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Make them or break them, New Year’s resolutions are a tool to set good intentions for the year ahead. For instance, one of mine: I resolve to spend more time lounging about on the couch watching movies (hey, it’s a pretty easy resolution to keep). If you need some resolution motivation, it’s never too late! Take a look at the four major themes below and draw some inspiration, then clip and save this column for late January, when you need some cinematic encouragement to carry on!
Making Physical Changes
“Heavyweights” features a bunch of kids sent away to weight-loss camp where the new director (Ben Stiller) is too over-the-top. Naturally, the kids stage a coup. In “GI Jane,” the first female recruit (Demi Moore) for the Navy SEAL program gets incredibly tough – and incredibly buff. Jillian Bell plays Brittany, a woman who takes up running after a routine checkup reveals the damage her profligate existence has unleashed, in “Brittany Runs a Marathon.”
Rodney Dangerfield in “Back to School” (MGM/Orion photo)
Going Back to School
In “Billy Madison,” Adam Sandler is heir to a hotel chain, if he can show he actually deserves the diplomas that Daddy bought. To prove he has the smarts, he has to quickly retake every grade. Self-made man Thornton Mellon (Rodney Dangerfield) sends his much-loved son off to college, then follows him “Back to School” to make sure he has the full experience. Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish square off as student and teacher in “Night School,” in which Hart plays Teddy, an obnoxious salesman who needs his GED in order to keep his lavish lifestyle illusion alive.
Find Yourself
Mark Wahlberg stars as “Invincible” Vince Papale, a nice guy down on his luck who unexpectedly secures a spot on the Philadelphia Eagles after legendary coach Dick Vermeil announces open tryouts. In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” Ben Stiller plays a sheltered Life magazine photography expert who embarks on an unbelievable journey to connect with a photographer and recover a photo that embodies the magazine’s essence. “Eat Pray Love” sends Liz (Julia Roberts) around the world to discover herself post-divorce through indulgence, belief and passion. In “Last Holiday,” a woman (Queen Latifah) believes she has an untreatable terminal illness, so she liquifies her assets and sets off to truly live her best life – at the Grandhotel Pupp in the Alps.
Finding Love
In “50 First Dates,” Adam Sandler plays a playboy veterinarian who attempts to woo a woman (Drew Barrymore) after a car crash leaves her with no short-term memory. Every day is a new chance to get love right. In “The Photograph,” Mae (Issa Rae) and Michael (LaKeith Stanfield) are steamy lovers chasing down the life story of a legendary photographer. When wholesome tollbooth worker Lucy (Sandra Bullock) saves the life of a dreamboat commuter, she is mistaken by his family as his fiance in “While You Were Sleeping.” Finally, in “Definitely, Maybe,” Ryan Reynolds stars as Will, a handsome dad recounting his tales of love and loss to his daughter on the eve of divorce.
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