By all reports the newly released movie Rachel Getting Married is top notch.
However, has it been given the chance to shine? I mean really shine?
It would be very easy to dismiss Rachel Getting Married based on its title (about as 'romantic comedy' as you can get) and its star (Anne Hathaway, well known for her roles in romantic comedies and 'soft and fluffy' movies e.g. Bride Wars, Ella Enchanted, The Princess Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada).
For the record, Rachel Getting Married is about a young woman (played by Hathaway) who has been in and out of rehab for the past 10 years and returns home for her sister's wedding - there's nothing 'rom-com' about it.
A cursory glance at some new release movies (on the Apple Movie Trailers site) shows the producers/studios who understand the importance of having an interesting film's title:
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Gran Torino
- The International
- Zack & Miri Make a Porno
- Owl and the Sparrow
- Tokyo Sonata
- Donkey Punch
- The Soloist
- Taken
- Push
To balance things up, Hollywood continues to serve up movies with boring titles. It continues to amaze me that with everything at stake (big bucks, star reputation) plus the fact there's considerable noise and clutter surrounding movie releases, the least you could do is give your film a decent handle.
Here are some unimaginative ones:
- Two Lovers
- The Bribe
- All About Steve
- Year One
- 17 Again (I'm sorry, how often has this film been done?)
- He's Just Not That Into You
- New in Town
- While She Was Out
- Nothing But the Truth
- Wendy and Lucy
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