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After starring in the film Black Swan is very serious, this time Natalie Portman was involved in a completely different movie. In this film she played as a sex addict. But he is great. Natalie Portman may play any role in accordance with the given scenario. Moreover, he must balance the quality of the role of Ashton Kutcher, who had been repeatedly playing the same movie. It also is a greatness Ivan Reitman, the director, in a previous merge two different characters.This film tells the story of Adam (Ashton Kutcher) first met Emma (Natalie Portman) when they were teenagers. After some time apart, they met again and became close friends. Adam is a son of the actor famous television series of the 80s, Alvin (Kevin Kline), and he is currently working as an assistant in a musical series. Meanwhile, Emma worked as a doctor. Emma uniqueness to this trauma on relationships. Until finally they have sex and finally agree to become sex partners. The agreement was made, one of which they should not fall in love with one another.
Like many similar films, this film is predictable and the plot also shows a little chat about sex vulgar. It features dialogue in this film more weight than other similar films. Of course, peppered with silly scenes that make the audience laugh.

A schoolteacher from Wisconsin named Frank Tupelo (Johnny Depp) meets a mysterious and beautiful woman on a train (Angelina Jolie) and immediately becomes the target for Scotland Yard and a cadre of gangsters who think Frank is the elusive thief known as Alexander Peirce.
Same a misterious the story later, the film also opens with a mysterious woman who suddenly sit in front of Frank Tupelo (Johnny Depp), an American tourist, on a train destination Venice, Italy. The woman finally introduce ourselves as Elise Ward (Angelina Jolie) to the man before him who it later emerged was a mathematics teacher, well away from what he imagined Frank Elise if you see a more visible figure as wealthy rock musicians and lovers of espionage novels who is on vacation . The brief encounter was enough for the Elise in the end to make Frank's interested in him, who does not, Elise-elegantly dressed sexy is like a magnet that attracted the attention of the spy man whenever he passes in front of them. Frank who looked "innocent" and added he was like a tourist who looks dazed Elise finally accepted the invitation to participate with a boat that escorted her to a hotel where he stayed. Elise also finally took her to stay at the hotel with a claim to the receptionist if Frank was her husband.
The movie is in fact a remake of a little known French thriller from 2005 called "Anthony Zimmer," and yes, for those keeping track, this is the second American remake of a recent French thriller in the last month. Be as it may, the movie starts off well enough as we meet Jolie's Elise Clifton-Ward, a mysterious dragon lady who seems to be Scotland Yard's only connection to a wanted thief named Alexander Peirce. As the story begins, she receives a message from the enigmatic man without a face to find a tourist to pretend to be him in order to throw the police off his track, but the gangster Peirce stole money from is also still looking for him. When Elise meets Depp's Frank Tupelo on a train, he seems like the perfect patsy, and the game of seduction and pursuit begins in earnest once all of the parties converge on Venice.
The biggest problem with "The Tourist" is that the superstar pairing have absolutely zero chemistry, so the very essence of what may have the film appealing to moviegoers--the thought of two mega-superstars getting romantic on screen--is completely absent. As often as the movie tries to capitalize on Jolie's looks, it doesn't quite have Depp's usual charm and personality. We've become so enured to seeing Johnny Depp playing wild over-the-top scenery-chewing characters that when he plays an average guy, it's quite boring because the character lacks all the charm and personality that makes Depp such a presence on screen. In fact, while it's very easy to figure out what Frank sees in Elise, it's not quite clear what she sees in him because he's kind of a hapless schmoe who is way out of his league. The fact that a former James Bond like Timothy Dalton offers more charisma in his two or three brief appearances makes you realize why Depp might be better off sticking to the eccentric characters with wigs and prosthetics.
The minimal action isn't very impressive either, from Depp's character running across a rooftop in pajamas to a slow boat chase and other lame stunts that could have easily been handled by Depp without the need of a stunt double. Jolie doesn't get too involved in any of it except to steer the boat looking gorgeous during the chase. It's disappointing that we see none of the fierceness she's displayed in "Salt" and "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," instead glamming it up with a number of costume changes and turning into the "damsel in distress" character that should be below her.
