Love & Other Drugs (2010)

If you want to see a lot of naked Anne Hathaway or a lot of nudity in general, and over-long sex scenes that don't add anything to the film (I can't say I didn't anticipate it though, I mean, look at that title!), and you want to listen to plenty of unfunny jokes, then Love & Other Drugs is the perfect film for you. If not, I doubt you will enjoy this clichéd romantic dramedy. 

The year is 1996. After losing his job selling electronics, Jamie Randal (Jake Gyllenhaal) becomes a drug rep. While trying to "sell" his drug, he meets Maggie (Anne Hathaway), a young woman suffering from Parkinson. Needless to say, they end up having a lot of sex. He eventually falls for her, but dealing with her illness while trying to do his job won't be easy.

The Age of Adaline (2015)

The Age of Adaline is another of those movies I wanted to see but then completely forgot about its existence. A couple of weeks ago, I saw it was airing on TV and, since I had nothing better to do or watch (which is weird considering the perving I've been doing lately), I checked it out. 

It's 1937. Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) is a 29-year-old widower with a child. On a December night, she crashes her car and something impossible happens, she stops ageing. She lives a very solitary existence ever since, always running away and never allowing herself to get close to anyone. But one day, in the present, Adaline meets Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman), a charismatic, young philanthropist, and she regains passion for life and romance. Things get a lot complicated when Adaline meets Ellis's parents.

Rachel, Rachel (1968)

The theme for 2018's first Thursday Movie Picks was movies with the name of the character in the title. One of Joel's picks was Rachel, Rachel. In spite of its Oscar Best Picture nomination, I had never heard of it before. It sounded interesting though so I check it out.

Still a virgin at 35, school teacher Rachel Cameron (Joanne Woodward) lives a sad and lonely life with her demanding mother (Kate Harrington). When Nick Kazlik (James Olson), a childhood friend of hers, returns to the small town from New York City and asks her out, she has a hard time handling emotions she has never felt before. That's when she realises it's time for her to make decisions about her life. 

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

I remember watching The Princess and the Frog many, many years ago and really enjoying it. It was so lovely, it had charming characters and a nice romance. That last bit is the reason I decided to rewatch it, doing this crusade of mine of watching all these movies with romances. Unfortunately, it wasn't as good as the first time. 

1920s New Orleans. Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) is a young, hardworking waitress who dreams of owning her own restaurant. Naveen (Bruno Campos) is an arrogant, carefree prince who's been cut off by his parents. Their paths cross when Naveen is turned into a frog by the Shadow Man (Keith David), a voodoo magician, and kisses Tiana who he believed was a princess so to become human again. But she's no princess and she too is transformed into a frog, and they must find a way to turn back into humans before it's too late.