Image entertainment back in the 1990s, hugh grant made a name for himself playing charming snots, but in his new film the rewrite, the emphasis. The rewrite, from castle rock entertainment, will be released in the u. The rewrite recalls an ancient era of better hugh grant vehicles. Oct 10, 2014 hugh grant is blundering but touching in this comforting film about writing movies, says robbie collin 3 the rewrite. His career spans three decades, being recognised as an international star since 1994. Once upon a time, keith michaels hugh grant about a boy, love actually was an awardwinning hollywood screenwriter, but divorce and a string of unsuccessful films have left him with nothing but bad debts and blank pages. He makes a rare foray into leading man territory in the rewrite. Screenwriter hugh grant meets student marisa tomei in this rom. Grant has received a golden globe, a bafta, and an honorary cesar for his work. Feb 12, 2015 the two pair again for the rewrite, the valentines day release also starring marisa tomei, j. Binghamtonset movie the rewrite to screen on campus. Feb 11, 2015 actor hugh grant is starring in the new film the rewrite, where he plays a struggling screenwriter turned university professor. And the fine actors playing members of binghamtons faculty are solid. Theres a pivotal scene at one of the carousels, characters seem to eat spiedies for nearly every meal and a twilight zone episode figures prominently.
But barring the invention of time travel, the rewrite remains tethered to the realities of film releasing in 2015, which means it. Released february th, 2015, the rewrite stars hugh grant, marisa tomei, bella heathcote, allison janney the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of 51 out of 100 on. The rewrite, in which grant plays a onceacclaimed, now downonhisluck hollywood screenwriter compelled to head east and teach a scenariocrafting class at a university in remote, cloudy, finecuisinechallenged binghamton, new york, must have felt as cozy as a favorite sweater to the actor. Being a teacher usually means being in a thankless job. Hugh grant does what hugh grant does best in the rewrite, a.
Binghamton isnt merely incidental in the movies story. The rewrite is a breezy and surprisingly touching flick. The rewrite 2015 a washedup screenwriter hugh grant reluctantly takes a college teaching job and meets a single mother marisa tomei who. Hugh grant on smart romantic comedies and standing up to the tabloids in the rewrite grant plays a washedup hollywood screenwriter who takes a job teaching at a college. Binghamtonset movie the rewrite to screen on campus with. Apr 14, 2015 so of course hugh grants latest romantic comedy guaranteed a viewing. At binghamton, he falls in love with a student and single mother, played by marisa tomei. Hugh grant returns to romcoms with the rewrite glamour. Feb, 2015 the rewrite, the fourth screen collaboration of hugh grant and the director and screenwriter marc lawrence, is a return to form for the longrunning team after the debacle six years ago of. Romantic comedy starring hugh grant as an oscarwinning writer who leaves hollywood to teach screenwriting at a.
Hugh grant does what hugh grant does best in the rewrite, a lightweight romcom that could easily be. The rewrite recalls an ancient era of better hugh grant. Hugh grant and director marc lawrence team up for a fourth time in their latest adult romance. With hugh grant, whit baldwin, vanessa wasche, enid graham. A onetime oscarwinning screenwriter, desperate to rebound from debt, divorce and writers block, accepts a college teaching job and finds love. Hugh grant operating at maximum hugh grant marc lawrences agreeable but hohum comedy brings the stammering, comfortable romcom. The rewrite marc lawrences affable writerincrisis comedy is heavily dependent on hugh grant and marisa tomeis combined charms. It has a prominently american cast and still, until i randomly ran across the film, i didnt know anything about it.
