At the Movies: New Year's Eve

     This past weekend, I took in Garry Marshall's latest fun flick meshing several love stories, New Year's Eve.  Now, if you've seen Valentine's Day, you've pretty much seen this one.  New Year's Eve tended to bring on the waterworks with me, though, which is a plus in my book.  This movie has as many big names as Valentine's Day, but it also had a couple of surprising cameos.  You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure most of the couple pairings, but there are a couple that may surprise you.
     Yes, Zac Efron is in this movie.  If you read my other posts, you know I'm a big Zac Efron fan.  His storyline with Michelle Pfeiffer was probably my favorite, and their age gap was not the one that was the most bothersome to me, especially considering their tale isn't exactly a love story.  Let me just say without spoiling it for those of you who haven't seen it, another couple's age gap is about 17 years.  The other confusing couple just has a 7 year age gap, but they just didn't go together in my opinion. 
     Robert de Niro's story almost sent me into the ugly cry as did Sarah Jessica Parker's and Abigail Breslin's.  Most of it is pretty by-the-book.  Yes, Lea Michele will be singing, and Zac Efron will be dancing.  Yes, Katherine Heigl will be stuffing her face at some point and Sofia Vergara will be captivating as a sexy woman you can hardly understand.  It's not exactly Oscar material, folks.  If you're looking for fun and looking to laugh, New Year's Eve is a good bet.