Review: A Resolution List for ‘New Year’s Eve’ Director Garry Marshall

Dear Mr. Garry Marshall: I know you’ve had lots of success in the past (Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, The Princess Diaries). Some of your films are among the most celebrated, romantic comedies in recent film history, but with your latest movie, New Year’s Eve, which depicts a dozen stories in New York City all leading up midnight on December 31st, it seems like there might be some wheel spinning going on. So, in honor of the film’s premise and with the actual New Years on the very near horizon, please take the time to read over this resolution list, if not for the new year coming up, then for your next film at least. Let’s begin. 1. Less Is More Okay, this isn’t always the case, but when it comes to intersecting storylines, characters that need all the help they can get when it comes to development, and stunt casting, it’s definitely …