Thursday, August 19, 2010
Movie Meme Day 19 - Best movie cast
This movie is not the best movie, but it's one of my favorites and doesn't have a weak link in the entire cast. Playing by Heart stars Gene Rowlands and Sean Connery, Dennis Quaid and Madeline Stowe, Jillian Anderson and Jon Stewart, Angelina Jolie and Ryan Phillipe, Ellen Burstyn and Jay Mohr. Each pair plays a couple, some married, some not. There isn't much else to the supporting cast, with a ensemble this big. Some movies that are based on a series of smaller stories that eventually interrelate fall really flat because you're only interested in a few of the stories and hate others.
Playing by Heart doesn't have a weak storyline - they're all important and interesting and do a terrific job connecting towards the end. Every time I see the movie, I like a different couple a bit better. Connery and Rowlands are a married couple. She has a cooking show and he runs her productions company. He's discovered he has cancer and she's discovered he might have had an affair 20 years ago. They argue and bicker about what it means to be in love and how a relationship lasts for so many years. The final reveal about the whole movie takes place at their marriage vow renewal. Check it out.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Labels
2 stars
2.5 stars
3 stars
3.5 stars
4 stars
4.5 stars
5 lambs
5 stars
action movie
actors
actresses
Alphabet Meme
Animated movies
awards
bad movies
battlestar galactica
best movies
blockbusters
blog cabins
bloggers
British TV
characters
chick flicks
Christmas
classics
comedy
Comments
documentary
dramas
DVD
emmys
epic
family films
fashion
Father's Day
Favela Rising
females
final season
foreign films
Friday Night Lights
friends
Golden Globes
good movies
great cast
guest post
holidays
Independent film
james mcavoy
kevin smith
kids
kids movies
LAMB
Lists
marketing mistakes
Monday musicals
movie from book
Movie meme
movies
music from movies
musicals
New Releases
old movies
Oscar Nominations
Oscar winners
period pieces
podcasts
predictions
Random
Reel Insight
Robert Downey Jr.
romance
sci-fi
songs
sports
straight to DVD
summer candy
The West Wing
Top-Grossing
Tuesdays
TV meme
TV Shows
why i love
5 comments:
I keep meaning to see this...I love me some Angie.
That IS a fantastic cast. I still have The Outsiders as my number 1. Look how many stars came outta that film!!!
@Andrew - Check it out, it's a good flick.
@Kai - I just love this, a total mix of formerly big stars with current top runners (though Jon Stewart no longer makes movies). The Outsiders is a fortune-telling kind of movie. Haven't seen it in decades.
This sounds good. Can I nominate "Singing in the Rain"?
Wow, reaching back. I really enjoyed this movie when I saw it. Excellent choice for best cast.
Post a Comment