The men have left the building.
But the boys are still here. With Kyle MacLachlan.
Nat Wolff (the guy in the middle) is adorable as the young budding filmmaker in Bruce Beresford’s Peace, Love & Misunderstanding. (He’s also incredibly appealing: totally excited to be there. And brought his grandparents. Love that.) The flick’s about an uptight, soon-to-be divorced woman who takes her teenage kids to visit their hippy grandmama in Woodstock. Cute and simple, right? Um… Too right. Jane Fonda as the pot-smoking, drug-dealing Bubby got all the best bits. Who doesn’t want to hear a grandmother telling her daughter not to be a cock-block? Catherine Keener was fine but, sadly, didn’t have enough to work with. Her character was as two-dimensional as they come. Uptight? Straighten your hair and wear a suit. Feeling groovy? Air dry your tresses and open your shirt. There were some great lines but they got lost among the cliches. Forgettable even with eye-candy Chace Crawford. No ogling, oldies. He’s a child!
Speaking of eye-candy, there were some real beauties in the room for the next movie.
Look at these ladies: stunning!!! And their film was terrific! Set against the backdrop of a butter-carving competition (that’s right), this film was quirky and funny and totally worth seeing. Jennifer Garner is perfect as a tightly-wound trophy wife who is determined to win the competition at any cost – even if it means sabotaging her opponent: a 10-yr old foster child, played with casual aplomb by young Yara Shahidi who, unlike most child actors, wasn’t cringe-worthy in the least. Ty Burrell plays Jennifer Garner’s whipped husband – but, sadly, he was a no-show. As was Hugh Jackman, who’s cameo was the only part of the film that felt forced. Rounding out the cast were: Alicia Silverstone (lovely), Ashley Greene (too trying for such a young girlie) and magnificent Olivia Wilde who stole the show – on and off the screen. Hilarious.
