Groundhog Day, Big Daddy, Me, Myself, & Irene

A bit of classic humour in this one - by which I mean comedy films which are kinda old now.


#1 - GROUNDHOG DAY

Stars -Bill Murray, Andy MacDowell, Chris Elliott

Director -Harold Ramis

Memorable Quote -"That's right, woodchuck-chuckers - it's...Groundhog Day!"

Review - For many people, this is regarded as quite the classic. What it really is is a great bit of fun, and you just have to enjoy watching it for the concept itself. Of course you will want to try and imagine what you would do with all of that time yourself, and despite the real world implications of what would really happen afterwards, the ending is really feel good and leaves you with a smile on your face. A good performance all round, although Bill Murray has always struck me as an odd choice for a romantic male lead – though this does help the impression of him struggling to be that perfect man. 3.5/5

#2 - BIG DADDY

Stars - Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Cole & Dylan Sprouse, Rob Schneider, Steve Buscemi

Director -Dennis Dugan

Memorable Quote -"Having a kid is great... as long as his eyes are closed and he's not moving or speaking."

Review - This one is something of a sickly sweet comedy, with a very unrealistic view on things and of course a denouement in which everyone acts like everything will be fine when really there is no possible way that it can be. Interestingly enough I had actually seen this before, and managed to get a good hour into watching it again before I realised that I remembered seeing it; that speaks volumes for how much of an impact it actual made the first time. This is the kind of film that you might put on while you are sitting and chatting with friends or to have on in the background while you are working on something, but really it is nothing special that requires your full attention. Some of the scenes also suffer from the classic Sandler curse of his comedian friends being allowed to do whatever they want, even though it just is not funny. 2.5/5

#3 -ME, MYSELF, & IRENE

Stars - Jim Carrey, Renee Zellweger, Chris Cooper, Richard Jenkins

Director - Bobby and Peter Farrelly

Memorable Quote - "Man how the hell can they call Pluto a planet?"

Review - Say what you like about Jim Carrey  - and many people do – this one is actually alright. There is some unnecessary mugging of the kind that he is very much prone to at the start, but thankfully it only takes up a small amount of screen time and much of the film is given over to madcap adventures and the exploits of the main character’s three “sons” as well as his attempts to woo Zellweger. Certainly not all of the film is funny, but some parts of it very much are and that redeems it enough to make it enjoyable. If you can make it through without cringing too much, you will have a good experience overall. 3.5/5

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