Mostly Martha

Chris and I were watching TV the other night and saw an advertisment for the upcoming movie No Reservations starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. I thought I had seen a similiar movie recently. I did! It was titled Mostly Martha and it was a German film.

Mostly Martha was brilliant! It was heartfelt, well written and the actors were very good. It was the first movie in a long time that really made us laugh. We gave it a 5 stars rating on Netflix. Chris remarked (and I agree) that he doesn't think that Zeta-Jones will be able to pull-off the main character as well as the German actress. I feel somewhat saddened that they are remaking such a good movie. Are Americans so lazy that they won't read the subtitles?

Shall We Dance, with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez, was first a Japanese film. Much of the movie's charm was lost in translation. I hope for a different fate for Mostly Martha.