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| Game of Thrones' Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and George of the Jungle's Leslie Mann |
The First Wives Club for the aughties!
The chick flick The First Wives Club, starring Goldie Hawn, Bette Middler, and Diane Keaton, rocked the late-90s. It was made for US$26M and has since grossed US$5.4B.
The new movie The Other Woman, which opens in Philippine theaters on May 7, will remind you of the late-90s juggernaut, sans the comedic genius of Hawn.
You would think that Kate Upton would be the Goldie-Hawn type, but it is Leslie Mann who appears closest to achieving Hawn's comedic stature, slapstick and all.
Mann, of George of the Jungle fame, upstages an aging Cameron Diaz by turning even unfunny dialog into rip-roaring scenes.
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| Cameron Diaz is starting to look like Ellen Barkin |
Speaking of Diaz, does anyone notice how she keeps looking more like Ellen Barkin with every film? Her tryst with Justin Timbelake makes it appear that she's headed for cougar-ville too, just like Barkin.
Kate Upton, who obviously lost weight to not look pudgy beside her uber-thin co-stars turns in an okay, if under written, performance. And Taylor Kinney, Lady Gaga's latest squeeze, provides the hot man candy along with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau of Game of Thrones. Nicki Minaj and '80s icon Don Johnson also star.
I'm betting on The Other Woman to make lots of moolah by word of mouth. The whole theater rocked with laughter, especially during Mann's scenes.
You'd think this being a chick flick that guys wouldn't enjoy, right? Well, let me tell you, most of the guffaws came from men.
Definitely worth the price of admission, popcorn, and a Coke. Guaranteed to keep you laughing for most of the 100+ minutes whether you watch with your gal pals or your S.O.