Feb, 2015 in the rewrite, hugh grant plays keith michaels, a hollywood screenwriter on the skids. It stars hugh grant as a washedup screenwriter who begins teaching at a state university and marisa tomei as a single mother with whom the screenwriter finds romance. Back in the 1990s, hugh grant made a name for himself playing charming snots, but in his new film the rewrite, the emphasis is more on snot than on charming. The rewrite is a 2014 american romantic comedy film written and directed by marc lawrence. Jun 18, 2014 hugh grant and director marc lawrence team up for a fourth time in their latest adult romance. Hugh grant plays a teacher at binghamton university in his new romantic comedy, the rewrite. This disappointing romcom about a screenwriter cant explain why screenwriters frontload jokes into the first act. The rewrite starring hugh grant directed by marc lawrence. An oscarwinning writer hugh grant in a slump leaves hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the east coast, where he falls for a single mom marisa tomei, taking classes there. There was a period spanning from the nearmid 1990s to the early 2000s when a particular kind of hugh grant movie ruled the romantic comedy world.
For me though, there could have been more depth to film and more made of both characters so a little shallow in places hence 3 stars. The rewrite, the fourth screen collaboration of hugh grant and the director and screenwriter marc lawrence, is a return to form for the long. The rewrite 2015 stream and watch online moviefone. Shes put in the film to help provide a transformation for hugh grants character and to give the feeling that the story is going to continue after the movie is over, but its not strong because the feelings between them are weak. The rewrite stars hugh grant as himself the japan times. Hugh grant operating at maximum hugh grant marc lawrences agreeable but hohum comedy brings the stammering, comfortable romcom version of its lead actor farther still from the. While the rewrite was originally released in the u. Hugh grant discusses the rewrite at the 2014 shanghai film festival imaginechinaap there was a time, specifically between the mid 1990s and mid 2000s, when hugh grant was the king of the romantic comedy. But what grant learns is that regardless of his thoughts on teaching, when it comes to his deadend career, it gives him a new perspective. See the trailer for hugh grants first romcom in 5 years. Following the film s screening, grant joined his costar chris elliott and lawrence at the.
Hugh grant plays keith michaels, a onetime oscarwinning hollywood screenwriter who now cant even get gigs rewriting the next scary movie. Hugh grant does not have a high level of job satisfaction. Hugh grant is back in rewrite, shares thoughts on fifty. News and tagged allison janney, bella heathcote, hugh grant, j. The rewrite is a romantic comedy that sometimes flirts dangerously with being appallingly mediocre, and just when you think the film is about to go off the deep end and graduate from being mundane to being simply awful, hugh grant and marisa tomei yank it back from the brink and set it the rewrite is a romantic comedy that sometimes flirts dangerously with being appallingly mediocre. Its been a while since weve seen hugh grant doing his romcom thing, but hes back doing what he does best in a new film from writerdirector marc lawrence two weeks notice. Oft collaborators hugh grant and marc lawrence are trying something. Here, grant is keith michaels, a hollywood screenwriter who once had a golden globewinning hit but has since made only flops that is, when he gets to make anything at all. So of course hugh grant s latest romantic comedy guaranteed a viewing. Grant s usual rumpled, slightly stammering naughtyboy routine is effective. The rewrite stars hugh grant as a once bright young oscar winning screen writer who hasnt written anything of note since. Hugh grant talks the rewrite, making his fourth film with marc lawrence, the use of earpieces during filming, the man from u.
An oscarwinning writer in a slump leaves hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the east coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there. Hugh grant, one of britains best known faces, has been equally entertaining onscreen as well as. In other words, its poised to become one of the biggest romcoms of 1998. Hugh john mungo grant born 9 september 1960 is a british actor and film producer. The story follows a screenwriter named keith michaels hugh grant, who won an oscar for an enormously popular movie that people praise everywhere he goes. Well it was hugh grant playing hugh grant the diffident englishman. Hugh grant is blundering but touching in this comforting film about writing movies, says robbie collin 3 the rewrite.
