Rotten Fruit And Turkey Balls: A Review Of The Oranges (With Timestamps!)

[lieueitak]

So I watched The Oranges with Allison Janney, Oliver Platt, Catherine Keener, Leighton Meester, Adam Brody, and Hugh Laurie.  I kept a log of my thoughts and wrote some final thoughts on the film, and they are posted below.  I didn't come in with any real belief as to whether or not I would like the film, but I definitely came away with some strong

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[petitecuriosity]

OMG your post made my day. :) I've been...wary of this movie for awhile. *sigh* I'm close in age to Leighton Meester's character, so I was hoping that perhaps this movie might provide some sort of guilt-filled fangirl wish fulfillment. Hugh Laurie without facial hair is oddly...It's weird. (I'm assuming that this is why Wilson and Cuddy sort of side-eye House when he shaves...but that's beside the point. ;) ) I am disappointed to learn that Leighton Meester's character is just a manic pixie dream girl, though given that I believe this is some sort of Indie Sundance film sort of thing, and while not all of those films include a manic pixie dream girl, many do.

“I’m just saying you wouldn’t look good fat.”

Out of curiosity, who says this line?

The fact that no one is calling Hugh Laurie's character on his crap is irritating to say the least, and I think it is also irritating that he does not appear to be considering the feelings of his children in the slightest.

FINALLY. Catherine Keener is running over lawn ornaments and chasing

[lieueitak]

I can understand why you might think this could fulfill any daydreams you have about Hugh but no. You can't fap to this no matter how hard you try. Even if you like Hugh clean shaven, there's just something about this old ass man giggling with a young woman over the dumbest shit ever that ruins any fantasy you have lol.

I am disappointed to learn that Leighton Meester's character is just a manic pixie dream girl She mellows out pretty early on, and to LM's credit, she tries to work against the writing so it's not completely unbearable. But the end result is that it just calls attention to how bad the writing really is lol.

Out of curiosity, who says this line? Leighton Meester's character says this to Hugh's character. She goes to get a glass of water from the kitchen for Toby, the son of Hugh's character, who is drunk, and Hugh's character is making a peanut butter sandwich. She tells him not to eat like that because he will get fat, and he's like ?????? okay???????

[cuddyclothes]

Thank God you took the bullet for all of us! I never had the faintest desire to see this movie. Even the promotional stills grossed me out. Hugh Laurie doesn't look like Hugh Laurie. He looks like cyborg Hugh Laurie. Your review had me laughing all the way. The more enraged, the funnier!

[lieueitak]

I really wanted to see it, though that desire kind of fizzled out because of how long it took for the film to be released. Within five minutes of watching, I just wanted it to be over. Not only does Hugh Laurie not look like Hugh Laurie, but he doesn't act like Hugh Laurie. Based on this performance, you would never know Hugh was a critically acclaimed actor. He's just terrible in it.