BECAUSE I SAID SO
RYAN: We just saw the chick flick “Because I Said So” and I’m walking out of it and feeling very happy.
CAROLINE: ‘Tis the season for chick flicks, after all, as Valentine’s Day approacheth.
RYAN: Oh that makes sense, I never thought of that.
CAROLINE: Oh yes. It’s a ploy. And this is a pretty decent February chick flick. It’s not a great film, but who cares? I had fun. The main thing you need to know is that one of the hottest men in the world is in this movie.
RYAN: Ok. He’s not one of the hottest men in the world, but he’s very cute.
CAROLINE: Please. I swooned every time he came onscreen. And that goes double for my friend Katie, who saw the movie with us.
RYAN: I guess so. He was really good actually. Very natural. But opposite Mandy Moore…
CAROLINE: Yeah, this just in: she’s not an actress.
RYAN: No. She had one really cute scene where I was like, “Oh my God, she’s nailing this one,” but other than that, she’s exactly the same as she’s been in her other movies. She overacts, and she’s not natural. You can tell that she’s “acting.”
CAROLINE: Yeah, she looks pretty though. Her make-up looked really good. But she’s no Rachel McAdams.
RYAN: Well, who is, honey?
CAROLINE: But it’s a fun movie. It’s definitely a little disjointed and it’s no masterpiece, but it’s a very cute, romantic story.
RYAN: I was really worried during the first half hour because it was so over-the-top cheesy in terms of the script and the physical humor.
CAROLINE: And I’m tired of movies with reaction shots from a dog. Can we ban that please?
RYAN: I was grinding my teeth and wondering how I was going to get through the rest of it. But then it turned a corner and became a really sweet romantic comedy.
CAROLINE: It’s a relationship movie covering two generations. And it’s nice to have a movie with four main female characters for a change.
RYAN: The costumes are great. I loved all the polka dots.
CAROLINE: And there are some fabulous cakes in this movie.
RYAN: They’re insane. I’m so hungry right now, I need to get some cake. Or pizza. And I hate to be a bitch, but Mandy Moore is fat.
CAROLINE: Ok, she’s not fat. But there are a few underwear shots in the movie, and she definitely appears to be heavier than she has been in the past.
RYAN: Oh my God, she’s morbidly obese.
CAROLINE: Ha. Now I know you’re kidding.
RYAN: There’s one scene where all four women are practically naked, and I thought it was hilarious that Diane Keaton had the best body.
CAROLINE: I don’t think she had the best body, but she is very trim. And Mandy was definitely the chunkiest. Bottom line?
RYAN: It’s not a must-see in the theater, but I definitely enjoyed it and it made me happy. It’s the kind of movie where if you catch it on cable, you’re gonna watch it again and again.
CAROLINE: It’s super cute and we chicks will dig it. There is a lot of mother-daughter-sister relationship stuff, and lots of shopping and cooking. And then the romantical stuff, which is fabulous when Mr. Hot Hottie, Gabriel Macht, is involved. Any scene with him is most welcome. I’m gonna go home and IMDB him right now.
RYAN: Let me know what you find out.