Wherein I Daydream Big
You know what would be, like, my perfect fantasy, dream come true, awesomely best movie of all time? A quirky British romantic comedy featuring Jack Davenport, James Callis and Jason Issacs.
It'd be all with the random amazing situational funny that is British humor, but it'd be touching and true to life at the same time, and there'd be impossible crazy problems involving work, love and family that would still get wrapped up in near perfection by the end, and all three of them would do a fantastic amount of snarking, and they'd all have to get plastered and be silly!drunk and commiserate at least once during the course of the movie, and all three of them would get at least one shirtless scene, if not a full-on nude. And at least one of them would have to be gay, just because.
And it would have to be set in London, because I love London, even though I've never been there, and it's just so pretty, and all us Yanks are just like "Ooh, lookit, it's London".
Oh, and Alan Rickman would be there, and so would Colin Firth. Because, seriously, there would be a lot of snarking. And Martin Freeman would be along to be the downtrodden everyman that makes you laugh yet sympathetically wince at his misfortunes. And Bill Nighy would be there, and he would be crazy. And Anthony Stewart Head and Naveen Andrews would be there to perform the inevitable fantastic spawling Bollywood-esque musical number. And Hugh Jackman would be there, because he's pretty. And maybe Hugh Grant would be there, but only for like seven minutes, before he tainted the whole story with his slimey.
And the female lead(s) opposite our three leading men would be some talented yet relatively unknown actress(es); someone with perfect comedic timing and genuine ability, with a look both wholesome and beautiful. Someone you couldn't hate for getting what would undoubtedly be the role of a lifetime, even though you wanted to.
And maybe Emily Blunt would be there to be the sharp-tongued friend of opposite gender, doling out chop-busting advice between biting passages of sarcastic wit, hanging out in the background to always offer a perfectly timed "Oh, for fuck's sake" eyeroll. And Keira Knightley would definitely be there, but only in a very minor role, because I know there's a lot of Keira-hate going on out there, and who needs all that drama-llama feedback spoiling the reviews and upsetting their dream movie, ya know?
Yes, definitely. All of this, in a romantic comedy. Or possibly a period romance. A period romantic comedy? Has that ever been done, does anyone know? If not, it totally should.
Starring Jack Davenport, James Callis and Jason Issacs, of course. All of whom would be naked.
It'd be all with the random amazing situational funny that is British humor, but it'd be touching and true to life at the same time, and there'd be impossible crazy problems involving work, love and family that would still get wrapped up in near perfection by the end, and all three of them would do a fantastic amount of snarking, and they'd all have to get plastered and be silly!drunk and commiserate at least once during the course of the movie, and all three of them would get at least one shirtless scene, if not a full-on nude. And at least one of them would have to be gay, just because.
And it would have to be set in London, because I love London, even though I've never been there, and it's just so pretty, and all us Yanks are just like "Ooh, lookit, it's London".
Oh, and Alan Rickman would be there, and so would Colin Firth. Because, seriously, there would be a lot of snarking. And Martin Freeman would be along to be the downtrodden everyman that makes you laugh yet sympathetically wince at his misfortunes. And Bill Nighy would be there, and he would be crazy. And Anthony Stewart Head and Naveen Andrews would be there to perform the inevitable fantastic spawling Bollywood-esque musical number. And Hugh Jackman would be there, because he's pretty. And maybe Hugh Grant would be there, but only for like seven minutes, before he tainted the whole story with his slimey.
And the female lead(s) opposite our three leading men would be some talented yet relatively unknown actress(es); someone with perfect comedic timing and genuine ability, with a look both wholesome and beautiful. Someone you couldn't hate for getting what would undoubtedly be the role of a lifetime, even though you wanted to.
And maybe Emily Blunt would be there to be the sharp-tongued friend of opposite gender, doling out chop-busting advice between biting passages of sarcastic wit, hanging out in the background to always offer a perfectly timed "Oh, for fuck's sake" eyeroll. And Keira Knightley would definitely be there, but only in a very minor role, because I know there's a lot of Keira-hate going on out there, and who needs all that drama-llama feedback spoiling the reviews and upsetting their dream movie, ya know?
Yes, definitely. All of this, in a romantic comedy. Or possibly a period romance. A period romantic comedy? Has that ever been done, does anyone know? If not, it totally should.
Starring Jack Davenport, James Callis and Jason Issacs, of course. All of whom would be naked.