This weekend the main feature was The Other Woman, with its primary stars being Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann. The numbers at the box office brought the movie to the number one spot, but viewers and critics beg to differ.
Unfortunately, if you happened to watch the trailer than you have seen all the highlights the film has to offer. Cameron Diaz plays Carly, an intelligent and daring lawyer in New York City, who finds out that her businessman beau has a wife back in Connecticut. Leslie Mann plays the wife, Kate King. Mann is the sole provider of humor in this film, and I do not wish to undermine that. Her acting was superb per usual. The only thing missing was a dense enough script and stars that could complement her comedic ability.
The film included stars that do not have the same background as Leslie Mann. Celebrities like Nikki Minaj and Kate Upton, who have no acting background whatsoever, were incorporated primarily for their curves and recognizable names. Nikki Minaj acted as Carly’s assistant at the law firm and while her attitude was intended to be funny, it was more unimpressive than anything. Her character served no purpose.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau starred as the smug husband, a traveling businessman with mistresses all around the world. At this point in his career, Coster-Waldau is best known for his part as Jamie Lannister in the hit HBO series, Game of Thrones. Therefore, it may