Drop the Ball.

Now under normal circumstances I get my film reviews from “Awesome Wez” as it’s really his forte. However, as I found myself giving a quick critique of ‘New year’s Eve’ to a young friend of mine who I know to be a Bon Jovi fan, I thought I’d share my review here.

It is a well orchestrated ensemble piece, with a pretty solid cast, Robert De Niro, Hilary Swank, Katherine Heigl, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zac Efron, Ashton Kutcher etc. Jon Bon Jovi equips himself well as a rock star and for any Glee fans out there he sings with Lea Michele, who plays a backing singer looking for the big break. Okay, so not exactly any casting against type but it really isn’t Shakespeare and it works well, possible because no-one is trying to deliver a performance that is outside of their reach so the whole thing is convincingly acted and no-one lets it down.

It is light, probably a chick flick, a romantic piece with a few comedic moments and a bit of drama, not too cheesy and definitely a feel good Christmassy film that reminds us about forgiveness, family, new beginnings and the importance of love.

The action takes place on New Year’s Eve leading up to the Ball dropping in Times Square at Midnight, the story of the characters all start off from their separate place. Yes, it was somewhat predictable, you knew that there was going to be some happy endings, it’s a Christmas release film for goodness sake!

But there was enough mystery about who fitted with whom character wise, some come together quite early and the uncertainty is about what will happen with their relationships. For others it is not until the end that we know which stories are going to link together.

And that’s all I’m going to say plot wise, anymore and it will be like some of the trailers they do these days where you get to see in two minutes all the best bits of a film!

All in all it was a very comfortable, relaxing, pleasant couple of hours after the bustle of Christmas shopping. Final thought is that it was orange Wednesday but I would have paid full price to see it!!!