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The article had two main points, the first how the role of women in motion picture comedies doesn’t feel quite as embraced in society as movies that men play.
I agree with this statement completely.
The second point discussed how we should all see the movie “Baby Mama” because it is indeed a strong comedy starring women. I went along with this until I hit paragraph eight.
It reads as follows: “That’s why we need to go see this movie. I haven’t seen it yet, but I plan to by the time you read this. The reviews have been all right, with one calling it pleasantly predictable.”
What?
How can you tell readers they should see a movie, when you haven’t even seen it yourself? I don’t care if you will have seen it “by the time you read this.” That doesn’t do us much good, does it?
I don’t know if this column was pressed for time, but let’s be serious here; don’t tell readers to see a movie when you haven’t seen it yourself. A movie I recommend to see with strong women roles is “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” (although it is crude) and — lo and behold — I have seen it; a key point when making recommendations to others.
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