One of my favorite stars, Cameron Diaz, is un-retiring. She is making her first film since 2014.
Diaz has been a bright ray of sunlight in my life over many years, via "Being John Malkovich," "Bad Teacher," "Charlie's Angels," "In Her Shoes," and "The Holiday."
But my "number one" among her films is "My Best Friend's Wedding," a movie that has an important spot in my family's heart. "Wedding," ranked among the greatest romantic comedies of all time, is actually not a romantic comedy. Girl meets guy; girl loses guy; but, then, girl does *not* overcome various obstacles to re-claim guy. Girl struggles, flirts with villainousness, then learns to accept pain and put on a brave face (with assistance from Golden Globe nominee Rupert Everett, who has an iconic speech at the end of the movie).
One of many treats in this movie is the fact that you're actually watching a musical; the story begins with "Wishing and Hoping and Praying," moves on to "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself," chugs ahead to "Say a Little Prayer," and wraps up with "The Way You Look Tonight."
Cameron Diaz takes over the whole enterprise with the second big song--and I can't get tired of watching her here:
To Cameron Diaz!
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