by Shannon Hood, Nov 10 2010 // 10:00 AM
Let’s cut to the chase: I loved this movie. It’s one of the best surprises of the year, and it’s a riot. The cast gels wonderfully, Rachel McAdams is adorable, Harrison Ford has his best role in years, and Diane Keaton is her kooky lovable self.
A superb cast is well utilized in this movie that takes us behind the scenes of a morning show called Daybreak. I have no idea how realistic the scenes about the production of a show are, but it is awfully fun to get a glimpse into the inner workings of a television show.
Almost every household has a morning show on in the background while the family bustles to get out the door, so the setting seems familiar and friendly. Becky (Rachel McAdams) is a plucky, high strung television producer who has just lost her job working on a morning show in New Jersey. She receives an offer from fictional network IBS to try to salvage a sinking ship of a morning show calledDaybreak.
Daybreak consistently limps into fourth place in the ratings behind the other network shows. Becky is warned that they lack everything they need for success-money, viewers, and respect.
During her first meeting with the show’s crew she establishes her authority by firing the smarmy co-anchor (Ty Burrell, making a brief but memorable appearance) and answering a dizzying array of questions that are hurled at her in rapid succession.
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by Matt Raub, May 26 2010 // 8:00 AM
Any film geek, be they fans of sci-fi or adventure, has fallen victim to the charm of Harrison Ford at one point or another. Whether it was for Han Solo, Rick Deckard or Indiana Jones, we’ve all rooted for Ford as the main character for years. As of late, his roles have been simplified to running around demanding his family back, or ruining our childhood with a rehashed sequel. Finally, Ford is trying on a new old hat: playing the comic relief.
The first trailer for Morning Glory hit this week, which stars the always lovely Rachel McAdams as a morning TV show producer who needs to help boost her career by keeping the oil and water of Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton’s characters together and happy every morning.
The film has got geek cred all over it, from Sherlock Holmes‘ McAdams, to Ford, to Watchmen’s Patrick Wilson and Jeff Goldblum. The film is even produced by J.J. Abram’s Bad Robot production company, and written by Aline Brosh McKenna, who will also be writing a new Abrams project in 2012.
Check out the first trailer for Morning Glory after the jump, and keep an eye out when the film hits theaters on November 12th.
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