Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)

An Exercise In Nonsense

The first must-see film of the year.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

There's nothing very good about the movie, except the jokes. Granted, most of them are based on the "how city folks can't handle the country", so, if you just don't like those kind of jokes, they won't appeal to you. But, if you take them for what they are, they are good.The story, the acting, the directing, the pace... all of it is mostly bland and mediocre. But the jokes, while being mostly single-themed, are very diverse in their set-up, punchline-point, execution.Yes, Hugh Grant does seem to just "go through the motions", "doing his thing", but, in many jokes, his performance is "part of the joke". Similar goes for the rest of the cast, though Sarah Jessica Parker does seem to try to do something somewhat specific for this part - unfortunately, she fails to render an interesting performance.Bottom line, it's quite entertaining and worth a watch - unless you simply don't like making fun of city folks in a country setting.

Like most of the other reviewers who enjoyed this film, I'm baffled as to why it has such a low score on here. My boyfriend and I watched it last night, and we both laughed out loud a few times! The humour was witty,and not the obvious slapstick kind. OK, it might not have you rolling on the floor but it definitely had enough funny moments to make it enjoyable.Unlike most 'comedies' these days the film wasn't crude, and had no bimbos in bikinis, so maybe some of the reviewers here just aren't used to decent, family friendly wit. The characters were likable, and I really felt that a lot of the dialogue and issues in the plot regarding love and relationships were very real. I could totally identify with a lot of it, and it was very touching at parts. Obviously you pretty much know where the story is going to go, but I actually felt like they swerved a lot of the obvious clichés they could have used.In summary, I'm baffled as to how this has such a low score on here, especially compared to other films, and my partner and I both found it funny, engaging, touching, and would definitely watch it a few more times. Wouldn't have expected anything more from a fairly light-hearted romcom!

This is a pretty formulaic comedy where some city slickers are moved out into the wilderness to live with the honest small town folk and get a perspective on what horrible people they are.I don't mind formulaic (what's wrong with using something that has been tested to work?) and this movie is propped up with a heavy hitting cast.unfortunately the devil is in the detail. To mix things up a bit the writers have made Ugh Grant a bit of a wet fish and Parker comes across as a bit of a bitch. I was constantly wondering why Hugh's character was wasting his time. There performances weren't great either, I know this is only a rom-com but it did feel like they were hanging around for their pay cheques.The laughs are there but are not particularly strong and when the plot crawls up to its inevitable ludicrous climax I didn't care one way or another.Not terrible but there are thousands more movies out there much better than this one.

"Did You Hear About the Morgans?" is a pleasant comedy from 2009 starring Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Elliott, and Mary Steenburgen.I had only heard dreadful things about this film. I think to have paid to see it in the movies, it would have been disappointing. Seeing it on DVD, it wasn't bad at all.Parker and Grant are a New York City couple who are separated, mainly due to the fact that Mr. Morgan slept with somebody else while married. However, he wants very badly to get back together; she doesn't. She's concentrating on her very successful real estate company, and she's planning to adopt a child.One night, he comes to see her at a Breast Cancer fundraiser, and as they walk out together, they witness a murder and have to go into the Witness Protection Program in Ray, Wyoming, where they stay at the home of the Wheelers (Steenburgen and Elliott).This film is completely predictable in every way possible. I have to say I found Hugh Grant funny, Steenburgen and Elliott wonderful, and Sarah Jessica Parker was fine. Elizabeth Moss of "Mad Men" has a supporting role as Meryl Morgan's assistant; she looks incredibly glamorous.The scene where Meryl calls Paul outside to look at the stars brought back something that happens every time I'm out of a city - it's astounding how many there are in the sky that we don't get to see. And the end of the film, the scene at the airport -- well, that happened to my brother and my sister-in-law, so I have to say I loved that.Cute comedy, not a disaster by any means. Filmed in New Mexico, there was some lovely scenery.