It’s likely that Garry Marshall was never that good, but filled a niche of a market that had a high demand, and hit that niche hard with overwhelming success in Pretty Woman. That was a long, long time ago. Now, although he made basically the same type of movie over and over again, he is now almost literally making the exact same movie time and time again.
It started with Valentine’s Day in 2010, an ensemble picture meant to imitate Love Actually, and continued the following year with New Year’s Eve, following the exact same concept. The phrase “same sh–, different day” has never been more applicable. One would expect other such days to be followed up, from MLK Day to Yom Kippur. Hopefully Marshall is making enough money off the types of crowds that enjoy these movies so he can enjoy his last few decades in maximum comfort while not forcing us to see any more commercials for his movies.
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