Interlude

Attempting to watch 22 movies in 28 days leaves little wiggle room. Really I should be approaching this as a mission or an assignment. The problem is I was always a procrastinator in high school (and college, and, to some extent, grad school). So when my hubby and I went away for the weekend, did I rent Oscar nominees? Are you bloody kidding me? I found two cheap romantic thrills-or so I thought.

St. Trinian's
This British Invasion teen flick is one of the most bizarre movies I have ever attempted to watch (and remember, this list includes Wes Anderson's Darjeeling Limited). While I am mad about Rupert Everett and Colin Firth, they both fall flat in this movie. It had the realism and consistency of a Disney Channel Original Series (without the budget). I anticipated a delightful romp, instead I found disappointing slog. My inner three year old spent the whole movie whining "Is it done yet?"-BLEGH

Run Fatboy Run
Last summer the hubster and I went to England for the first time. We loved every last bloody second of it! For Valentine's Day we wanted to go back. However, we are not among the rich and fabulous (It's pronounced Tar-jay dahling). So we had too cook something else up. In a town near our house is a hotel shaped like a castle (hold all snarky comments until the end please). We booked a room there and scoped out the local pub scene. Top the weekend off with a couple of limey DVDs and we have a hop, skip and a jump across the pond, in our mind anyways.
Run Fatboy Run isn't really British though. It is David Schwimmer's film directorial debut and he is significantly less annoying behind the camera. This quirky romantic comedy is set in London where Dennis a loser security guard is trying to win back Libby, the woman he left pregnant at the altar. Hank Azaria plays an unusually nasty character and adds the appropriate amount of arrogance to have you rooting for Dennis. If you like slightly off beat comedies, this one is for you.