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Monday, November 15, 2010

"Morning Glory"

 Rachael McAdams stars as Becky Fuller, a television producer who is laid off from "Good Morning New Jersey" and moves across the river to produce a fourth-rate television morning show called "Daybreak" at the fictional IBS.
 I like this movie because it is a comedy that incorporates some romance for McAdams and not a romantic comedy. The focus stays on McAdams and the people she works with; ultimately Harrison Ford (Mike Pomeroy) and Diane Keaton (Colleen Peck) who head a good ensemble cast. We see a little of McAdams' personal life but the fun is when she deals with life at IBS. It shows evolution for some of the characters by the end, but not the hokey 180 degree spin some movies like to employ.
 When McAdams is hired at "Daybreak" she immediately cans one of the anchors and her search for a replacement leads her to veteran and award-winning newsman Pomeroy, who has been exiled from the network. Ford takes crusty to a whole new level and they must have painted the grimace on his face. And since he is supposed to be a hated character, he plays it perfect. His clash of egos with Peck is fun to watch as is the way their chemistry, of sorts, takes control of the show.
 Bur make no mistake, this is McAdams' show. As the 70-hour a week workaholic, you can't help but pull for her to make the show work. And she does it with an appealing blend of smarts, cajoling, and innovation. Her romance with a network news magazine producer is a fun one, but we're not overburdened with the development of their relationship. It's more her development with Pomeroy and the rest of the show's personnel that thankfully take center stage.
 It's a movie I would go see again. Give it $5 out of $7.

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