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| Elite Fan   Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 30,236
| In the Land of Women #5 - Because Ellen wants you to see this movie!  SYNOPSIS In the Land of Women is a romantic comedy/drama about trying to makes sense of love. Adam Brody plays Carter Webb who has just been dumped by his true love Sophia (Elena Anaya). Heartbroken and depressed, Carter escapes Los Angeles to suburban Michigan to care for his ailing grandmother (Olympia Dukakis). Soon after his arrival, Carter stumbles into the lives of the family living directly across the street: Sarah Hardwicke (Meg Ryan), the mother of two daughters: Paige (Makenzie Vega), and older sister Lucy (Kristen Stewart). Through his relationships with these women, as well as with his grandmother, Carter discovers that what felt like an end was only just the beginning of something else.... STARRING: Adam Brody, Meg Ryan, Kristen Stewart, Elena Anaya, Olympia Dukakis, Makenzie Vega DIRECTOR: Jon Kasdan STUDIO: Warner Bros. RATING: PG-13 (For sexual content, thematic elements and language.) GENRE: Romance / Comedy / Drama RELEASE DATE: April 20, 2007 WEBSITE: www.myspace.com/itlow HQ TRAILER QUICKTIME REAL PLAYER IPOD DOWNLOAD WINDOWS MEDIA Apple - Trailers - In the Land of Women - Large YouTube - In the Land of Women - Official Trailer MOVIE STILLS In the Land of Women Movie Stills - MovieWeb Movie Photos: In the Land of Women Adam Brody: Bathrobes Done Sexy | Adam Brody, Dustin Milligan, Meg Ryan : Just Jared REVIEWS Film Review - In the Land of Women Ansen: 'Land of Women' Is Refreshing Romance - Newsweek Entertainment - David Ansen - MSNBC.com The Arizona Daily Star Hour.ca review New York Observer (pages 2 and 3) MSNBC review(it's more of a positive review for Adam) DiamondBack Online OCALA.com review Boston Herald Metromix/Chicago Tribune Washington Post She Unlimited Los Angeles Times/Calendarlive.com Daily Skiff USA Today Salon.com The New York Sun Salt Lake Tribune 411mania.com Ottawa Citizen Ryan & Caroline - Movie Review Blog Past the Popcorn The Chronicle Herald Toronto Star Miami Herald Adam Brody shows he can command big screen | Inquirer | 04/20/2007 The Hollywood Reporter London Free Press - Entertainment - It's a love story - sort of TUSKmag.com 'Land of Women' is gentle film with a top-notch cast Lowdown on 'ITLOW' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Movies What (some of the) critics said about Adam Brody ‘Ultimately, though, "In the Land of Women" belongs to its single male lead, Carter, played with an astonishing emotional truth by Adam Brody (better known for his TV work in "O.C."), who holds the entire picture on his slender frame. Brody is not a looker, to put it bluntly, but he's an appealingly compelling actor, endowed with a resonant voice. Brody is center-stage most of the time, and it's easy to believe why an aggregate of women, three generations apart, would trust him as a confidant and seek his company.’ – Emanuellevy.com ‘The lanky and likable Brody, "The O.C."'s young heartthrob gives a charming, no-sweat performance that never requires us to take Carter's crisis too seriously.’ – Newsweek Entertainment ‘The film belongs, however, to Brody, who was recently sprung from the TV series "The O.C." Smooth and affable, Brody has Carter bubble with the cocksure audacity of a successful man in his mid-20s, but the confident edifice is only a brittle shell for the tender, lost child hiding beneath. It would be easy to despise a guy who flirts with a married family woman and her precocious teeny-bopper daughter, but Brody easily makes Carter likable.’ - Scripps News ‘Adam Brody was very natural in the leading role, not making an overwhelmingly drastic departure from his television character, “Seth Cohen,” on the ended series, “The O.C.” His attractive confidence and believable moments of emotional clarity made him likable in the film.’ – SheUnlimited.com ‘The film's other calculation is to position Carter as a man whom women instinctively like, someone who considers himself a good listener and is able to make both women feel important by doing just that. Brody, who had a splendid cameo as a Hollywood assistant in "Thank You for Smoking," has just the right kind of sensitive heartthrob quality to make it all convincing.’ – calendarlive.com ‘But the film belongs to Brody, an endearing screen presence.’ – USA Today ‘Brody's Carter Webb carries numerous echoes of Seth Cohen, showing, most notably, a love of the sardonic, with a tendency toward smart-aleckiness. But Brody also knows how to temper his potentially obnoxious qualities with shades of insecurity and uncertainty, and the equation works. Brody, with his pipe-cleaner limbs, still has some adolescent gawkiness in him, even though he's in his 20s -- it's simply a part of who he is, and he neither exaggerates it nor downplays it. He has a lovely scene in which he listens to Lucy complaining about her mom, even though he also knows, and is sympathetic to, Sarah's side of the story. The two are lounging around outdoors on a warm evening. Carter smokes a cigarette as he listens to Lucy pouring out her teenage tale of woe. The look on his face is one of deep empathy tempered with hard-earned, grown-up common sense; even though he has to allow this young woman her confusion, he also wants to help her grow beyond it. The scene is the kind of small moment that shows what actors are made of. "The O.C." may be over, but Adam Brody isn't.’ – Salon.com ‘But it's on Brody's shoulders that Jon Kasdan places his movie, and the actor carries it with strength and self-deprecating wit. In "In the Land of Women," Brody is the man.’ – Salt Lake Tribune ‘Hopefully Brody can escape the TV actor stigma because he definitely has charisma and good timing and appears to have both leading man capabilities and supporting actor tendencies.’ – 411media.com ‘What’s there for the men, you ask? Adam Brody. Okay… everybody is going to like and appreciate Carter Webb. He is an everyman who contains relational elements of men and women, who learn to observe, listen, and begin to understand why he loves women so much and why they are so important in his life. Conversely, the women touched by Carter gain a deeper understanding of themselves by coming to experience and understand him. Adam Brody is brilliant in this role.’ – Pass The Popcorn ‘Brody, Ryan and Dukakis needn't outdo themselves in their parts, but they keep us emotionally engaged.’ – The Toronto Star ‘But In the Land of Women still manages to be entertaining, largely because of the appealing Adam Brody (The OC) as Carter Webb, an L.A. screenwriter of softcore porn, who, upon being dumped by his actress/model girlfriend, decides to move temporarily to Michigan to take care of his increasingly senile grandmother (Olympia Dukakis).’ – Miami Herald ‘But the film belongs to Brody, irritating and endearing and relatable in ways that actors rarely are. In In the Land of Women, he's the man!’ – Philadelphia Inquirer ‘To Brody's credit, his performance anchors that atmosphere, but everyone in the cast is strong.’ – London Free Press ‘Brody and Ryan are two inspired casting decisions. They are beautiful people, which skew our perspective, of course. But they are both capable of subtle performances.’ – The Detroit News ‘But Brody's understated performance serves him well, counterbalancing the showier roles given to the Dukakis characters and to the other major characters, all female.’ – Chicago Sun Times ‘Brody is adorable, funny and seriously cute, without being as self-conscious or reflexive with quips as he was as Seth on “The O.C.” Carter might be experiencing some emotional upheaval, but he’s a solid, companionable guy.’ – tuskman.com ‘Brody handles this character with the same LA scepticism and clever word play that fans have long (well, not too long) loved in his portrayal of Cohen. He shows a real reach from his small screen alter-ego in the long silences and complete detachedness from his surroundings. He is not excitable or over-analyzing about his situation, but sees everything through gray-coloured glasses that make most of his responses concerning his heart-break and lack of direction some form of "meh."’ - The GW Hatchet ‘Holding down the center is Brody, late of TV's "The O.C." and "Gilmore Girls." His persona melds Topher Grace and Zach Brach without either's self-consciousness. He's a normal-looking guy who can be funny but never goes overboard; essentially this is a straight performance with some drolly amusing moments, but he manages to take even the most strained moment or line of dialogue and make it not only palatable but compelling.’ – goTriad.com “Brody is one of the best reasons to see this movie -- he makes Carter much more interesting to watch than the dialogue would merit. He looks like a young Dan Ackroyd and sounds like Matthew Broderick at times, and there's something oddly compelling about him.” – Cinematical __________________ Dearest Cecilia, the story can resume. The one I had been planning on that evening walk. I can become again the man who once crossed the Surrey Park at dusk, in my best suit, swaggering on the promise of life. The man who, with the clarity of passion, made love to you in the library. The story can resume. I will return. Find you, love you, marry you and live without shame. || JESS | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest  Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 52,708
| Ah, thanks for the new thread..  I still cant wait for this movie to air in Germany, it'll be sooo good, I'm sure about that! =) __________________ maybe this christmas will mean something more, icon: tmomsen8 | |||
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| Elite Fan   | I want me to see this movie as well. *Sighs heavily* One day. Instead I can look forward to hearing everyone's reviews when you all finally get to see it. Oh and Bea, thank you for the caps you posted on the last thread. Love em. __________________ We're Stronger Together [Icon] Anita~❋ Last edited by Captain Oatsocute : 07-09-2007 at 08:58 AM. | |||
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 And thanks for the new thread __________________ "I'm crazy about you...and I've always been!" | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 10,641
| Thanx for new thread  __________________ There is someone. icon: shaunaSomeone you are meant to spend the rest of your life with, alright? You just have to be open enough to see it, that’s all.. | |||
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| Extreme Fan  Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,929
| thanks for the new thread!   __________________ Chuck: Sarah, you're the greatest thing that's ever happened to me. You're beautiful, you're smart, you laugh at all of my stupid jokes, and you have this horrible habit of constantly saving my life. The truth is, you're everything that I thought I ever wanted and more. icon credit: luux_lu | |||
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| Extreme Fan Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,929
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 No prob  I like him sooo much in this movie  __________________ Chuck: Sarah, you're the greatest thing that's ever happened to me. You're beautiful, you're smart, you laugh at all of my stupid jokes, and you have this horrible habit of constantly saving my life. The truth is, you're everything that I thought I ever wanted and more. icon credit: luux_lu | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 10,114
| Thanks for the new thread! And I love the screen caps he looks so good in the movie! __________________ Adam Brody Won't keep my mouth shut anymore I've had my share of closing doors Now I know I'm not afraid I know exactly what you'll say But I'm sorry it's too late | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 52,708
| Right! It has Adam in it, so it will be good, at least kind of, and I dont think I'll be disappointed. (: __________________ maybe this christmas will mean something more, icon: tmomsen8 | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 10,641
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 __________________ There is someone. icon: shaunaSomeone you are meant to spend the rest of your life with, alright? You just have to be open enough to see it, that’s all.. | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 10,175
| I didn't think the film was crap. It was quite sweet and lovely. I watched it for the second time yesterday. | |||
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| Elite Fan | Quote:
Plus even though some people are saying the films not all that good, I think it's unanimous that they all think Adam is amazing in it! __________________ We're Stronger Together [Icon] Anita~❋ | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 10,175
| Happy Birthday for the other day  The film isn't amazing or anything but it's nice and sometimes all you need is a nice film to sit down and watch. | |||
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