LOL: Seth Rogen And Charlize Theron Reenact 20 Romantic Comedies In 12 Minutes
Over atThe Late Late Show, hostJames Cordenlikes to have fun with the guests. And when you have two willing participants asLong ShotstarsSeth RogenandCharlize Theron, then you get a new edition of Role Call where the two stars reenact 20 different beloved romantic comedies, ranging from the classicWhen Harry Met Sallyto the more recentLove, Simon. And they even manage to sneakKnocked Upin there for a good laugh.
There are some really funny moments in here, including Seth Rogen kneeling down a little bit when he takes Tom Cruise’s titular role inJerry Maguire.
However, when it comes to the British romantic comedies, James Corden steps in, doing his best charmingly befuddled Hugh Grant for bothNotting HillandFour Weddings and a Funeral. Oh, and he’s still Hugh Grant by the timeBridget Jones' Diarycomes along, and Seth Rogen steps in as Colin Firth.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a romantic comedy role call without the likes of Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, which Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen get to play twice forYou’ve Got MailandSleepless in Seattle. ApparentlyJoe vs the Volcanowasn’t good enough to make it in this line-up.
Even though most of the romantic comedies go by quickly, the iconicWhen Harry Met Sallydeli moment gets played up extensively, as it should. It lasts almost as long as the sex scene between Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen inLong Shot, which apparently results in the formercoming to climax in about 90 seconds.
They do take some liberties with a few scenes. For example, they’ve compressed the moment fromThere’s Something About Marywhere Cameron Diaz takes “hair gel” hanging from Ben Stiller’s ear and put it in the same bar scene where the audience gets to see her wild new hairdo because of it.
OnceKnocked Upcomes around, James Corden is a little disappointed that Rogen is going to play his own character, especially since he’s got the actor’s trademark laugh down. But then we get to see Rogen do Corden’s impression of himself, playing his own character. So there’s your daily nosebleed.
Personally, the best moment for me comes when Seth Rogen and James Corden do equally awesomely bad impressions of Keanu Reeves and Jack Nicholson forSomething’s Gotta Give, a romantic comedy that isn’t exactly classic, but was probably included just so they could do those impressions.
Maybe one dayLong Shotwill get the same treatment as these romantic comedies, but until then, see it in theaters now.
If you’d like to see some more Role Call fun,Samuel L. Jackson,Tom Cruise,Matt Damon,Arnold Schwarzenegger, andJulia Robertshave all done their careers in a truncated period of time, so check them out.
