Within days he has purchased a house in West Virginia, taken her to dinner several times at the local diner, and made friends with her father Henry ( Gary Cole), who starts surfing and wearing a Project Greenlight T-shirt.Īs it happens, I'm reading Tolstoy's Anna Karenina right now, and for some foolish reason Rosalee started to remind me of Kitty, the ingenue in the novel. What she can't anticipate is that Tad will follow her back to Fraser's Bottom, because there was something in her innocence, her freshness, her honesty, that appealed to an empty place deep inside him. That she is a virgin goes without saying. ![]() you know, it's late and I have to fly home tomorrow. Well, of course, Rosalee is ecstatic about the trip to L.A., the stretch limo, the suite at the W hotel, the expensive dinner date, and the moment when she teeters on the brink when Tad invites her to his home, and then says, gee. Then she wins a contest to have a date with Tad Hamilton ( Josh Duhamel), a Hollywood star whose agent thinks his image could use a little touch-up after a supermarket tabloid photographs him speeding, drinking, letching and littering all at the same time. He loves her, but can't bring himself to tell her so. Her manager, who she has known since they were children, is Pete Monash ( Topher Grace). She plays Rosalee Futch, a check-out clerk at the Piggly Wiggly in Fraser's Bottom, W.Va. Maybe it's something to do with Kate Bosworth's smile. Others will respond with a horse laugh, and although I cannot quarrel with them I do not share their sentiments. And because it embraces its innocence like a lucky charm, it works, for those willing to allow it. It's retro in every respect, a romantic comedy in a world so innocent that a lifetime is settled with a kiss. I could have seen it at the Princess Theater in Urbana in 1959. Spoiler: While looking at information about the movie, I found a review from when the film came out where someone stated this movie would have had a much better and realistic ending if Rosalee chose Tad and Pete ended up with the bartender, Angelica! The bartender seems to understand Pete better.Įntertaining while it lasted, but probably won't give another view.Here is a movie for people who haunt the aisles of the video stores searching for 1950s romances. The part where he bursts into the toilet stall also seemed a bit unrealistic as many guys would have a completely different reaction! Then again. Topher Grace's character, Pete, comes off as creepy at times especially in the bar scene where he freaks out on Tad. While this film had a few good scenes, I found the plot to be too predictable. Josh Duhamel was definitely the ladies' man. ![]() The first date scene with Tad around the city was cute and funny. In 2004, I was listening to a LOT of John Mayer who is also on the soundtrack, so props to the music supervisor! ![]() The very first thing I noticed during the opening credits song is a remix of Superfabulous by BT who was one of my favorite artists back then. Win a Date with Tad Hamilton came up on Prime for me. Decided to dabble into the rom-com sub-genre and watch some that I heard of back in the day but never watched. Lately, I've been on a 2000s comedy kick watching films I haven't seen in years (Boat Trip, Old School, Black Knight, Without a Paddle). However, if you haven't seen a movie in a very long time and are re-discovering it then exceptions may be made. ![]() Keeping this sub's special character means sharing the experience of seeing a movie the first time.Only post movies that you have seen for the FIRST time. Check if your movie has already been posted before submitting.Ħ.Check if your movie has already been posted before submitting. You can make your title whatever you want, as long as it contains a) the name of the movie you watched b) the year it was released.ĥ.Put your movie name and year in the title. Tag your posts as "SPOILER" if your movie contains a "surprise ending," plot twist, etc.Ĥ.Movies from 2010, to be clear, are allowed, however, but anything from 2011, 2012, etc. Only post movies that came out 10 or more years ago.Racism, sexism, inciting violence, personal attacks, hate speech, etc.Remember that the whole point of the sub is to have a conversation, so don't forget to reply to the commenters! Rules IWAOM is a place to talk about old movies you watched for the first time as if they just came out.
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