irishgrl
09-25-2006, 06:32 AM
Has anyone ever bought a movie or CD that they knew nothing about and been pleasantly surprised?
I mentioned on that "Song by an Indian Woman" thread that I purchased the Anggun CD on a whim and was pleasantly surprised by the overall listenability of it....
Same thing happened the other day with a DVD I bought, I was intrigued by the cover about a Black woman who faces a choice between two men, one black and one white. Now before you all roll your collective eyes at once and shake the foundations of the Universe, I want to say that I LOVED this movie!
I dont think I could do it justice the way Roger Ebert does so I'll post his review: (but not the spoiler part!!)
Something New
BY ROGER EBERT / February 3, 2006
Cast & Credits
Kenya McQueen: Sanaa Lathan
Brian Kelly: Simon Baker
Walter: Mike Epps
Nelson McQueen: Donald Faison
Joyce: Alfre Woodard
Mark Harper: Blair Underwood
Suzette: Golden Brooks
Cheryl: Wendy Raquel Robinson
Neda: Taraji P. Henson
Edmond McQueen: Earl Billings
"Something New" opens with cotton-candy titles, arrives in time for Valentine's Day, and is billed as a romantic comedy. OK, it is a romantic comedy, technically, but the romance and the comedy don't arrive easily, and along the way the movie truly is something new: A touching story about a black professional woman facing problems in the workplace and the marriage market. I found myself unexpectedly moved.
Sanaa Lathan stars as Kenya, a Los Angeles accountant who is a workaholic. She's pretty, but the movie doesn't rest on that; Lathan makes Kenya wary, protective, cautious. It's a performance that could have skated the surface but goes more deeply. She's fiercely driven, a child of ambitious parents, a graduate of top schools, a candidate to became a partner in her firm. She doesn't date. She doesn't do much of anything except work, although recently she bought a new house.
That's how she meets Brian Kelly (Simon Baker), who is single, attracted to her, and a landscape architect. And white. They're fixed up on a blind date, but she makes awkward apologies and leaves. She doesn't date white guys. She doesn't seem to date black guys either, but she would in theory, if the IBM (Ideal Black Man) came along. She does hire Brian to landscape her backyard....
here's a teaser:
Something New teaser (http://www.somethingnewmovie.net/popqtbig.html)
Yes, its a chick flick but its heartwarming and cute and funny and well done and well, Im just hoping others will be interested enuff to take a chance~ :nod:
PS: I dont know how that poor woman could choose, BOTH of those men were drop dead gorgeous (lucky lady :) )
I mentioned on that "Song by an Indian Woman" thread that I purchased the Anggun CD on a whim and was pleasantly surprised by the overall listenability of it....
Same thing happened the other day with a DVD I bought, I was intrigued by the cover about a Black woman who faces a choice between two men, one black and one white. Now before you all roll your collective eyes at once and shake the foundations of the Universe, I want to say that I LOVED this movie!
I dont think I could do it justice the way Roger Ebert does so I'll post his review: (but not the spoiler part!!)
Something New
BY ROGER EBERT / February 3, 2006
Cast & Credits
Kenya McQueen: Sanaa Lathan
Brian Kelly: Simon Baker
Walter: Mike Epps
Nelson McQueen: Donald Faison
Joyce: Alfre Woodard
Mark Harper: Blair Underwood
Suzette: Golden Brooks
Cheryl: Wendy Raquel Robinson
Neda: Taraji P. Henson
Edmond McQueen: Earl Billings
"Something New" opens with cotton-candy titles, arrives in time for Valentine's Day, and is billed as a romantic comedy. OK, it is a romantic comedy, technically, but the romance and the comedy don't arrive easily, and along the way the movie truly is something new: A touching story about a black professional woman facing problems in the workplace and the marriage market. I found myself unexpectedly moved.
Sanaa Lathan stars as Kenya, a Los Angeles accountant who is a workaholic. She's pretty, but the movie doesn't rest on that; Lathan makes Kenya wary, protective, cautious. It's a performance that could have skated the surface but goes more deeply. She's fiercely driven, a child of ambitious parents, a graduate of top schools, a candidate to became a partner in her firm. She doesn't date. She doesn't do much of anything except work, although recently she bought a new house.
That's how she meets Brian Kelly (Simon Baker), who is single, attracted to her, and a landscape architect. And white. They're fixed up on a blind date, but she makes awkward apologies and leaves. She doesn't date white guys. She doesn't seem to date black guys either, but she would in theory, if the IBM (Ideal Black Man) came along. She does hire Brian to landscape her backyard....
here's a teaser:
Something New teaser (http://www.somethingnewmovie.net/popqtbig.html)
Yes, its a chick flick but its heartwarming and cute and funny and well done and well, Im just hoping others will be interested enuff to take a chance~ :nod:
PS: I dont know how that poor woman could choose, BOTH of those men were drop dead gorgeous (lucky lady :) )