There comes a time in one's life that I believe you
have to spend an entire night watching chick flicks. Tonight was the night and it just so happened to be
with a beautiful trio of Colin Firth films. Consequently, two of them involved the lovely Hugh Grant, and two of them the grim Alan Rickman. I started my evening with the movie
Love Actually. This film was filled with beautiful actors and actresses like Bill Nighy, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Andrew Lincoln (Rick from
The Walking Dead), Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley, Martin Freeman, and for some comic relief from the romantics, Rowan Atkinson. This movie was in perfect timing for Christmas but it got me in the mood for more Colin Firth movies.
So, I streamed onto
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. As I'm writing this I had just found out that this is the sequel to
Bridget Jones's Diary and it made sense to me why I didn't know the backstory on Bridget and Mark's relationship. However, BRIDGET JONES IS MY HERO! Everything about this movie was fantastic. First of all, you have Colin, then you have Rene Zellweger's spinster character that any woman living a strong independent life strives not to be. I have to admit, Bridget is kind of this ditzy character that can't seem to make it on her own emotionally, but she keeps the attention of literally everyone around her. If there is one thing that I found wrong with this movie, it's how everyone constantly nagged her about her weight. Why? She was in no way overweight. She is full of life and energy that her weight is the last trait that anyone should have noticed. In the end, I thought she was going to end up with Hugh Grant's character but no. I definitely need to watch the first movie to better understand these characters but hey, I was only in it for Firth.
I finished that movie around 3 A.M. and decided to keep going for another Firth movie to add to my mental library. This time I decided to watch
Gambit considering the fact that
The King's Speech wasn't on Netflix. This crime comedy that I will now refer to as a crimedy was fun. I love little independent movies like this that have strong actors such as Firth, Rickman, Cameron Diaz and Stanley Tucci. It reminds me of my all time favorite crimedy,
Flypaper. I have had this on my mental but not physical watch list. I haven't seen a Cameron Diaz movie that I have not enjoyed so with a roundup like this, I knew I had to finally watch it. Although the plot isn't as clever as
Flypaper, it was original and hilarious to see Colin as the low man on the totem pole and Rickman as Colin's over-exaggerated pompous boss... and well Diaz with her over-exaggerated Texan accent. I don't want to spoil what happens even though it was unexpectedly expected. Diaz and Firth made for a great duo that continued to thrill till the end.
Watching all of these films so late at night was worth it because it is getting me hyped for this coming February when Firth debuts his new film,
Kingsman: The Secret Service. After watching the trailer for this, words cannot express my level of excitement. In the photo on the left is something I have been looking at on display at my local theatre and at first glance, it doesn't tell you much. For a few months all I knew from this was the title but then a few weeks ago I finally found the trailer and it makes more sense. The lineup in this movie is impeccable ranging from Firth to the ever-so-classy Michael Caine, and then to the soulful Samuel L. Jackson. To get you just as pumped as I am, I highly recommend watching the trailer I have inserted for you
here. Click it!!!
Enjoy
