Some Kind of Beautiful (2015)
Rated PG-13
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Jessica Alba, Malcolm McDowell, Duncan Joiner, Ben McKenzie
Directed by Tom Vaughan
The Story:
Richard (Brosnan) happily teaches poetry to his classes at Cambridge. Of course, having an affair with Kate (Alba) who is one of his students is just another perk to the job, Richard likes to keep his options open. When he meets the lovely Olivia, he is instantly smitten, then horrified to find out that she is Kate's sister. Then he's even more horrified to find out that Kate is pregnant. He gives up everything he knows to move to America to be a good dad, but things get really difficult, really fast.
Here's a romantic comedy/dramedy that flew well below the radar last year.
It reunites Brosnan and Hayek and the two have a wonderful chemistry together, and yet they are pretty much to be kept apart for the majority of the movie.
Even though, you and I know full well how everything is going to turn out, it's still an enjoyable ride to get to it.
Brosnan gets to play a bit more frazzled than we're used to seeing, and it's a refreshing change that he employs very well. While things may not have worked out with Kate, he adores being a dad and wants to make up for what he feels was a bad relationship that he had with his father (McDowell).
I enjoyed it, and if you want a nice, enjoyable date-night movie to enjoy, this should count as a good one that neither of you have seen before.
Currently streaming on Netflix as of this writing.
Final Grade: B-
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