The rewrite s unremarkable plot is enlivened considerably by its likable cast, adding up to a comedy that coasts capably on the charms of hugh grant and his costars. Oct 11, 2014 in the rewrite, hugh grant plays keith michaels, a washedup hollywood screenwriter so desperate for a job that he is reduced to teaching screenwriting at an upstate university in new york. This disappointing romcom about a screenwriter cant explain why screenwriters frontload. The rewrite stars hugh grant as a pasthisprime screenwriter who accepts a teaching job in creative writing at binghamton university, despite believing that writing cant be taught. Nothing bad about the film at all and marisa tomei was very good. Divorced from his wife, alienated from his son and so broke his electric gets cut off, he is forced to take a teaching position in a. Hugh grant, marisa tomei, bella heathcote, allison janney, j. In the rewrite, hugh grant plays keith michaels, a hollywood screenwriter on the skids.
Video still upstate new york is getting a little love in hollywoods. In the rewrite, hugh grant plays keith michaels, a washedup hollywood screenwriter so desperate for a job that he is reduced to teaching screenwriting at an upstate university in new york. Once upon a time, screenwriter keith michaels hugh grant was on top of the world a golden globe award and a hit movie to his name, a beautiful wife. The rewrite has a light moral worldview overall, undercut by the immoral behavior of the professor on his way to learning life lessons and becoming a better person. The rewrite 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In addition, the movie s messages, while conventional, are delivered with unexpected flair. I can barely get to the end of a tweet without getting bored now video interview the star of the rewrite, a romcom about an offtheboil screenwriter. In rewrite, hugh grant stars as a once triumphant but now struggling hollywood screenwriter who falls for marisa tomei. Hugh grant on smart romantic comedies and standing up to the.
Im too old for rom coms now hugh grant declared himself too old for romantic comedy at the european premiere of his new film the rewrite. And for some, like hugh grants character in the rewrite, it means that its a last resort for someone who can no longer do, so they teach. Stephen sent me email about a film and it was really touching and good. Jan 23, 2015 this new trailer for the hugh grant starring vehicle the rewrite deviates only slightly from the last one but features enough new jokes and just barely enough j. Hugh grant on smart romantic comedies and standing up to. He confirmed as much in a strikingly candid interview with jonathan ross in 2009, noting that he was a. The release date of the rewrite is set to october 8, 2014. Tomei sparkles in her role as a tireless, wise, devoted single mom. But the film inevitably becomes weirdly solemn and the focus gets soft as it insists on happy endings and smalltown. He shares shares his thoughts on fifty shades of grey. In the rewrite he plays keith michaels, a screenwriter who won an oscar 15 years ago, but hasnt done much since. And for some, like hugh grant s character in the rewrite, it means that its a last resort for someone who can no longer do, so they teach. Heres a trailer for the rewrite, a classic, hugh grant circaearlyaughts romcom about a sleazy, outofwork screenwriter who starts teaching a college class so he can hit on younger. Jan 30, 2015 the rewrite is the fourth movie lawrence has made with hugh grant.
Keith won an oscar for paradise misplaced some 15 years earlier. Simmons, the rewrite, caroline aaron, bella heathcote, allison janney, marisa tomei, marc lawrence film fukadas filmmaking a breath of fresh air. The rewrite stars hugh grant and marisa tomei in a semiromantic comedy written and directed by grants frequent collaborator marc lawrence, and produced by castle rock entertainment. He has received a golden globe award and a british academy film award.
Distributie marisa tomei, hugh grant, whit baldwin. The film is the fourth collaboration between grant and writerdirector marc lawrenc. Aug 29, 2014 but his absence from the romcom world makes this trailer for his latest film, the rewrite, just that much more enticing. I dont mean every single hugh grant movie, but quite a few hugh grant movies, mind you. It began development at castle rock entertainment in october 2012, and filming began in new york in april 20. The rewrite stars hugh grant and marisa tomei in a semiromantic comedy written and directed by grant s frequent collaborator marc lawrence, and produced by castle rock entertainment. Romantic comedy starring hugh grant as an oscarwinning writer who leaves hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the east coast, where he falls for a.
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