Hot Pursuit
05/08/15 Filed in: Cinema
We saw Hot Pursuit today. Helen's choice. The fact it had Reese Witherspoon and Sofía Vergara in it was offered as a good reason for me to see it. I certainly regard Reese Witherspoon as an actor worth watching, her performance in Walk the Line being unforgettable. And Ms Vergara is, as was once said of Nicole Kidman, when she debuted on stage in The Blue Room, "Pure theatrical Viagra".
So the female leads were certainly worth going to see, but unfortunately I found the film seriously wanting. Reviews haven't been good, with the critics at Rotten Tomatoes only mustering 8% positive. On the other hand, some other reviewers have praised the comedy pairing of Witherspoon and Vergara as saving an otherwise preposterous film. I must admit I did laugh many times, but I can't say that these laughs rescued what was, for me, a pretty dire story line. The running joke about Witherspoon's character's height, and Vergara's character's age, was, however, very well constructed.
So the female leads were certainly worth going to see, but unfortunately I found the film seriously wanting. Reviews haven't been good, with the critics at Rotten Tomatoes only mustering 8% positive. On the other hand, some other reviewers have praised the comedy pairing of Witherspoon and Vergara as saving an otherwise preposterous film. I must admit I did laugh many times, but I can't say that these laughs rescued what was, for me, a pretty dire story line. The running joke about Witherspoon's character's height, and Vergara's character's age, was, however, very well constructed.
Witherspoon's character, Cooper, was for me just too absurd and I was actually put off a bit by an opening scene where a date goes pear-shaped on her. The reaction was hyper and sort of set the scene for all that followed.
Helen enjoyed it more than me, basically because she found it very funny. Perhaps with two female leads, and some very female-oriented comedy lines, it is aimed more at women, while us males can just admire the view.
Helen enjoyed it more than me, basically because she found it very funny. Perhaps with two female leads, and some very female-oriented comedy lines, it is aimed more at women, while us males can just admire the view.