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Movie Reviews of Career Opportunities
Movie Review: Attention Shoppers! Comedy on Aisle 5.
Summary: 4 Stars
Amusing tale of a town liar (Whaley) who is down on his luck in obtaining and holding a job in a small Southern town. When forced by his father to get a job or get lost, Whaley gets a job at the local Target store working the midnight shift as the store janitor. There, he encounters Josie (Connelly), the daughter of the richest man in town, who is hiding out in the store past closing hours.The relationship between Whaley and Connelly develops, and they discover each other's strengths and faults. When two burglars break into the store to rob it blind, Whaley and Connelly must play it cool in order to stop them. However, the beautiful Connelly only leads all three guys into further trouble due to lust.
Written by the great John Hughes, "Career Opportunities," is somewhat like a "Home Alone" for teens. Hughes, who has written similar stories in the past (e.g. "Pretty in Pink" & "Some Kind of Wonderful" have the same premise) does a good job in illustrating life in a small town (suprisingly it does not take place in Shermer, Illinois, the fictional town Hughes has used in his past films).
While the film starts to slow down after the discovery of the two burglars, the film ends happily, justice served and all. The transfer to DVD is great. The only NEGATIVE thing about the DVD version is the fact that there is no theatrical trailer included on the disc, even though the packaging states that there is. Whether an act of false advertising or a company error, this leaves the owner short of all expectations we expect when we buy films in this great format.
If you are in the mood for a cute comedy involving a geeky hero and a beautiful girl, this is the perfect film for you. Keep an eye out for Dermot Mulroney (Julia Robert's "best friend" in "My Best Friend's Wedding") as one the scruffy burglars (the other burglar is played by Dermot's real-life brother, Kieran). Also watch for a special unbilled cameo by the late comic John Candy who plays the manager of the Target store.
Movie Review: Attention Shoppers! Comedy on Aisle 5.
Summary: 4 Stars
Amusing tale of a town liar (Whaley) who is down on his luck in obtaining and holding a job in a small Southern town. When forced by his father to get a job or get lost, Whaley gets a job at the local Target store working the midnight shift as the store janitor. There, he encounters Josie (Connelly), the daughter of the richest man in town, who is hiding out in the store past closing hours.The relationship between Whaley and Connelly develops, and they discover each other's strengths and faults. When two burglars break into the store to rob it blind, Whaley and Connelly must play it cool in order to stop them. However, the beautiful Connelly only leads all three guys into further trouble due to lust.
Written by the great John Hughes, "Career Opportunities," is somewhat like a "Home Alone" for teens. Hughes, who has written similar stories in the past (e.g. "Pretty in Pink" & "Some Kind of Wonderful" have the same premise) does a good job in illustrating life in a small town (suprisingly it does not take place in Shermer, Illinois, the fictional town Hughes has used in his past films).
While the film starts to slow down after the discovery of the two burglars, the film ends happily, justice served and all. The transfer to DVD is great. The only NEGATIVE thing about the DVD version is the fact that there is no theatrical trailer included on the disc, even though the packaging states that there is. Whether an act of false advertising or a company error, this leaves the owner short of all expectations we expect when we buy films in this great format.
If you are in the mood for a cute comedy involving a geeky hero and a beautiful girl, this is the perfect film for you. Keep an eye out for Dermot Mulroney (Julia Robert's "best friend" in "My Best Friend's Wedding") as one the scruffy burglars (the other burglar is played by Dermot's real-life brother, Kieran). Also watch for a special unbilled cameo by the late comic John Candy who plays the manager of the Target store.
Movie Review: It's Got Jennifer Connelly
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is all right, I suppose. Jennifer Connelly is in it, long before her Academy Award for "A Beautiful Mind," when she started looking like Lara Flynn Boyle thrown under a steamroller. The story is fairly lightweight, a bit of thinly comic fluff about Jennifer Connelly and some other guy whose name doesn't matter getting stuck in a Target store after hours. Unfortunately, just as the story really gets going, with Jennifer Connelly roller-skating around in tight pants and a dangerously overstressed T-shirt, an unwelcome plot twist intrudes in the form of two burglars, who are neither absurd enough to be funny nor threatening enough to be dramatic. At any rate, Jennifer Connelly is in it.One highlight of the movie is a scene where Jennifer Connelly, without roller skates but still in the T-shirt, goes for a ride on one of those drug store mechanical ponies. Sadly, even in the DVD version of this film, this important scene was cut far too short in favor of the less compelling themes of the script. Still -- Jennifer Connelly. In a T-shirt. Riding a mechanical pony in her T-shirt. Jennifer Connelly is doing this.
So, even though it's not exactly Schindler's List, I give this film 4 stars -- 2 each -- for Jennifer Connelly.
Did I mention Jennifer Connelly?
Jennifer Connelly. Thank you.
Movie Review: A fun movie about a guy, a girl, thieves, and a Target store
Summary: 4 Stars
This effort, directed by comedic genius John Hughes is fun, heartwarming, and sarcastic, while maintaining the usual Hughes comedic Touches. Jim Dodge is the town liar. After having his father threaten him with a move to St. Louis if he loses another job, Jim takes a job as night janitor at a Target store. His first night on the job finds Jim trapped in the store with Josie Mclellan, the daughter of the town's richest man. While Josie tells how she has tried to get arrested shoplifting to embarass her father, Jim listens, not understanding her reasons. She calls him the town liar, and a new honesty is born between them. Jim and Josie, two desperately misunderstood youths from different backgrounds in this town decide to run away together. Soon, two vagrant thieves break into the store, making this blossoming love affair appear to be in jeopardy. All is well, though, as the bumbling Jim becomes a hero, with his saving grace, Josie looking on. A really fun movie with touching sentiments and the John Hughes touch make this one that has been desperately overlooked by box office patrons, as well as critics.Movie Review: A great corny movie from the early 90's
Summary: 4 Stars
This is not the best movie. Although there are a lot of "grade A" movies out there the vast majority of films are not. This movie is a great B-grade movie. This is a corny movie from the 80's. It's great for a laugh when those A-grade movie plots become to formula driven to entertain you. If you understand that it is okay for this not to be the best movie, then you understand the necessity for B-grade movies. This is among my favorite B-grade comedy movies. I give it four stars. I hope this review helps you decide to buy this movie.