Before a series of dramas, entering the pinnacle of television era (True Detective) and Oscars giving him a real serious actor, Matthew McConaughey was Hollywood's favorite romantic comedy actor. From 2001 to 2009, he played the shocking optimist and reformist playboy, which is his "shirtless romantic comedy McConaughey" era (as he played in Tim McGraw's Beyond the influence described in the radio station). In the end, he decided to start taking risks on more dramatic material—we now know that the gamble was rewarded—and the golden age of McConaughey’s romance was over.
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The ghost of his girlfriend in the past was the last work of McConaughey’s romantic comedy era. Unfortunately, he did not become an instant hit. Although the movie has two very flattering romantic protagonists in McConaughey and Jennifer Garner, plus a supporting role featuring Emma Stone before the Oscar and Michael Douglas after the Oscar, the retelling of the Christmas carol does not Did not attract people's attention. The premise is that McConaughey is classified as an overly charming and slightly vulgar character-there are too many "past girlfriends." (The trailer depicts him breaking up with three different women on a conference call, while pacifying his recent conquest outside the screen.)
Ghana feels that he does not match his childhood love. In 2009, Stone has evolved from the role of comedy rescue partner. In the end, Ghosts proved why McConaughey's instincts to enter a new stage in his career were correct.
Fool's Gold is undoubtedly the smaller of his two rom-com collaborations with Kate Hudson. The chemistry is there, but the plot design-which gives different successes in any rom-com-is a bit difficult to review. The two play as a pair of divorced treasure hunters, looking for legendary treasures before their opponents. The well-known Kevin Hart (Kevin Hart) plays Bigg Bunny, an unfortunate stereotype gangster rapper whose violent tendencies are incompatible with the light-hearted farce comedy shown.
Even though McConaughey is in his beach bohemian elements, at this point, it is clear that he is making a call. There are some gorgeous scenes (scuba diving search, boat chase, and climax plane takeoff), but the film lacked sparks and was criticized when it was released.
The mismatched romantic protagonist in "Failure to Launch" is slightly better than the one in "Ghosts" because here, at least it is deliberate. Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah Jessica Parker) is a comprehensive professional "life coach", she competes with McConaughey's overgrown boys. Paula (Parker)’s business of dating an adult man outside his parents’ home may be a bit lighthearted, but it’s not the dumbest date in rom-com history.
Instead, the film fell apart in a large number of physical comedies (the film has a large number of comedic animal attacks, featuring dolphins, chipmunks, lizards, and antitongue birds). The lack of follow-up action is also a problem, because Tripp’s family decided to tie him up and force him to reconcile with Paula. Most fan fiction writers avoid this plot design. The script did not benefit anyone, but Zoe Danscher, Justin Barca and Bradley Cooper (the latter in the days before the hangover) had at least one reliable partner.
The first entry of McConaughey’s rom-com run saw him riding Jennifer Lopez’s career peak (with the release in 2001, she became the first to have the first movie and album in the same week female). This is really J.Lo's performance, playing the inexplicable Italian wedding planner Mary Fiore, but the sensitive pediatrician Steve Edison is one of McConaughey's best male protagonists.
This is not an overconfident charmer McConaughey was later stereotyped as: He works with children! He wears glasses! He rarely goes into battle shirtless! Most importantly, he was ambivalent about falling in love with Mary when planning a wedding with his fiancée. Although their relationship is forbidden, the two can't fight each other's attraction. Of course, the audience can't help but cheer for them. In addition, it is part of Judy Greer rom-com BFF canon, which makes it even better.
When you think of Matthew McConaughey rom-com, you might think of how to lose a person in 10 days. As the main content of the early works, the mutual game between Ben McConaughey and Andy played by Hudson is just the right mess that makes the premise work. The chemistry between them is so undeniable that even if Andy actively tries to drive Ben away, the relationship is still valid.
This movie has everything that rom-com lovers want...a moment on the kiss scene of Big Game; a grounding trip home to visit family members, which makes it harder for the couple to fall; "you are too vain" -McConaughey style-Perform in front of a crowd at a fancy party. Hudson’s iconic yellow dress and Kathryn Hahn’s best romantic comedy BFF award points, but the climactic declaration of love on the bridge based on the "Bulls**t" game dominated the cake.
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Mary Kate Carr is a writer and pop culture lover from Philadelphia. She likes to bake and think about TV, often at the same time. Her signature can also be found in Entertainment Weekly and Screen Growl.