Morning Glory
(M), 107 minutes 3.5/5
I wasn't expecting to get much out of Morning Glory, but I was wrong.
This is the kind of movie that sneaks up on you and, as you walk out of the cinema at its conclusion, you realise you have been well entertained.
There are stars to be
found - Rachel McAdams (who plays Becky Fuller), an ageing Harrison Ford (Mike Pomeroy) and Diane Keaton (Colleen Peck) - in the story of a morning television producer who finds herself up against the odds to save her job and her show.
Becky is a young woman who lives and breathes television. If she's not putting in long hours at the studio, she's camped in front of her TV set at home keeping in touch with the breaking news.
When Becky is asked to rebuild the audience watching Daybreak, no-one believes it is possible.
Her only hope is to recruit an anchor with the pedigree to win back the audience she needs.
Mike, a veteran and highly decorated newscaster, is just the man.
If only he didn't believe the show was beneath him. If Becky wants to survive she must convince Mike to give both her and the show a chance.
But first he has to give life another shot after falling into a dark place.
Morning Glory has a surprising number of laughs as Becky takes an off-beat approach to entertaining her audience. Unless you are made of stone, you'll laugh with her as she fights for survival.
