A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets. We want to hate it, but like Doris Day, we finally can't say no. Down with Love (2003) directed by Peyton Reed • Reviews, film + cast • … Add the first question. Model: 13183998 . The Regency Enterprises logo is in pink, and contains a saxophone jazz rendition of its theme. Time film critic Richard Corliss, estimating conservatively, wrote that Down with Love "is so clogged with specific references to a half-dozen Rock-and-Doris-type comedies that it serves as definitive distillation of the genre."[4]. Movie Review. Down with Love was chosen as "the perfect film" to open the second Tribeca Film Festival where it made its premiere. Forty-something and single again, Bridget decides to focus on her job and surround herself with friends. Down with love The flowers and rice and shoes Down with love The root of all midnight blues Down with things That give you that well known pain Take that moon Wrap it in cellophane Down with love Let's liquidate all its friends Aha, the moon, the June The roses and rainbows ends Down with songs That moan about night and day Down with love The end credits show their marriage has resulted in a new book intended to end the battle of the sexes. "[6], Conversely, The San Francisco Chronicle's Mick LaSalle wrote "Down With Love is superior to Far From Heaven", which "seems naive in comparison" because "Down with Love is a very smart, very shrewd movie, and the smartest, shrewdest thing about it is the way it masquerades as just a fluffy comedy, a diversion, a trifle. This item is no longer available in new condition. An homage to the early 1960s sex comedies that starred Rock Hudson and Doris Day. Successful lawyer Yu Ping needs a nanny for his mischievous niece and nephew, but they are all run off by the pranks of the children or fired by him when they fall in love with him. "Down with Love" is a popular song with lyrics by E.Y. “Down With Love” is a 2010 Taiwanese drama series directed by Ke Han Chen. It is his own apartment and he sets everything up to record her saying she loves him. See All tracks from Hooray for What! Comedy about a widow's post-traumatic obsession with a soap star. However, their relationship revolves around Barbara and Catcher, and neither is brave enough to express their feelings for the other. Corliss concludes: "As you see, we too are conflicted about this film. The breaking point comes as Barbara appears on a national TV show talking about a chapter from the book – "The Worst Kind of Man" – and cites Catcher Block as the perfect example, causing his dates to reject him, much to his fury. From Wings to Parasite, here's a look back at all of the Best Picture Oscar winners in the history of the ceremony. Use the HTML below. As Barbara's revolutionary tome rockets to the top of best-seller charts, she becomes the target of ace journalist Catcher "Catch" Block (Ewan McGregor), ladies' man/man's man/man-about-town, who is determined to take her down. Randall himself plays a small role in Down with Love, "bestowing his sly, patriarchal blessing"[6] on the film that also stars David Hyde Pierce (in the neurotic best friend role often played by Randall or Gig Young), Sarah Paulson, Rachel Dratch, Jeri Ryan, and Jack Plotnick, who spoofs the kind of role Chet Stratton played in Lover Come Back. The titles show animated letters bouncing each other off the screen, and the music is chirpy. [2] The film performed worse than expected,[original research?] 81 of 114 people found this review helpful. It was originally written in 1937 for Kay Thompson, but introduced by her replacement, Vivian Vance, in the Broadway musical Hooray for What!. Barbara Novak (Renee Zellweger) hits New York City with her new book Down With Love, a feminist manifesto on saying "no" to love and "yes" to career, empowerment...and sex. Write a Review (0 reviews) Write a review and get bonus points. Down With Love piano. Perhaps surprisingly, it works better as a salute, and never quite reaches the heights of the movies that inspired it. "[13], In the years after its release, Rabin and Rosenbaum in an updated piece[14] and Richard Brody at The New Yorker are among the critics and film theorists that have continued to write in praise of the film. The film's title comes from the song "Down with Love" as sung by Judy Garland, who is seen singing it on The Ed Sullivan Show in one scene. Down With Love. (2003). A 2003 Romantic Comedy farce, directed by Peyton Reed and starring Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor, that both lampoons and homages romantic comedies from the late 1950s and early '60s, particularly Pillow Talk and the other Doris Day-Rock Hudson films of the era.. The song was recorded in 1940 by Eddie Condon's Orchestra with vocals by Lee Wiley. Barbara appears to be immediately infatuated with this man who seemingly has no idea who she is, in contrast to men who now avoid her since the publication of her book. But he starts falling for her for real, complicating his plan. It was filmed on location in Taipei, Taiwan and Hangzhou, China. Ewan McGregor & Renee Zellwegger sing this song from the film DOWN WITH LOVE. Though she resists her lingering feelings, he says he wishes there could be a middle ground for them, somewhere between her confident blonde persona and her original brunette persona. Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. With Ewan McGregor, Renée Zellweger, David Hyde Pierce, Sarah Paulson. It was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air China Television from 31 January 2010 to 23 May 2010, every Sunday at 22:00 to 23:30 and cable TV Gala Television Variety Show/CH 28, from 2 February 2010 to 30 May 2010, every Sunday at 20:00 to 21:30. However, Catcher avoids her repeatedly by postponing their dates until she gets fed up, insults him, and walks out. When the men who run Banner House refuse to support the book, Vikki Hiller, Barbara's editor, suggests Barbara meet with Catcher Block – a successful writer for the magazine Know and a notorious ladies' man – in order to promote the book. These backing tracks can be used for rehearsal, audition or karaoke tracks. 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Unfortunately, as they begin to have sex, one of his many lovers, Gwendolyn, walks in on them, and not knowing who Barbara is, exposes Catcher's identity and leaves, forcing him to come clean to Barbara. F4 Reunion 2020 Jiangsu TV # F4Reunion # JerryYan # VannessWu # KenChu # VicZhou youtu.be/FaPKyaYuonQ. Down with Love movie reviews & Metacritic score: An old-fashioned romantic comedy with a twist. The set, costumes, production design and cinematography were also outstanding in this movie, evoking the brashly-coloured, kitsch, fluffy-light ambiance which pervades the early 1960s New York screwball romance movie genre, but the snippy script and slick direction removed this pastiche away from its potential as mere enchanting, screwball fable to a witty, post-feminist send-up of this Hudson/Day romcom genre - and indeed, the battle of the sexes. Upon being fired, a desperate guy kidnaps a daughter of his former boss. Harburg and music by Harold Arlen. Search for "Down with Love" on Amazon.com, Title: But he questioned "the point of the exercise" compared to Todd Haynes' Far From Heaven, which "plunged into the subtext of those old movies," whereas Down with Love, being an "updating and a critique," "snips that subtext away," making it "less sophisticated than what it imitates. They fly to Las Vegas to get married, influencing Vikki and Peter, who also decide to get married. Down with Love (2003) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. ), Down With Love plays to the genre without actually becoming part of it. "[9], Opposing opinions even occurred at the same newspaper, as was the case with The New York Observer, where Rex Reed's review was headlined "Down With Down With Love! I'm surprised to read so many user comments which indicate that Down With Love received some critical acclaim - I recall a very different response, where critics seemed hugely and almost unanimously underwhelmed (maybe this was a UK response?) Down With Love is a Taiwan drama and I must confess that it's among one of the best Taiwan dramas I have watched plus one of the best that has been produced so far. Natalie Knowles . In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author. A commitment-phobic man goes in search of a bride, including his fed-up girlfriend, to inherit his grandfather's one hundred million dollar inheritance. The movie's opening scenes confirm these clues: This is a movie set in 1962, and filmed in the style of those Doris Day-Rock Hudson classics about the battle of the sexes. "[16] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 52 out of 100 based on 39 critics' reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The sets, costumes, cinematography, editing, score, opening credits, and visual effects (including split-screen shots during phone calls heavily laced with double entendres between the two leads), are carefully designed to echo the style of 1960s comedies. A Miami, Florida businesswoman adjusts to her new life in a small Minnesota town. "Down with Love" opens with the big CinemaScope logo that once announced 20th Century Fox mass-market entertainments. The songs "Kissing a Fool" and "For Once in My Life", sung by Michael Bublé, previously appeared on Bublé's 2003 self-titled album. Nov 29, 2020 - Explore Roxie Giovannucci's board "Down With Love", followed by 177 people on Pinterest. His ... See full summary ». DOWN WITH LOVE. The support cast were also excellent, especially Hyde Pierce, although he was not a 100 miles from his decade-long stint as Niles Crane. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Down with Love: A Laws of Attraction Novel. It features 2 wonderful leads Ella Chen and Jerry Yan, and some couple of really good actors. Vowing to prove Barbara wants love and marriage like every other women, Catcher arranges for a casual meeting at a drycleaners, taking advantage of the fact that Barbara has never met or seen him, and he poses as Major Zip Martin, a polite and attentive astronaut. The story follows a best-selling female advice author who has all the answers until a sly journalist playboy starts asking the questions. Description: Xiang Yu Ping (Jerry Yan), a renowned lawyer, is seen by others as cold and ruthless. After leaving her philandering husband, an elegant socialite takes her two sons on a road trip across America in search of a better life. About Down With Love "Down with Love" is a popular song with lyrics by E. Y. Harburg and music by Harold Arlen. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Two angels are sent to Earth to check if love is possible in this case. [17], In August 2018 the magazine Vanity Fair put Down With Love at Number 13 on their list of the top "25 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time". We want to love it, but like a Rock Hudson rake, we keep finding fault in its allure. Partial Song (00:58) $3.98. I cannot believe I've watched them together. A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits. "[11], Richard Corliss of Time admired Orlandi's costumes and Laws' design for their "giddily precise exaggeration" and wrote that the script "has a gentle heart to humanize its sharp sitcom wit," advising his readers to "stay for the movie's denouement: a two-minute speech that wraps up the plot like Christmas ribbons around a time bomb." Barbara realizes that she does not want love or him as she has become a real "down with love" girl. [7] The film opened first in New York, and was released country wide a week later May 16, 2003. [18] In June 2017 Chicago critic Jonathan Rosenbaum named Down With Love one of his "25 Favorite Films of the 21st Century (so far)".