, is singing & dancing, an over-the-top flying time machine, and a much better-looking cast.