Anyone who regularly buys music albums will be well aware of the concept of an “album filler”. This film can be best described as something along those lines. In Did You Hear About The Morgans?, Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant star as an (ex)-couple who, after witnessing a murder, are re-located from their New York high-rises to cowboy country via the witness protection programme. Does hilarity ensue? Of course not. Yep, this really is as bad as it sounds. Tired fish out of water gags constantly fall flat, not helped by limp direction and some awful acting. SJP seems more game, but doesn’t do much to prove she’s one of the more bewildering actresses to have success. Grant seems bored and distracted and almost annoyed that he’s got to dig out his bumbling Englishman routine once more. There are a couple of gags to be laughed at (only a couple I assure you) but the whole package smacks of going through the motions. However, if it still pulls in the punters, then do the studios care? As to whether you see it or not, you need to decide if you wish to see a film that is so dumb that when SJP and Grant go into the witness protection programme their characters keep their Christian names.
The OC Film Sting Final Verdict
Totally harmless, but completely hapless as well. Rating: 3/10.
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