The Romance Loverâs Guide to Movie Must-Sees
If you adore Sleepless in Seattle and Pride and Prejudice and The Avengers, then you want a movie guide aimed at women like you. Women who enjoy romances and more! You like both a good kiss and a good knockout and refuse to be categorizedâbut you wish someone like you would recommend movies.
Which brings Mills & Boon author and professional movie critic Heidi Rice to the rescue. Whether itâs nonstop action with a little heart ânâ soul, sweetly adorable cartoons, a classic black-and-white screwball comedy or that under-the-radar flick that you never knew you were missing, Heidi Rice will lead you through her must-sees and why you will also enjoy them. From Ryan Goslingâs six-pack to that iconic orgasm sandwich delivered by Meg Ryan, right up to the double whammy of hotties in Prisoners (Gyllenhaal and Jackman)âthereâs a little something for everyone.
And a little something for that teenager inside you whoâs ready to watch ânekkidâ man-candy and spend two hours falling in love all over againâ¦.
To my Mum and Dadâwho love the movies almost as much as me, and loved each other even more. Xx
Modern Tempted author and film journalist Heidi Rice indulges her inner chick-flick bitch with her take on some of the greatest romantic movies of all time, some movies which boast wonderful touchy-feely moments and a few others that you may never have heard of but will soon wish you had.
Whether youâre looking to have a fabulous Girlsâ Night In, planning to drag your other half to a darkened cinema on a secret mission to ogle Ryan Goslingâs nekkid pecs, stuck indoors with bored children on a rainy day, or simply trying to cajole your teenage sons into watching something with a little heart and soul alongside the blood, sweat and firepower⦠Have no fear; Heidi is here to celebrate what women want in a great movie experience. So if it be Hughâs sculpted abs gilded by campfire light, Rhett and Scarlett bickering their way through the American Civil War, Meryl cooking boeuf bourguignon (and Alec Baldwin) to within an inch of their lives or Bradley and Jennifer learning to tap-dance, badly, this is so the movie guide for you.
1) Oldies That Are Awesome
It Happened One Night: A Hitch-hikers Guide to Screwball Romance
The Wizard of Oz: Because of the Wonderful Things It Does
Itâs a Wonderful Life: How a Banker Steals My Heart Every Christmas
On the Waterfront: Brando in His Prime Does Bad Boys Proud
The Long, Hot Summer: When Paul Met Joanneâ¦
The Apartment: Mad Men with Laughs
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968): How to Beat a Guy at Chess, Every Time
2) Cartoon Capers, but Not Just for Kids
Beauty and the Beast: A Tale Thatâs Old but Timeless
Pocahontas: Love on the Wild Frontier (and Mel Gibson Sings!)
The Princess and the Frog: Itâs Not Easy Being Green on the Bayou
Up: And Away in My Beautiful Balloon House
Tangled: Rapunzel Has a Good Hair Day
Toy Story 3: For When You Wanna See Grown Men Cry
3) Rom-Coms R Us
When Harry Met Sallyâ¦: And Meg Ordered an Orgasm Sandwich
Pretty Woman: Confessions of a Streetwalking Shopaholic
Bridget Jonesâs Diary: Pride and Prejudice with Really Enormous Knickers
Itâs Complicated: Especially After You Sleep with Your Ex, Meryl. Sheesh!
Heâs Just Not That Into You: Oh, Yes He Is!
The Proposal: Ryan Reynolds Looks Good Nekkid. Itâs Official
Love & Other Drugs: When Love Means Never Having to Fake an Orgasm
Silver Linings Playbook: Nobody Puts Bradley in a Corner
4) Joys for the Boys (and the Girls, Too)
Public Enemies: Johnny Depp as a Bad Man with a Tommygun
Source Code: He Follows the Plot, While You Follow Jake Gyllenhaal
Limitless: Bradley Takes a Drug That Makes His Eyes Even Bluerâ¦Seriously?
Cowboys & Aliens: aka Buff & Buffer
Drive: Ryan Gosling Riding on the Edge
John Carter: A Massive Flop but Not Soâs Youâd Notice
Skyfall: Bond Is Back and Bardemâs Got Him
Prisoners: Two Hotties, Lots of Heartache
Rush: Chris Hemsworth to Drive You Wild? Anyone?
5) Offbeat but Right Up My Street
Dear Frankie: Starring Gerard Butler, When He Still Did Subtle
Julie & Julia: The Great American Cook-Off
The Kingâs Speech: Or How an Aussie Saved the British Monarchy
Attack the Block: The Kids Are Definitely Not All Right
Young Adult: A Mean Girl Grows Upâ¦Eventually
The Artist: Black, White, Silent, Frenchâ¦et Magnifique!
Cedar Rapids: Insurance Salesmen of the World Unite
Rust and Bone: A Gallic Love Story with Nothing Lost in Translation
6) Big Is Beautiful, Bold Is Even Better
Gone with the Wind: The Civil War Never Had It So Good
The Last of the Mohicans: Featuring the Best Kiss-Off Line in Movie History
Brokeback Mountain: A Fine Bromance
Australia: Nicole Explores the Wonders of Oz (and Hugh Jackman, Nekkid)
Valentineâs Day: Twenty Star-Studded Hallmark Cards Come to Life
Man of Steel: Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? No, Itâs the Hottest Guy on the Planet