[19]. The early-'60s sex-comedy homage Down With Love features an appropriately cute and ever-so-slightly kitschy soundtrack, which mixes vintage lounge and pop songs with new tracks and Marc Shaiman 's bubbly score. Starring recent movie-musical faves Renée Zellweger (Chicago) and Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge! DOWN WITH LOVE is a perky 2003 confection that is both a tribute to, and send-up of, the first two Day/Hudson vehicles. View production, box office, & company info. Even his exposé, which he wrote on how falling in love with her made him a better man, is ruined now that Barbara has told her story in her own magazine, Now. Down With Love was nominated in 2010 for Best Marketing Programme at the 45th Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan. Down with Love book. Learning of an opening at Now, he goes in for an interview with her, and tells her how much she changed him. It stars Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor, and is a pastiche of the early 1960s American "no-sex sex comedies"[4] such as Pillow Talk and Lover Come Back (which both starred Rock Hudson, Doris Day, and Tony Randall) and the "myriad spawn"[5] of derivative films that followed. In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a … Catcher's boss and best friend, Peter MacMannus, and Vikki take a liking to one another. The site's consensus states: "Looks great, but Zellweger and McGregor have no chemistry together, and the self-satisfied, knowing tone grates. Peter realizes he is indeed like any other man and takes Vikki to Catcher's apartment to have passionate sex with her. Peter feels overshadowed by Catcher's strong personality, and Vikki wants to see strength in her lover, even assuming that Peter must be gay. But he found the film to be "miscast at the top" and "conflicted about its subject -- it both derides and adores what it means to parody" and that director "Reed often uses a gong where chimes would do." Down With Love is a 2010 Taiwanese drama starring Jerry Yan and Ella Chen. When Barbara finds Catcher/Zip at a party he is almost caught out, and decides it is time to take everything to the next level: he tells Barbara that Catcher Block wants to interview him for an exposé on the NASA space program and asks her to accompany him. and consequently, I wasn't expecting too much. See more ideas about down with love, renee zellweger, ewan mcgregor. According to the DVD commentary, it was added at the suggestion of McGregor, who pointed out the opportunity the filmmakers had to unite the stars of two recently popular musical films (his Moulin Rouge! This only enhanced my enjoyment - what an underrated gem this movie is!! [3], At the time of its release Down With Love received extremely varying reviews. Following her rules would, she believes, help to give women a boost in the workplace and in the world in general. Typical of the genre the film tells the story of a woman who advocates female independence in combat with a lothario, the plot reflects the attitudes and behaviour of the early pre-sexual revolution 1960s but has an anachronistic conclusion driven by more modern, post-feminist ideas and attitudes. In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author. A successful lawyer is living the life he wants – a hotshot career and a secret relationship with a superstar celebrity – when everything changes after the unexpected death of his older brother in a car accident. Set in New York City in 1962, Ewan McGregor is a globe-trotting, sexoholic journalist for a men's magazine. Let us know what you think in the comments below. "[8] A. O. Scott in The New York Times praised director "Reed's buoyant homage," Zellweger's Doris Day-like ability to "swivel engagingly between goofiness and sex appeal," McGregor's Sinatra-like "wiry, wolfish energy" and screenwriters Ahlert's and Drake's "canny cocktail of period vernacular and deliberately labored double entendres," finding the movie "intelligent and amusing" with "a glorious, hectic artificiality." Days later, Catcher is completely depressed and unsuccessful at winning Barbara back. In all, a fun, fab and brilliantly executed movie, which has been clearly (re)created with due love for the genre it so skillfully parodies, yet in the light of postmodern sensibilities by adding a much-needed post-feminist twist. [15], Down with Love current holds a 60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 179 critics, with an average rating of 6.10/10. In New York City in 1962, aspiring author Barbara Novak arrives at Banner House to present her new work, Down with Love, a book aiming to free women from love, teach them to enjoy sex without commitment, and to replace the need for a man with things such as chocolate. Set in the 1960s, the movie follows the story of Barbara Novak (Rene Zellweger), a lady with a female ax to grind who moves to New York City and has her book, `Down With Love,' published. The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness, and success. The storyline is really nothing new - a boss falling in love with a nanny he hired. Barbara Novak (Renee Zellweger) hits New York City with her new book Down With Love, a feminist manifesto on saying “no” to love and “yes” to career, empowerment...and sex. An homage to the early 1960s sex comedies that starred Rock Hudson and Doris Day. 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