First of all ... "Bad Robot ? "The production house of the icon" geek "JJ Abrams is doing romantic comedies? Well, to be fair, the first notable work of Abrams was the television series Felicity , so it's not a novice in the genre. Second, Glorious Awakening is not exactly a romantic comedy but a comedy work located in the world of news, which aims to give a hilarious look at the questionable ethics and malpractice of an industry that usually put "ratings" and image over journalistic integrity. And although obviously the director Roger Michell want the we compare with classics like Network or Broadcast News , the truth is that A Glorious Awakening has so little dramatic weight as elemental humor that is nothing more than a disposable lighter and weekend entertainment. Case. The story offers a look behind the scenes of the morning news Daybreak, in last place in ratings for its low journalistic standards and undisciplined drivers. But when the clever (and a bit giddy) Becky Fuller (Rachel McAdams) is hired as executive producer, things start to change ... but it may be too late to avoid cancellation. Either way Becky does not give defeated, and his first dramatic decision is to dismiss the perverted male co-host to replace Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford), a veteran of the medium whose legendary career has created a bitter opinion on current news. Will the young and enthusiastic producer rescue the program, change the attitude of Pomeroy and irritable if he can find a little romance with her handsome colleague Adam Bennett (Patrick Wilson)?
One moment ... "An attractive woman overwhelmed and highly efficient in their work but awkward in social situations, struggling every day to control chaos of a television production and constantly fighting with their star, while trying to balance their personal and professional life? This is my theory: a Hollywood super creative writer (specifically Aline Brosh McKenna) saw several episodes of the series 30 Rock (or, for that matter, The Mary Tyler Moore Show ) liked the dynamics between the characters and thought, "This might work as a movie with some famous actors and high production values, I wonder if some producer swallow my novel idea?" The problem is that McKenna does not have the talent of Tina Fey and his team of writers, so Glorious Awakening ends up being a pale and imperfect copy with humor too obvious, tired routines and characters telenovela wasted by the dull script. And please, not to mention the horrible ending, which resolves everything and try to move us arbitrarily with some typical "grand gestures" made by characters who no longer interest us an hour ago.
At first I suggested that Glorious Awakening is not all bad, and the reason is in the cast, whose valiant effort partially rescues the tedious experience. Rachel McAdams is a good actress with the power to fit naturally into roles of "normal woman" (which we can not say a few more glamorous stars) and has plenty of talent to meet the requirements of the character, but unfortunately the script did not supported with good comic material, and much less romantic. Speaking of which, Patrick Wilson goes almost unnoticed as the leading man in turn, utterly dispensable but adequate to satisfy the spectators who can not accept a single woman happy and successful (I'm sure they exist). For his part, Harrison Ford is not as bad as I expected, certainly not redeem his recent career, but at least it seems fun in a role that may not differ much from their real personality. Rounding out the cast we have the always enthusiastic Diane Keaton as the co-anchor the news, showing John Pankow proper exasperation as the experienced program director, and Jeff Goldblum as the president of the television. In fact, I think that Goldblum was what I liked about the movie (which is not saying much), it reminded me that can be an excellent actor when not pigeonhole in his usual role of jester nervous.
Needless to say I would rather see three or four episodes 30 Rock instead of wasting time Glorious Awakening. But if there is no alternative, the film may offer a few smiles and some successful (although unoriginal) comment on the news industry, and the fallacy of relying on it to keep us "informed." Too bad the story does not dare to go further in that regard, perhaps if the director Roger Michell and producer JJ Abrams had heard his own moral ("brain + fun = success") Glorious Awakening had approached a little closer to the aforementioned classic "news satire." However their poor and low energy ambition guarantee that will be forgotten immediately. As Liz Lemon would say: Shut it down .
Rating: 5
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