Parts of L.A. Story are really hilarious as they try to make fun of the superficial lifestyle of wealthy white people in Los Angeles because it's clear that the scenes are supposed to be tongue-in-cheek, but it practically feels like a documentary filmed with a hidden camera. Not much has changed since 1991 besides the fashion and hairstyles; if you go to an expensive restaurant in Beverly Hills for brunch and listen to a nearby table's conversation, it'll sound exactly like the brunch scene in this movie.
Steve Martin and his buddies are privileged and removed from the real world, and when he meets Victoria Tennant, he's drawn to her because she's different from the rest of his friends. She tells a crass joke that shocks everyone, but Steve takes it to mean she's real and down to Earth. While Victoria has an ambiguous friendship-relationship with her ex-husband Richard E. Grant, Steve pursues a shallow fling with a typical L.A. bimbo, Sarah Jessica Parker. My main complaint was that I wasn't rooting for Steve and Victoria to get together-and that's the entire point of the movie! Victoria and Richard get along very well, and he's a total doll. Steve and Sarah get along, and she's a total doll. Yes, she's silly and surface, but that's the lifestyle he's become accustomed to. It might be refreshing for six months or a year to break away from the norm and get involved with someone completely different, but after a while, most people will drift back to the people and style they feel comfortable with.
However, this movie isn't about or for the average person. Steve Martin wrote the screenplay, and it's easy to the see the parallels of his real life present in the screenplay. His character is the "wacky weatherman" on television, and Victoria, a tourist in town, sees him instead of his outside persona. Sound a little like what happened in real life? In the film, Steve undergoes some spiritual coincidences that help set him down a different path, so be prepared that there's a fair amount of weirdness in the movie. If you're feeling burnt out by the daily grind and are looking for a love story that transcends, you'll probably like this one. You'll also get to see some cute cameos by Rick Moranis, Woody Harrelson, Patrick Stewart, Chevy Chase, Larry Miller, and Iman. Just don't root for the "others" or you'll be disappointed.
Steve Martin and his buddies are privileged and removed from the real world, and when he meets Victoria Tennant, he's drawn to her because she's different from the rest of his friends. She tells a crass joke that shocks everyone, but Steve takes it to mean she's real and down to Earth. While Victoria has an ambiguous friendship-relationship with her ex-husband Richard E. Grant, Steve pursues a shallow fling with a typical L.A. bimbo, Sarah Jessica Parker. My main complaint was that I wasn't rooting for Steve and Victoria to get together-and that's the entire point of the movie! Victoria and Richard get along very well, and he's a total doll. Steve and Sarah get along, and she's a total doll. Yes, she's silly and surface, but that's the lifestyle he's become accustomed to. It might be refreshing for six months or a year to break away from the norm and get involved with someone completely different, but after a while, most people will drift back to the people and style they feel comfortable with.
However, this movie isn't about or for the average person. Steve Martin wrote the screenplay, and it's easy to the see the parallels of his real life present in the screenplay. His character is the "wacky weatherman" on television, and Victoria, a tourist in town, sees him instead of his outside persona. Sound a little like what happened in real life? In the film, Steve undergoes some spiritual coincidences that help set him down a different path, so be prepared that there's a fair amount of weirdness in the movie. If you're feeling burnt out by the daily grind and are looking for a love story that transcends, you'll probably like this one. You'll also get to see some cute cameos by Rick Moranis, Woody Harrelson, Patrick Stewart, Chevy Chase, Larry Miller, and Iman. Just don't root for the "others" or you'll be disappointed.