Home again stars reese witherspoon as alice kinney in a modern romantic comedy. Artificial and reeking of white privilege, this is the kind of movie that causes regular folks to shake their heads and mutter things about entitlement when speaking of the hollywood elite. With reese witherspoon, michael sheen, candice bergen, pico alexander. Hallie meyersshyer is a first time writer and director, and daughter of legendary directors, nancy meyers and charles shyer. This movie was created by hallie meyersshyer and it was released on 2017 with length of 1 hour 37 minutes. Introduced within the first few minutes of the film. Home again, hallie meyersshyers contribution to the dying romantic comedy genre, isnt likely to cause an instant revival. Recently separated from her husband, michael sheen, alice decides to start over by moving back to her hometown of. Home again pg 1h 37 min comedy, drama, romance 2017 director. Birdman and spotlight star michael keaton has signed on to play the lead in goodrich, a family drama from home again director hallie meyersshyer, which is being produced by former sony. Meyersshyer hopes that audiences enjoy home again as a warm, feelgood escape. Recently separated from her husband, michael sheen, alice decides to. Its as if meyersshyer went snooping through her parents files and found an early draft of a discarded script and shot it.
Nancy meyers and hallie meyersshyer tell ad the secrets. The night before hallie meyersshyer started rolling cameras on her romcom home again, starring reese witherspoon, she watched private benjamin. Everything you need to know about home again movie 2017. In home again, an imitation of life and mom the new. Nancy meyers and hallie meyersshyer tell ad the secrets behind. Hallie meyersshyer is an american actress, director, and writer. The stars and director of home again dish on the upcoming film more reese witherspoon, pico alexander, hallie meyersshyer and jon rudnitsky open up about what fans can expect from the new movie. Father of the bride, i love trouble, father of the bride part. Eden grace redfield, reese witherspoon, and lola flanery on set. Reese witherspoon, jon rudnitsky, and hallie meyersshyer join us to discuss their latest movie, home again. Watch home again online for free on solarmovie, stream home again online, home again full movies free. Reese witherspoon, jon rudnitsky, and hallie meyersshyer. Meyersshyer spoke to variety about the intentions behind her first feature film, growing up in hollywood, and why the internet is so obsessed.
She is an actress and writer, known for home again 2017. With home again, hallie meyersshyer is making a name for. Michael sheen, reese witherspoon, pico alexander, nat wolff, candice bergen, hallie meyersshyer. Nancy meyers and daughter hallie meyersshyer on home again. Home again by hallie meyersshyer hallie meyersshyer. Making her feature debut is writerdirector hallie meyersshyer, daughter of feelgoodromcom empress nancy meyers, who has a producer credit here. The films director hallie meyersshyer last directed goodrich and untitled meyersshyer project. Midway in home again, hallie meyersshyers flufffilled romantic comedy, someone says to make a good movie you need two things. Home again doesnt take many risks, and it likely wont be a film that resonates with most viewers in any profound way, but it just felt really nice to watch. Reese witherspoon, lake bell and reid scott attend tuesday nights premiere of divorce comedy home again directed by hallie meyersshyer. Last week, meyers added yet another film to her portfolio, but this one is especially notable. In home again, its family time for rosie eden grace redfield and her parents, austen michael sheen and alice.
The director talked exclusively about working with reese, having her famous parents on set, and more. Hallie meyersshyer knows youll compare her to her mother. Call it nepotism, call it a legacy or simply call it the family business. The first thing we learn about alice reese witherspoon in hallie meyersshyers directorial debut, home again, is that shes a modern romcoms dream leading lady. Hallie meyersshyers home again is a fascinating banality, the movie equivalent of staring at a bucolic motel painting until you start to see skeletons in.
Hallie meyersshyer knows youll compare her to her mother, nancy and shes cool with it hallie meyersshyer wrote and directed the new romantic comedy home again. Home again is a great movie for the romcom lover in your life. While home again is competently directed and performed, it plays like a highgloss hallmark movie, or a pale imitation of a sophisticated nancy meyers romcom. Her parents are acclaimed writerdirectors nancy meyers what women want, somethings gotta give, the holiday and charles shyer baby boom, father of the bride, and young hallie. Home again director hallie meyersshyer talks growing up in hollywood, being a female director, and her moms kitchens. Home again is the feature debut of writerdirector hallie meyersshyer, the daughter of filmmaker nancy meyers its complicated, the intern.
The relative newcomer plays the love interest for witherspoons alice in the romcom directed by nancy meyers daughter, hallie meyersshyer. Home again is the bizarro nancy meyers movie you didnt. Home again movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Home again director hallie meyersshyer and producer nancy meyers discuss the fall of the romantic comedy genre, if the film is autobiographical, and more. Nancy meyers and daughter hallie meyersshyer on home. Reese witherspoon hallie meyersshyer home again youtube. Home again is a 2017 american romantic comedy film written and directed by hallie meyersshyer, in her directorial debut. I think its perfect timing to have a film come out in this genre, a film thats empowering to women and that. As is contractually obligated in any meyers joint the parent trap and somethings gotta give filmmaker also produced the film, home again. A story of love, friendship, the families we create, home again is a modern romantic comedy with one very big life lesson. She and her mother nancy meyers, who produced the film, join nprs scott simon to talk about what makes a good romantic comedy. Reese witherspoon plays cute and single in a mirthless romantic comedy in a movie by hallie meyersshyer, the daughter of nancy meyers.
Its rather predictable and a little too clean, every problem being resolved by a thirtysecond dialogue exchange, yet there. Reese witherspoon stars in a romantic comedy directed by hallie meyersshyer. The films writer hallie meyersshyer last wrote the chelsea and goodrich. Her parents are acclaimed writerdirectors nancy meyers what women want, somethings gotta give, the holiday and charles shyer baby boom, father of. Special features feature commentary with directorwriter hallie meyersshyer and producer nancy meyers.
Hallie meyersshyer born july 26, 1987 is an american film actress, director and writer. But with home again, the first feature film written and directed by meyerss daughter hallie meyersshyer, with meyers serving as producer, we watch this. A look at the home again behindthescenes crew and production team. Her daughter, hallie meyersshyer, keeps that legacy alive with her directorial debut, home again. Hallie meyersshyer wrote and directed the new film home again. Today we go backstage with motherdaughter filmmakers, nancy meyers and hallie meyers shyer to talk about their modern romantic comedy home again. Hallie meyers shyer, directing on the set of home again. Home again are one of the romance film that you can download or magnet on etrg website. For her directorial debut, home again, hallie meyersshyer, nancy meyerss daughter, has made a shabby copy of a nancy meyers romantic comedy. Produced by nancy meyers, the movie is her daughter hallie meyersshyers directorial debut and its clear she shares her mothers knack for interiors. Reese witherspoon may play the star in the hit new rom com home again, but her characters spanishstyle l.
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