Saturday, November 14, 2015

"Love the Coopers" *Non-Spoiler* Review

Love the Coopers offers a lot of heart felt moments in an otherwise very unsatisfying film. The incredible cast cannot save the movie from feeling like a bunch of clichés mashed up to create an odd and somewhat pointless of a story. Love the Coopers feels like it is moving sideways the entire time, rather than moving forward with its story. That is the main problem of this film; the story. It was dull, predictable, and cringe worthy at times. You can see how Love the Coopers is going to end from the moment you meet every character. It is very unfortunate a talented cast, lead by Diane Keaton and John Goodman, was wasted away trying to tell a story, that quite frankly, has been told hundreds of times before a lot better. Even though the whole cast is talented, there were some characters that felt out of place and ultimately unneeded. It felt as if they were just there. But again, that is a problem that stems from screenplay/story telling.Love the Coopers. While the story stinks worse than sour milk, there are some redeeming moments in the movie that are relatable and make you think about how holidays are always hectic when it comes to families.
The synopsis of the movie claims that 4 generations of the Cooper family come together, but don’t get your hopes up, because they do not get together until about the midway point of the movie. And by that time, you are bored and have stopped caring for the characters and their cliché problems. Heart felt moments, as I stated earlier, are the only saving grace of

Conclusion:  Love the Coopers has a talented cast that cannot save the movie from being predictable and boring. The movie is only 108 minutes but feels a lot longer because nothing exciting ever happens to the Coopers. There aren’t many laughs, but are plenty of times you will roll your eyes. The heart felt moments will make you smile but it will then instantly be wiped away from the boredom of having to continue to watch the movie. The movie is called Love the Cooper….but I don’t think many people will love this movie.


SCORE:                 3.5/10  -  BAD

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