5.6?
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craigbenting — 16 years ago(February 27, 2010 12:29 AM)
I think 5.6 or 5.7 are a little too high for this movie.
I mean, I grew up in a typical American small town and I worked with people in small New England towns exactly like this one. I love small New England towns like this and everything about the people, but this movie highlighted all the negatives and arrogance of some people in these places. Not to mention making the normal New Englanders look like idiots or something like the Woody stereotype from Cheers.
The movie itself was good for about 30 minutes, but the incredibly obvious small town stereotypes got in the way of the romantic parts of the movie. It's like the people who made this movie never spent any real time in a small town other than to visit and gawk. Or maybe they were appealing to all the people out there in that situation.
I would be surprised if anybody who lives in any New England small town, or any American small town for that matter, would give this movie a rating above 5 -
princessd — 14 years ago(January 15, 2012 09:26 AM)
What on earth are you talking about? Re: highlighting all the negatives about small town people?
What arrogance? I didn't see any in the part of the towns people. The entire point of the story is how wonderful the town and it's people are. The most poignant part of the story is when Newton's dad talks to Gwen, and tells her he loves her and she's family. The whole reason she goes there in the first place is because as she says, she wants the life with the town, and the people, and the love that he described back in Boston. And the whole reason she wants to stay is because she falls in love with the place. If anything, the town is painted in a beautiful (and extremely positive) light throughout the entire movie. And if you mean they are stupid for believing Gwen, remember everyone believes Gwen, even her friends in Boston, and Newton at first. Because she's Gwen and she's the 'Hemmingway of beep Not because they're stupid.
If I could say anything about the portrayal of the town in the movie is that it was a little too positive. No where is that good. If anything, if people in small towns are like you, then yes, I agree they are arrogant and stupid. I wish they were more like the people in the movie. The movie made me want to visit a place like that. But you definitely don't.
If it just wasn't your cup of tea, fine. But to give it less than five because you 'imagined' a slight to small town people flabbergasts me, especially when that's anything but true. This movie is great, and deserves at least a 7 or 8. It's funny, cute, and sweet. -
princessd — 14 years ago(January 15, 2012 09:42 AM)
Oh wait, I just realized, the arrogance and negative light thing you're probably getting this confused with 'The Out of Towners' remake which also stars Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin but was done much later. It deals with small town mentality and the characters are not as likable. But it's a completely different film with different characters. If you rated Housesitter lower because you thought it was another movie then there we go. You're doing a great job of living up to the Woody stereotype yourself.
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jayhawk-18 — 14 years ago(January 14, 2012 03:24 AM)
I watched it for probably the third or fourth time last night and it is still very funny, Steve Martin brings lots of physical comedy to it and Goldie delivers plenty of zingers.
And all the support characters are each given a good scene or memorable line. Even the dog steals a scene when he leaves the room during the counseling session with the preacher.
Not as ROTFL hilarious as Death Becomes Her, but certainly one of the last decent comedies Goldie has done.