Golden Globe winner Ewan McGregor is a playboy journalist opposite Oscar winner Renée Zellweger as a feminist advice author in this New York City rom-com set in 1962. A pastiche of early pre-sexual revolution 1960s rom-coms (like those starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day). Directed by Peyton Reed (Bring It On, Ant-Man).
"Down With Love" is superior to "Far From Heaven," Todd Haynes' revisionist look at old-movie conventions. At the very least, "Far From Heaven," awash in its aggrieved political correctness, seems naive in comparison. "Down With Love" acknowledges the shifts of social history and is a better bet for a time capsule.
Full reviewDirector Peyton Reed, who deftly handled the 2000 cheerleader comedy Bring It On, can’t hoist the script by first-timers Eve Ahlert and Dennis Drake above the level of cheap laughs.
Full reviewI don't believe anyone will equal whatever it was that Doris Day had; she was one of a kind. But Renee Zellweger comes closest, with her wide eyes, naive innocence and almost aggressive sincerity.
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