Kattiera Nana
I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
Linbeymusol
Wonderful character development!
CheerupSilver
Very Cool!!!
Comwayon
A Disappointing Continuation
jubair07
The basic premise of the movie is the story of two thief Roz (Sandra Bullock) and Frank (Denis Leary). There is nothing new in this movie in terms of plot, great character development or mise en scene. But it is still quite enjoyable due to the great on-screen chemistry between Sandra Bullock and Denis Leary. I watched it as I was (I still am) a huge fan of Sandra Bullock and she didn't disappoint. She had quite a different role in this movie as a "Bad Girl" persona compared to her previous "The Sweet Girl Next Door" character movies she did like Love Potion No. 9, The Net, While You Were Sleeping and Speed. Her character, costumes and her interactions with Denis Leary makes it a worthwhile movie for fans of Sandra Bullock and a an interesting Friday Night movie for everyone else.One honourable mention is Yaphet Kotto as FBI Agent O'Malley, he basically steals every scene he is in even when Bullock and Leary are present.
alicecbr
Of course, I'm from Boston and Dennis' in-jokes about Bostonians gets me, especially since I've seen the Roast of Leary. And anyone who puts out a fund for firemen has my vote, as Dennis does. I loved the ode to plasterers so subtly portrayed in the finale.I also loved his deliberate skewering of the rich folks at the cocktail party, but wouldn't it be nice just once if a writer (Leary) once said to himself: "What is the movie audience expecting here? What can I put in here that would destroy this?" How about 2 rich folks who could confront him with his deliberate "How can I best offend you?" manners, showing that it is HE who may be the reverse snob? REquires perhaps more subtlety than Dennis has. He is a great writer for 'all guys, all the time' shows: so how about something confronting his homophobic or even homophilic attitudes? I ask too much, I know.and who owned the sailboat that kept sailing in and out of our view at the end of the road in the finale? Someone who Dennis owed money to? It was totally out of place, like a kid who keeps running into the camera's view just to get on TV.Just another nit: You can't have sex in the way Dennis was trying to have it in the car, unless you're hung like a donkey, which he isn't despite his big hands.Bullock: she's great, a real class act, as Leary has given homage to many times. I have ordered his "Deliver Me" to see if his acting has improved, if not his writing. WE'll see. He seems to play John Wayne, who always played himself....that school of acting.....too much for my liking.And guess what? The unsolved Isabella Gardner art heist here in Boston is probably what triggered his imagination for this movie. Now on to 'The Ref', which DID get good reviews.
SquirePM
Maybe there's a reason people who live in provinces are calledprovincial. Perhaps they expect a "Citizen Kane" or a "Godfather"every time they step into a theater. Great movies are few and farbetween, and about the best you can usually hope for is acoherent tale told in an entertaining way.And that "Two If By Sea" certainly is. I give it 9 out of 10 for itshilarity, subtle performances, niceness, great scenery, and overallexecution. It's a warm movie filled with lots of really zingy littlefunnies. It never strays far from its agreeable theme of true love,and when it does it takes delightful tangents into: pure slapstickgoofiness, devastatingly piercing pricking of the neuveau riche,adolescence, and even the plight of the city dweller who thinkshe's "out in the country" (as when a terrified Leary draws a .38 on atame deer). You have to admire a director who can take as manypotshots at life as "Airplane!" does, and still stay within the contextof a story as cohesive as this one is.Actually this is one of Denis Leary's finest hours. He portrays aguy who gets along in life by being tough and irascible, although atheart he's hard pressed to cope with the world in general andcompletely confused by love. Sure his character comes across asgrating -- it's supposed to. But if you can't see past the facade tothe nice guy underneath, you're not much of a moviegoer.To his excellent work the director adds Sandra Bullock's character,who is just enough not satisfied with a simple, linear life to throwLeary into one tailspin after another. Their chemistry is oftenprickly, but always centered around the movie's core theme. And ittakes real talent to portray her part with the touch of frustration shehas, without coming across as a bitch. Bullock impressed me byachieving just the right tone.And in the end, what more could you want? The good guys all findways to win and the bad guy loses his claim to fame and goesdown in flame, blame and shame. Whoooeee!
Dodger-9
Denis Leary: One of the greatest Irish American comedian/actors to emerge in the Nineties.Sandra Bullock: One of the most engaging actresses to emerge around the same time.When they appeared in Demolition Man in 1993, there was little chance to see any chemistry between the pair for all the big bangs and special effects. They rarely shared any scenes together which made matters worse.So when this movie put them together three years later, the going looked good. Great Nova Scotia scenery and a screenplay partly written by Leary looked promising.Alas, while both stars are still great, the script and pacing lacks a lot. As a fan of both stars, I could only watch half an hour before I had to go to bed.The fact that I saw it after the dreadful Speed 2 made it a little easier to palate, but not much.If you want to see a great movie involving Leary and a stolen painting watch The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) instead.
