Morning Glory Movie Review
Morning glory is a 2010 american comedy film directed by roger michell and written by aline brosh mckenna.
Morning glory movie review. Morning glory critics consensus. It s not the kind of high minded production that appeals to oscar. Morning glory trash it d never imagine a day will come when i have to call rachel mcadams s movie dreadful but the day has come because morning glory was dreadful. Nevertheless morning glory is entertaining thanks in part to director roger michell s peppy pacing and screenwriter aline brosh mckenna s engaging dialogue she also penned the devil wears prada.
She thinks she s going to get a promotion at her local tv station to executive producer for the sunrise show good morning new jersey her colleagues kindle excitement that the boss will offer her the brass ring. Ultimately morning glory sidesteps the issue perhaps recognizing that an honest answer to the question might kill any meager box office potential the movie has. Morning glory is rated pg 13 parents. Directed by roger michell.
From left rachel mcadams diane keaton and harrison ford in morning glory. Morning glory is a 1933 american pre code drama film which tells the story of an eager would be actress and her journey to stardom and what she loses as a result. An upstart television producer accepts the challenge of reviving a struggling morning show program with warring co hosts. Morning glory is no network no broadcast news but for mcadams it s further proof of her impressive talent.
And harrison ford transforms himself. She plays as lovable a lead as anyone since amy adams in junebug and he bestirs himself from his frequent morosity and creates with gusto a tv newsman who is described as a great man but the third worst person of all time. Better not to dis a key demographic. Finding a release date for morning glory created problems for paramount.
Green from a then unproduced stage play of the same name by zoë akins and was directed by lowell sherman. With rachel mcadams harrison ford diane keaton noah bean. Diane keaton is pitch. It stars rachel mcadams harrison ford and diane keaton with patrick wilson john pankow and jeff goldblum the plot revolves around young and devoted morning television producer becky fuller mcadams who is hired as an executive producer on the long running morning show daybreak at a.
Movie review morning glory plenty of perky even this early. Morning glory is a funny entertainment to begin with and then rachel mcadams transforms it. Whatever they were thinking it fell flat. Hardworking plucky 28 year old assistant producer becky fuller goes to bed with the chickens and gets up before them.