Kitty's Corner

I saw the movie "New Years Eve" a little while ago, but completely forgot to review it.

Anyway - better late than never, and we're still in the same ol' year for a little while yet, so that shouldn't be a problem.

Anyway - "New Year's Eve" is a movie about a whole bunch of different people, and how they approach New Year's Eve. We meet two couples who await the birth of their respective children. We meet two lonely people who get trapped in an elevator together, and we meet an old man who is trying to enjoy his last New Year's Eve as he lays on his deathbed. We meet many more, and all the characters are heading towards one thing: New Year's Eve and the culmination in New York's Times Square with the ball dropping at the stroke of midnight.

The movie is packed with celebrities.

Laura is a food caterer (Katherine Heigl), who once had an affair with a rock star, Jensen (Jon Bon Jovi). Sarah Jessica Parker plays the mother of a 15 year old who fights to not have to stay in on New Year's Eve. Hillary Swank plays the executive of the ball drop event. There's Robert de Niro, who plays the dying old man, and Halle Berry who is his nurse. Michelle Pfeifer plays the role of a middle aged woman, who yearns to have her dreams come true, and Zac Efron is the messenger boy who dedicates his evening to helping her out. James Belushi and Matthew Broderick is also in the movie, along with a huge bunch of others.



This is basically a romcom. I've heard lots of people compare it with "Valentine's Day", but I haven't seen that one, so I can't join in that conversation. What I do know is that I saw this as a light hearted comedy. It's full of stereotypes - and it's told like a bunch of smaller stories, that never *really* connect.

Yes, I laughed, and yes, I cried too , but the movie wasn't really *that* great, to be honest.

As for the actors - well, I don't really like Katherine Heigl, and Zac Efron was just plain annoying. Michelle Pfeifer should have said no thank you to the role. She didn't bring life and magic to her character at all. The only one who I really enjoyed was Robert de Niro. He just *is* a damn good actor, IMO!



It was a very nice evening - it was a gala premiere night where everybody was dressed up to party, they served champagne and cookies and chocolate before the movie, and there were goodie bags for everybody. The goodie bag contained hair products, make up remover, hand sanitizer and face cream.
I ♥ goodie bags!


out of 6.