Rom-ComDiculous

I've been on a chick flick binge lately, and with 70 percent of them, I'm sedately underwhelmed. I've thrown in oldies with newies (to me) and it's almost insulting how "number one movie in the country" romantic comedies present themselves these days. I watch to tread water when swimming for the medal wipes me out. It's comforting to have a happy ending that doesn't involve bumptious emotion or thought or technical assessment. Unfortunately, that's what I end up with. Musing, scrutinizing and emotions for other genres.



Men are obnoxious and clueless, and women are hyper-sensitive and clumsy, apparently. Like, ALL men and ALL women are that way, and they're not ashamed nor trying to bridge gaps to better the deals to be forged in the future. The leads in these movies are happy to be bumbling around re-heating old jokes to tepid and straining to have odd-defying chemistry with one another. Haven't we moved past that being an inside joke we chuckle at?



I can side step awkward dialogue or crappy plot if the couple at the core are plausible. I usually back up my opinion by citing examples, but I won't do that here (maybe the mush IS rubbing off). It's not really about trashing other people's work, I'm just blase about what's churned out. That's bad enough.



If I see one more pairing of a 25 year old ingenue and a 46 year old player that "inspires life changing revelation and growth" to the backdrop of played out Top 40 jams, I might spew into something bigger than a Dixie cup, Garth.



I'd love to see a gay couple that's strong and real and not dealing with "being gay" at the helm for a change. An interesting off beat single mom (that isn't beat down or quaintly out of touch) meet a guy that has issues with the whole kid thing but loves her enough to really try to learn. A married couple in their twilight years, rekindling their honeymoon days. No bullshittery or pandering cliches. REAL chemistry and emotional connection. Then again, that might go against the nature of these little binges...I'd respect myself more in the morning though.



In times of dark chocolate truffle souffle a little Moon Pie ain't a bad thing. Even if the taste in your mouth is less than romantic afterward.