12 Dates of Christmas (2011)
Directed by James Hayman; Written by Janet Brownell, Blake J. Harris and Aaron Mendelsohn
Starring Amy Smart and Mark-Paul Gosselaar
12 Dates of Christmas delivers your typical ABC Family holiday cheese. It’s basically a rip-off of Groundhog Day (1993), set in December instead. The result is a predictable, tedious and all-too-typical movie. If you find yourself in the market for an Amy Smart holiday film, stick to Just Friends (2005)! The score: 1/5
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
Written and directed by Tamara Jenkins
Starring Natasha Lyonne, Marisa Tomei and Alan Arkin
Slums of Beverly Hills offers a pretty genuine portrayal of lower-middle-class life in the 1970s. You won’t find any fancy camerawork or tricks here: the film relies solely on its script and its actors. The underrated Marisa Tomei’s performance/character is the best part of the film. Overall it’s a decent watch. The score: 3/5
Crazy on the Outside (2010)
Directed by; Written by
Starring Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver
Tim Allen produces, directs and stars in this criminal comedy. It’s a good effort and has a few very funny moments, but problematic pacing makes everything seem dull. Sigourney Weaver and J.K. Simmons give the film’s best performances and fill the funniest roles. The score: 2/5
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The Amy Smart Cheese-Fest only gets a 1/5? Drat.
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Yeah, it was pretty awful. I will probably be checking out a few more ABC Family holiday films over the next few weeks though, since a ton are on Netflix, so there’s still hope for finding a good piece of cheese! Haha
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How about hosting a Cheese-a-thon? Get everyone to submit entries for the cheesiest movies they’ve ever seen.
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That’s a fantastic idea! Maybe I’ll schedule one for February since it contains the cheesiest holiday ever and would give everyone over a month of prep time. Or it could just be an ongoing series: the Corny Cliff hall of fame!
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Either way, you must capitalize on this Cheese theme you’ve developed.
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