It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

This was the worst movie I have ever seen. Everyone involved in its making should deeply reconsider their life choices as they chose to waste their time on something like this. I must now also reevaluate the time I spent watching this crap. Wow words can't even express my horror and repulsion at the lack of comedy and wit in this movie that is FAR worse than "Daybreak" aka the show they make fun of in the movie.

I love this script. I can't get enough of the film. I love everything about it. Even the music is not old after 8 years. Just watched it again. Dialogue is smart, witty. Every character is fleshed out and real. Don't get the naysayers at all. Kudos to all involved.

Have you ever wondered how a life of a morning show news reporter would be? This film shows exactly that. Morning Glory is satirical comedy film that revolves around the lives of these reporters. The film revolves around the young Becky Fuller, played by Rachel McAdams, who dreams to work in Today show which is the best morning television in the country. Her dreams are almost shattered when she gets fired from her current job. Deciding the best way is to move on, she gets a new job in a rather messed up company and having a great responsibility to bring matters back on the right track. Then comes in the ever irritating, old and straight Mike Pomeroy, played by the great Harrison Ford who is a popular and great achieving news reporter facing the same fate as Becky after his time being expired. Becky, who is a big fan of Pomeroy somehow tries to convince him on anchoring her show upon less interest from him. A successful pledge forms the rest of the story.The story looks simple and stays simple throughout, but the heavyhearted concept and the deep messages in the film makes this a fun journey overall. Firstly, I have to thank director Roger Michell for making this film. This film shows all aspects of a news reporter's life in limelight. My respect towards news reporters immensely increased after watching this knowledgeable film. Writer Aline Brosh McKenna also deserves all salutes for writing this story. The story moves in a slow pace and picks up gradually. The introduction of every character was very interesting and the development towards a certain scene builds tension slowly. The comedy element in the film worked at its best at high points due to the involvement of every character in the film. The next plus in film is the heartwarming dialogues. The dialogue exchange between Rachel and Harrison Ford were interesting and heart touching at the same time. Hats off to the dialogue writers.The chemistry between Rachel and Harrison were awesome throughout the film. These two characters really stood out and director Roger Michell showed many hidden messages through them. The performance of Rachel was simply fantastic. Despite seeing a sense of overacting in some scenes in the beginning, I understood that those nuances were absolutely needed for the character of Becky. Her clumsy and over expressive character was annoying at times but fun overall. Coming to Harrison Ford, he was amazing. His character irritated, annoyed and frustrated everyone watching and he pulled it off with great fashion. The transformation of his character was the major plus point in this film. The other actors in the film had important roles which were mostly done well. Music in Hollywood films usually do not add a stand out value in their filmmaking, in this, David Arnold's music was absolutely a bliss to hear and small song numbers added sentimental values towards the film.Overall, Morning Glory is feel good film that involves multi-layered messages about life, love, friendship and nature. The small touches like phone calls in unwanted situations show the level of importance of multimedia in modern life. The deft touches made by director Roger Michell was simply amazing. Every character in this film was highly related to life and the transformation of every character was very spirit lifting. This film made me laugh and cry, but more importantly taught me how to respect people in their own perspective. A fulfilling experience made from the heart.

It's nice to see Rachel McAdams getting her due. She's been one of the more underrated actresses out there, excelling in supporting roles for years which finally lead up to her Academy Award nomination for Spotlight. This movie came out awhile ago and while it's definitely a for the masses type of film, it's worth revisiting because of Rachel and Harrison's respective work, they're hilarious together.*Minor Spoilers Ahead* The movie begins with Becky (Rachel McAdams) out on a date. Although she's attractive and has an interesting job, her personal problems come out immediately. She can't stop talking, she's a little awkward and she's constantly fielding calls from work. The date ends quickly and then we move forward in a montage. Becky is up at midnight when everyone else is going to bed and she arrives for a meeting before the crack of dawn. The program she works for (Good Morning New Jersey) has all the hallmarks of a small time morning news program (blatantly over-enthusiastic weather person, low production values, one of the hosts even dozes off on air). She's expecting a promotion but is surprisingly fired.She doesn't seem to have much in terms of prospects with even her own mother telling her to give up and find a more realistic job. She pounds the pavement though, sending out many resumes and calling up the major news networks. She finally hears back from IBS and goes in for an interview. Jerry Barnes (Jeff Goldblum) interviews her and she is put off by his condescending nature both towards her and the show she would be hired to produce Daybreak. Daybreak is the lowest rated major network morning news program which is both underfunded and lacks the support of the network. Apparently nobody wants to work there but she accepts the job. On her way out she bumps into Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford) who has just been dismissed. He's a hero of hers and while she's geeking out over him, he leaves her in the elevator. Her first day on the job she's berated by long standing anchor Colleen Peck (Diane Keaton) and hit on by the other anchor Paul McVee (Ty Burrell) who she quickly fires for his disrespectful behaviour. It all seems overwhelming but she shows she does have the skills for the job but has handicapped herself as she has to go looking for a new co-anchor.A lot of the critics have bashed this movie as not being a deep satire of the news industry. I'm not going to disagree with that point but that's not what this movie is. This movie is admittedly really light, it's not meant to have subtext. I think that would have added to the movie as there really isn't much drama outside of Becky's personal struggles but this is essentially a romantic comedy and it's not aiming for anyone outside of that audience. It's too bad but it's not really fair to condemn Morning Glory just for that.Where this movie does work is that it's a really good vehicle for Rachel McAdams. She's normally works mostly in the drama department (minus Mean Girls) but she actually shows some great comedic timing (her best scenes are all with Harrison Ford but more on that later) and even pulls off physical comedy pretty well. I think even if you don't like Morning Glory, it's hard to fault the effort in her performance (Becky as a character can be annoying though). It's hard for actresses to move up and find consistent work on a large stage but I think Rachel's proved she's one of the better actresses working today.The supporting cast is also good featuring probably the best comedic performance from Harrison Ford I've seen (not his best acting job but it's his funniest in my opinion). He's doing a lot of growling and snapping at McAdams but the dialogue is hilarious and it's a natural fit for him. He still shows his talent with the dramatic bits and Ford, Keaton and McAdams playing off each other is way more entertaining than the half developed romantic angle that McAdams has with Patrick Wilson's character (it's not Wilson's fault, he's his normal charming self, his part just isn't written all that well). Diane Keaton is really funny too and her scenes with Ford are priceless. I would like to point out Matt Malloy is also super funny as Daybreak's weatherman Ernie.I really like this movie but even I have to admit that there are problems. I already talked about the lack of subtext and the underdeveloped romantic subplot but Becky herself can be pretty annoying. In any other movie you would hate her as she's constantly having to put her foot in her mouth for saying the wrong thing or just being so plucky its embarrassing (people keep expecting her to burst into song like a musical). The reason you end up liking her is that she just refuses to give up when the world continually keeps kicking her. That may be an excuse but I think if you watch the movie, you'll understand where I'm coming from.I've re-watched Morning Glory a few times and there hasn't been much drop off. It's still really funny and even when you hit the predictable feel good ending, it doesn't affect it too much. I get the mixed reception but Morning Glory shows how talented Rachel McAdams is and gives you a lot of laughs along the way.