The Oranges (2011)

Absolutely the worst movie.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

The acting in this movie is really good.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

This movie is one of the best examples of,"If it's not on the page... it's not on the stage." Kudos to the casting director to be able to collect such a strong cast. The script is weak, at best, and it is no less than miraculous it was sufficient to get "yeses". Either a large number of favors were pulled in, or perhaps a truly brilliant strategy of leveraging the first to get the second and third etc. However, despite the skills and experience of the cast (at least the elder statesman) watching the film is an endless series of cringing, from one awkward and unfunny sentence to the next.I consider the film unwatchable, but gave it 3 out of 10 because it has value as a teaching film because the script is so many levels beneath the cast.

This movie is categorized as comedy, drama and romance and fails in all three IMHO. Let's start with the tag lines: there's no sex whatsoever and it's about to get juicy but it never does, reckon that according to your preferences. As a comedy it delivers few smiles and even less laughs. The drama side goes a bit better if nothing else for the ever worried look of David (Laurie), a middle aged husband who could be attractive only to girls in desperate need of a father figure.Unfortunately the drama part is also predictable and without sparkles.Finally the romance: very little dwelled upon and without any surprise. If i haven't been harsher in voting it's because of the actors' effort, in particular Alia Shawkat (perfect in the role of the incredibly obnoxious Vanessa) and Adam Brody (my favorite scene is when he's back from China and discovers the "scandal")

The Oranges is about two suburban families who are the best of friends until the father of one family has an affair with the daughter of the other. Chaos follows...First of all, The Oranges has a fantastic cast, all of which play their parts well. However, it is a character piece and to really enjoy these characters, we need to learn a little more about them. It's only an hour and a half and it all seems a little rushed.The two 'lovers' get together pretty quickly and there's little explanation as to why they should fall so head over heels in love with each other that they don't care about destroying both their families.Some people have described it as a 'comedy.' I would say it's definitely more of a drama. I only laughed the once (scene involving an ice bucket), but that doesn't mean that it's a bad film. It's nice to see a film with slightly more controversial subject matter. I'm not sure who the target audience is. Its 'lack of moral compass' may offend some more traditional viewers, but hopefully it will still be received positively.Apart from the whole 'rushed feel' of trying to get everything wrapped up neatly in an hour and a half, I felt the ending was a little predictable. You'll probably be able to guess what happens to every major character. But, don't let that stop you enjoying this. It's an odd movie which doesn't really fit anywhere, but with a bit of luck it will find an audience and end up something of a cult hit.http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/

I wouldn't call the cast "star studded" but they have all been in enough good movies that I figured this one would be a hit. It was not. It's too depressing to be funny and too funny to be interpreted as realistic. The characters all lack depth which makes them seem reactionary and narcissistic. The chemistry between the Laurie and Meester is awkward at best and completely non-captivating. The humor at times is played out which includes many of the "shockingly crass" barbs that the characters throw at one another. Of course there is a giggle here and there and a clever scene or two but not enough to make it worth watching. Maybe there was too much faith put in the cast to carry the film or too much movie left on the cutting room floor but whatever the problem is this movie doesn't have IT.