Love and Other Disasters
Love and Other Disasters
R | 09 September 2006 (USA)
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Flighty Emily "Jacks" Jackson works for the British edition of Vogue magazine. Rather than pursue a relationship, Jacks regularly hooks up with her devoted ex-boyfriend, James Wildstone, and lives with Peter Simon, a gay screenwriter. When Jacks meets Argentinian photographer's assistant Paolo Sarmiento, she assumes he is gay and tries to bring him and Peter together, unaware that Paolo is straight and in love with her.

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Hellen

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Lawbolisted

Powerful

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Borserie

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

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Jenna Walter

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

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cbrandonjones

Because1. It stars the very pretty Santiago Cabrera (who looks just wrong without a beard and moustache) and the gorgeous and lost-too-soon Brittany Murphy2. It's a story about a gay best friend which won't make you cringe, and actually puts him and his needs and his romance ahead of the female lead's3. Tango!4. Catherine Tate is hilarious, and her double act with Stephanie Beacham is a scream5. It uses modern London as a backdrop very nicely (please to be excusing the blatant b*llsh*t about how Heathrow and registry office marriages work)6. It includes the most accurate description of the stages of a relationship I've ever heard7. It's funny enough to make you pee8. It's just lovely

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writerasfilmcritic

With all due respect to Brittany Murphy, who died far too young, this one was a real stinker. I can't imagine what she was thinking after reading the script and signing on for this unapologetically indulgent exercise in the mass employment of gay actors. We've seen sicko Hollywood's regular inclusion of at least one gay man in almost every one of their insipid offerings in recent years, and now there are gay couples slobbering all over one another, not to mention the fact that they almost never show a naked woman anymore because the gays think that would be immoral (they are really screwed up that way) and the feminists think her modesty ought to be preserved at all costs just to show proper respect for her womanhood. These people far prefer and expect to see some man's stinkin' hairy ass, instead, which you may have noticed is a regular offering in almost every Hollywood production these days. What the rest of the audience thinks about it isn't even a consideration. This movie takes that situation to a real extreme. There are several gay couples in it and they get all kinds of air time. You're gonna need that fast forward button and will be using it liberally. We occasionally get to see Brittany Murphy hopping around in her skivvies, even naked (hiding behind a newspaper), but this little cutie is completely ignored by the men in her life, who are only interested in each other and walk right by her as if she doesn't even exist. Can't wait for all the homosexuals to clear out of Hollywood or at least to have control of movie making wrenched from their sickening grasp. Better yet, for Hollywood to go under and leave movie making to the foreigners. You can thank that Mama's Boy, Steven Spielberg, for starting Hollywood's precipitous decline following the American film renaissance of the 1960s, when the American movie industry was collectively engaged in serious work. Those days were over long ago.

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Vic_max

If you're looking for a pleasant, upbeat innocent romantic comedy - this will fit the bill. The tone, dialog, goof-ball misinterpretations and even rich colors are reminiscent of the 1950s. But - it's made for a modern audience too. For instance, we see Brittany Murphy rolling around multiple times virtually nude (won't have seen that 50 years ago!), we also have her surrounding herself with gay men (who are also looking for love) - and to boot, she shares a room with a gay man.This is a fun movie and something is always happening. Murphy plays an "assistant" at a fashion magazine and tries to play matchmaker for her gay roommate. What she doesn't know is that one of the potential beaus is actually straight and really interested in her ... and the story progresses from there.Brittany Murphy is at the center of the story. She's got her hair dyed black and has a distinctive, glamorous Spanish image. She puts in a strong performance as a kind-hearted but romantically averse do-gooder. There are more than a few laugh-out loud moments here, which makes it a wonderfully watchable movie.

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TxMike

This one is a real mixed bag, mostly quirky characters in a quirky movie. But it works. There is a little bit of "10" in it, where Dudley Moore chases Bo Derek and when he finally catches her he finds out she is not that desirable after all. It makes fun of all the stories where someone sees a cute person and decides that is the person they are meant to be with.The movie starts with words being typed, as if a script were being written, then the scene is what was written. Brittany Murphy is Emily 'Jacks' Jackson, living and working in London. Her roommate and best friend is Matthew Rhys as the gay Peter Simon. Jacks keeps up a relationship with her recent former boyfriend because it is convenient, but mostly it is safe, to be with someone you KNOW will never be your long term partner.Much of the movie involves Peter trying to find a person, a guy, who he accidentally ran into, literally, in a hotel entrance, assuming the other guy was gay and perfectly suited for him. When he finally catches him, much like Dudley Moore found out, you can't judge a book by its cover.Santiago Cabrera is Paolo Sarmiento, assistant to a famous gay photographer, and Jacks assumes the young Paolo is a boyfriend, and treats him like all the other gay guys she knows, running around in her underwear or inviting him into the bathroom to talk as she is taking a bath. But we know right away that Paolo is not gay, and in fact is really interested in Jacks. There is much humor as that confusion plays out.But in the end what the story comes down to is a very good one, and a very important one. Do we look for love in the wrong way? Do we keep waiting for that special person to sweep us up? Or, does true love begin right inside us? Is it a decision that we make, and that the other person makes, to really get to know each other and commit to a relationship? Jacks has to make that decision with Paolo and we think we know where it is headed.

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