Movie story lines that are a "no go" for you?

[Bob In PA]

There are some excellent Rom-Coms worth watching IMHO (maybe I'm a bit of a sap because I like them). A great one with a different twist is "Return to Me" (free on Prime). 5-stars. Not your old, "man hates woman who hates him back, then falls in love theme". One of the nice things about the movie is it is the last film in which Carroll O'Connor plays a role (and he's not Archie Bunker this time, LOL)

Thanks. We will watch it tonight.  I accidentally signed up for Prime while trying to get free shipping on a recent AMZN order, and the 30 days will soon end, so tonight is the night. lol

[DaveBrown74]

I don't know if you would call this a story line -- I would say it is more of a genre -- but one type of movie I find I often walk away from disappointed is the so-called biopic. Hollywood loves to make them, and to be fair, some of them are quite good. A recent example of a good one was "Oppenheimer."

However many are not so good. Oftentimes the lead actor/actress who plays the person that the movie is about does a great job, and most of the time the movie is about a human being of great historical significance, but many times the movie itself is just not very good I find. Movies like "Ali", "Ray", and "J Edgar" come to mind. I find that more often than not, these "biopics" are 30-60 minutes too long, historically inaccurate, anachronistic to the point of it being distracting, cheesy, boring, slow, and just poorly written.

I like non-fiction movies about historical events quite a bit, but more often than not, I find that when they focus singularly on one figure, they are often disappointing.

[Bob In PA]

Jolly: "Return To Me" was excellent all around. Thanks for mentioning it. Cast, acting, story line are all 1st-rate (there's at least one other similar story but I can't remember the name of the movie).  Bob

[Jolly Blue Giant]

Jolly: "Return To Me" was excellent all around. Thanks for mentioning it. Cast, acting, story line are all 1st-rate (there's at least one other similar story but I can't remember the name of the movie).  Bob

Glad you enjoyed it. I was a little worried because I haven't watched that movie in years, I just remember that I really liked it and the plot was so much different than any Rom-Com I had ever watched. Tastes evolve over time, so I was nervous suggesting it once you said you were going to watch it. The one thing I remember was that Carrol O'Conner passed away right after that movie was finished, and I thought it was a nice way to see him in a role other than Archie Bunker. And I thought Minnie Driver was superb in her role. I had only seen her in "Good Will Hunting" (also superb movie) as "Will's" love interest. Truth is, her and Matt Damon ("Will") dated for a couple of years after making that movie, but it faded out. But she is talented