Great Life Great Love

By Liz H Kelly

Great Life Great Love shares love lessons from the big screen, and is happy to release our Top 10 Romance Movies for 2010. We’re missing Sandra Bullock’s The Proposal and All About Steve this year, but we’ve had some good films so far, and there are more on the way from Hollywood. My prediction is that the best romance movie of 2010 will be The Romantics, and feel fortunate to have seen the premiere at the Sundance Film Festival with Katie Holmes and Josh Duhamel (in theaters Sept 24, 2010). Here’s my top 10 picks (in order of what I think is best so far) with Great Love Reviews (No Spoilers!) and movie ratings. Let us know your favorites.

Great Love Reviews for 2010 Romance Movies

1. The Romantics (COMING SEPT 24th!) - 5 Stars

Katie Holmes (Laurie), Josh Duhamel (Tom), Anna Paquin (Lila), Elijah Wood (Chip), Malin Akerman (Tripler), and Adam Brody (Jake)

Love Lesson – Marry for love over money any day, and watch out for twists at Big Chill Reunions!

2. Eat, Pray Love (predicting a big hit!)

Julia Roberts (Elizabeth Gilbert), James Franco (David) and Javier Bardem (Felipe)

Love Lesson – Let go of bad relationships quickly to open space for the right ones to come into your life…and if you need an extreme break, take a year off to Eat Pray Love around the world!

3. Sex and the City 2 – 4 stars

Sarah Jessica Parker (Carrie), Kristin Davis (Charlotte), Cynthia Nixon (Miranda) and Kim Cattrall(Samantha) as they “Carrie On” two years after the first movie. Enjoy our Great Love Review interview with Vincent De Paul, who also grew up in Baltimore (my hometown) and was in the movie

Love Lesson – As Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte’s relationships evolve into marriage, friendship and compromise are key. Samantha is still Samantha.

4. Knight and Day – 4 stars

Tom Cruise (Roy), Cameron Diaz (June) and Peter Sarsgaard (Fitzgerald)

Love Lesson – Be open to going out of your comfort zone, and try new adventures. This action romance with a Bond character with an iPhone will keep you entertained the whole time.

5. The Back-up Plan – 3.5 stars

Jennifer Lopez (Zoe) and Alex O’Loughlin (Stan)

Love Lesson - Just when you think you’ve got a solid plan, life will bring you unexpected twists (like a hot and sincere guy!)

6. The Runaways – 3 stars

Kristen Stewart (Joan Jett) and Dakota Fanning (Cherrie Currie)

Love Lesson – There are many relationship challenges when dealing with fame! The girls rocked the house, but romance was not so easy off-stage.

7. Cyrus – 3 stars

Marissa Tomei (Molly) and John C Reilly (John) and Johan Hill (Cyrus, the son)

Love Lesson – It’s hard to fall in love if your kids are super possessive. Find balance as a parent, and you’ll attract Great Love much faster.

8. Leap Year – 3 stars

Amy Adams (Anna), Matthew Goode (Declan) and Adam Scott (Jeremy)

Love Lesson – Don’t go chasing after your boyfriend on a business trip in Ireland to propose on Leap Day unless he’s a real deal.

9. Valentine’s Day – 3 stars

Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Garner and 18 other Hollywood box office leads including: Taylor Swift, Taylor Lautner, Patrick Dempsey (the MBA – Married But Available), Shirley MacLaine, Hector Elizondo, Queen Latifiah, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, Topher Grace, Bradley Cooper and Jessica Biel.

Love Lesson - The real secret to lasting love is marrying your best friend – and sending yellow roses for friendship over red for Vday.

10. TBD – Let’s see what comes out this fall!

What do you think have been the best romance films this year? What is missing from my Top 10 Romance Movies of 2010 list? It’s been a tough year for romantic comedies, and we appreciate your feedback and input. For more Great Love Reviews and love lessons from Hollywood, come back soon!

© Liz H Kelly, Great Love Reporter, Great Life Great Love, http://greatlifegreatlove.com, 2010