Morning Glory

Morning Glory was unexpected. What I expected what a cute, tidy rom-com that would have me and my fellow movie-goers warm and fuzzy at the end. What I got was just as good...perhaps better.

Morning Glory, starring a nifty headline of big names — Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams — follows the story of Becky Fuller (McAdams) a spunky, determined 28-year-old in the television business whose job is her life. She's beat down when she's unexpectedly fired from her job, and her oh-so-(not)- supportive mother tells her, "It was cute when you were twelve, inspiring when you were twenty, but now, at twenty-eight, it's just plain embarrassing. Give up now before it becomes just plain sad."

But Becky refuses to give up, even when making a fool of herself and manages to claw her way onto a show through sheer tenacity. Things spiral from there, she rises to the occasion, yadda yadda yadda.

It's a story of success and of finding the perfect work-life balance, a totally different storyline than the expected "my life is complete now that I've found a man." She does find a man, and a damned good one at that considering, but after the initial bloom, the relationship is shunted to the sidelines of the script and the story focuses on Becky's interactions with a cantankerous, over-the-hill news anchor (Ford). Ford plays his part to a tee as the once-illustrious, now egomaniac Mike Pomeroy ("I will not say 'fluffy.'").

Bottom line: Harrison Ford's still got it (and Diane Keaton is his perfect foil in this movie...two superstars matching egos), the story's not another syrupy-sweet rom-com but has enough spunk to tickle your enjoyment, and while the plotline waffles a bit and stays in the shallow end of the pool rather than braving the deep end, it's a cute movie to catch — and I'd even pay theater prices for it. Just maybe not an evening show, shoot for the matinee.

Yours,
The Movie-ist