Did You Hear About The Morgans

It is really hard to convince people that a romance between a 50 year-old Hugh Grant and a 70-year-old Sarah Jessica Parker is worth watching. Especially since romantic comedies usually star really cute females who can make you smile. (Okay she is 35, but she looks atleast 60 and absolutely anything but cute). However even if you completely discount her, Hugh Grant can still sneak up the odd joke now and then, with his trademark British accent and make you chuckle – and this is the only reason why you should consider watching this movie.

But then again, if you do not like Hugh Grant’s style of humour, then this movie is definitely not for you. Hugh Grant, as one of my friends put it, is the Shahrukh Khan of Hollywood. In all his movies, he essentially acts exactly the same – his straight faced jokes, slight stutter and the likeable-soft characters he always plays. Which is not a bad thing apparently, because he seems to be doing pretty decently. And has a fair share of fans – I too confess to enjoying his brand of humour.

Sarah Jessica Parker, however is a completely different story. I just don’t see what makes her worthy of 2 mintues of anybody’s attention, let alone any adulation! Millions of her fans worldwide believe otherwise surely – however from what I have seen, most of her fans tend to be women – I really haven’t met a guy who likes her. In the movie too, she is a strung-up character, who doesn’t really give you much reason to like her.

Did You Hear About The Morgans doesnt have much of a story. Paul and Meryl Morgan are a professionally successful couple on the verge of a divorce, living in New York. They unfortunately, happen to witness a murder, and the murderer happens to get a even better look at them. Fearing for their lives, the state puts them on a witness-protection program in rural Wyoming. Where Paul and Meryl rediscover each other.

All this happens amidst the usual comic episodes – in this movie its grizzly bears, horseriding and the city-versus-rural incidents. Their two respective secretaries are a delight as well. On the flip side, everything is really predictable – and done in many movies before. So it all actually comes down to how much you like Hugh Grant (or Sarah Jessica Parker, if you are a female reader). I fairly enjoyed the movie, but then I am a sucker for romantic comedies. You take your own call.