Tag: Me Time
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What Killed ‘Blonde’ at Netflix? The Gerard Butler Did It
Few Netflix originals have received as much advance press and social media attention than Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” his adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ novel about Marilyn Monroe starring Ana de Armas. It would have been surprising had it not immediately risen to #1 on the streamer’s top 10 movie list — and it did. That…
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‘Me Time’ Review: Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg Make Trouble in Netflix Dud
“Me Time,” a slapdash comedy by writer-director John Hamburg, stars Kevin Hart as Sonny Fisher, a stay-at-home parent suffering from what Betty Friedan labeled “the problem with no name.” Sonny feels lonely and out-of-step around adults with concerns more grown-up than his fixation on minivan technology, elementary school talent shows and a proposal to include…
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Me Time Review: Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg Reconnect in Exhausting Comedy
In one of the early scenes of Me Time, the latest Netflix comedy, we see a conversation between a husband and wife that tiptoes around an argument. Regina Hall’s measured Maya is encouraging Kevin Hart’s uptight Sonny to loosen up a bit. Despite this, he is fixated on his own insecurities as a stay-at-home parent…