In 7 words or less: Grumpy Harry Ford reads the news
What's it all About? Young tv producer Becky (Rachel McAdams) gets fired and finds employment at the downward-sliding morning tv show 'Daybreak'. In an attempt to boost viewing figures she employs the prickly multi award winning reporter Mike Pomeroy (Ford).
Best bits? Harry Ford is ace as grumpy 'serious' reporter who refuses to make nice.
Did it make you think thoughts? Listen, every actor at some point in their careers makes a bad movie. Okay, so Mr Ford has had quite a few clunkers recently including, Hollywood Homicide, K19: The Widowmaker, Six Days Seven Nights and of course the detestable Kingdom of the Crystall Skull. However, if your resume includes playing the roles of Rick Deckard, Indiana Jones and Han Solo it can't all be bad.....can it. Well yes and no. At times Ford is great as the award winning reporter who just can't bring himself to 'blend-in' and make happy families with the rest of the tv show crew. Unfortunately at other times it does seem a little forced as though everyone is trying just a little to hard. The love story feels bolted on and serves no real purpose other than to let us see Rachel McAdams in her knickers (Miss McAdams is gorgeous in this film and has catapulted herself into The Chief's top 5 female actressess he'd like to spend an evening with. Much to her delight I'm sure). Overall it's a bit of a mess but a cheerful mess at least.
Would you watch it again? Probably not....maybe on a future xmas tv blast
Rating (out of 100%): Essentially this is a happy-go-lucky tale that has proliferated modern cinema for countless generations and like the majority of these chuck-away-after-watching films this is chuck-away-after-watching material. I give this an enjoyable while it lasted 65%