The script, which includes contributions from two Oscar winners, is filled with so many movie clichés it's not particularly hard to figure out the "big twist" from the very get-go, but it's just more proof of the laziness involved in making an action thriller that doesn't stand up to other films in the genre. Still, one can't help but be impressed by marketing that makes the movie look fun and exciting, of which it is neither.

The first romantic comedy of the year (Catch and Release) hit too many bad notes. The second one (Because I Said So) was so painful to watch that listening to a full concert by William Hung would have been a better way to spend an evening. And now, a mere seven weeks into 2007, Warner Bros Pictures tests the semi-crowded romantic comedy waters with Music and Lyrics. After two stinkeroos, fans of the much-maligned genre finally have reason to stand up and sing.
Hugh Grant stars as Alex Fletcher, a has-been pop singer from a Wham!-ish ‘80s group who earns a living cashing in on his former success by singing at amusement parks, tiny concert venues, and the occasional high school reunion. Alex is actually satisfied with his present state of minor fame, but his business manager/friend (Brad Garrett) knows Alex has still got a few notes left to hit in his career before he’s relegated to the land of pop obscurity.
A surprising opportunity emerges for Alex to regain a little of his prior fame when pop tartlet Cora Corman (Haley Bennett as a Britney clone complete with skimpy outfits and erotic dance moves) proclaims her love for his old songs and wants him to come up with a new tune for her current concert tour. The catch – he’s only got a couple of days to write the song. Further complicating his comeback hopes is the fact he writes music, but not lyrics.
That huge problem is solved when plant lady Sophie Fisher (Drew Barrymore) throws out a few lines while in the process of watering his plants to death. It seems Sophie wanted to be a writer at one point but was persuaded she didn’t have any talent by her college professor (a real slimebag played by non-slimebag Campbell Scott). Alex needs Sophie to put words to his music and, if they can manage to work together without driving each other crazy, there’s a possibility this could be the break both are desperately in need of…
Scott Porter and Hugh Grant in "Music and Lyrics."
Music and Lyrics benefits from charming performances by the ever-dependable romantic comedy veterans Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. Grant and Barrymore make sweet music together (it’s sappy, but true) in this fluffy, feel-good movie. And for the first time on film we get to watch Hugh Grant dance, sing and play the piano, and surprisingly he does all three fairly well. Just seeing Grant in '80s fashions shaking his butt in a cheesy music video within the film is worth the price of admission.While the age difference between the two leads may be a bit distracting at first, given a chance Music and Lyrics really grows on you. Grant and Barrymore know exactly what audiences expect and both deliver the goods, despite the sometimes silly circumstances they're thrust into by writer/director Marc Lawrence.
Music and Lyrics also features a couple of really strong supporting performances, although the jury's still out on feature film newcomer Bennett. Kristen Johnston as Sophie’s sister/devoted Alex fan steals the show whenever she pops into the picture. Johnston and Barrymore don’t look anything alike, but that’s not the least bit important as that sisterly bond is somehow there. Brad Garrett nails the role of Alex’s friend and agent, grounding the goonyness that sometimes invades the film.
The film’s title is enough to let you know the movie will be full of catchy tunes, in this case supplied by Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne. I’ve developed a love/hate relationship with the movie’s songs as they pop into my mind at random times and drive me crazy by sticking around long enough to be annoying. Still, the songs are catchy and revisiting the '80s for a couple of hours is tolerable if not totally enjoyable.Music and Lyrics offers a little something for everyone while, of course, playing up to the women who dominate romantic comedy audiences. The chemistry works well between Grant and Barrymore and both seem to be having fun with the material. While Music and Lyrics doesn’t reinvent the romantic comedy wheel (or even move it forward much), it does provide just the right sort of escapist entertainment we’ve come to expect from films of this genre.