Tag: At Midnight
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At Midnight Review: A Charming But Familiar Rom-Com Runs Out Of Time
During the mythical Golden Age of Hollywood, the romantic-comedy genre could be relied upon as a consistently entertaining, star-studded, and profitable performer at the box office, year in and year out. We’ve fallen quite a long way in the years since despite some recent breakthrough hits like “Crazy Rich Asians” or last year’s double-whammy of…
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‘At Midnight’ Review: Diego Boneta and Monica Barbaro Shine Bright in a Run-of-the-Mill Rom-Com
Writer-director Jonah Feingold’s “At Midnight” sadly isn’t so much concerned with reinvention as it is with following a formula set by its cinematic forbearers. This spin on “Notting Hill” and “Roman Holiday” (the latter is channeled and referenced throughout) shows a silver screen superstar and a hotel employee falling in love and giving their lives…
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‘At Midnight’ Review: Monica Barbaro-Led Rom-Com Has Less Heart Than a Super Bowl Ad
Well, with all projects that soar high, one inevitably crashes back down to Earth.“Top Gun: Maverick” breakout star Monica Barbaro quietly leads the Paramount+ rom-com “At Midnight,” an updated take on “Notting Hill” with a dash of “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” framework. Unfortunately, with the film premiering February 10, audiences would be better off watching star-studded…