News never sleeps. Neither do journalists.
“Morning Glory” is a romantic comedy set in the hilarious and dysfunctional world of morning newscasters and journalists.
Beck Fuller (Rachel McAdams) is one of these so-called journalists who just landed herself a job as the executive producer on the world’s worst morning news show, “Daybreak.”
McAdams did an excellent job playing a character that is perky but not obnoxious.
Fuller is naïve, believing that she can spice up the show and raise the ratings to make it better than “The Today Show.” As a complete workaholic, Fuller does everything she can in order to make the show better, which includes firing one of the main anchors of the show, Paul McVee (Ty Burrell).
Her biggest and gutsiest move of the movie is when she hires the third worst person in the world, Mike Pomery (Harrison Ford). Pomery, with his monotone and grumpy personality, makes the movie.
Pomery isn’t enthused about his position as an anchor on “Daybreak,” as it isn’t as newsy and honorable as his former positions. Complaining, drinking alcohol, and constantly fighting with Fuller and his co-anchor Colleen Peck (Diane Keaton) seemed to help Pomery cope with his new, depressing and shameful role.
Meanwhile, Fuller’s romance with a colleague is slowly falling apart which leaves her struggling to save the relationship, as well as her job and “Daybreak” itself.
Pomery, however, was not able to raise “Daybreak’s” ratings as much as Fuller wanted too, at least initially. Faced with the possibility of the show being canceled, Fuller resorts to using profanity and hilarious videos of newscasters on roller coasters. One newscaster even French kissed a frog. While these segments on “Daybreak” may be far from a realistic morning broadcast, they make for the most hysterical moments in both the movie and the newscast.
Surprisingly, the “Daybreak” ratings begin to rise with these ridiculously hilarious news segments. But still, this increase is not enough to save the show. The show’s deadline for cancellation is drawing closer and closer.
Will the show be shut down or will Fuller’s attitude and brilliant strategies raise the ratings and save the show?
The actors in “Morning Glory” do a fantastic job in their roles, and the film is a perfect balance of romance and comedy.
While the plot of this story isn’t as captivating as it could be, the witty humor keeps the viewers’ interest.
We suggest paying those eight dollars to see “Morning Glory” because everyone needs to understand what journalists go through just to get the attention of viewers.
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