Sandra Bullock makes you laugh, cry, and wonder if she is going to solve the mysteries of friendship, motherhood, love, or murder. Melissa McCarthy makes you laugh, and laugh, and laugh. Another “laugh” probably should have been put in this opening word series!
Bullock and McCarthy are an unlikely detective duo in the new movie Heat. Polar people (paired together), of course, are what make the movie work. The detectives are very different driven personalities in this police action themed movie. They are, however, alike in their lack of friends. It wouldn’t matter if Sandra and Melissa were looking for drug-lords, missing people, or neighborhood puppies. They both serve and protect the craft of acting better than most. Heat is opening this week at your local cinema-plex and you will certainly root for the girls and Bullock’s spandex underwear in this movie.
Melissa McCarthy from television’s Mike and Molly and comedy clubs all over New York has you laughing before she spouts a word. Chevy Chase in his early movies with Goldie Hawn was the same way. McCarthy is now chasing the bad guys unlike the criminal she played in the surprising mega-hit Identity Thief where Jason Bateman was chasing her to get his identity and money back. This is McCarthy’s third blockbuster hit in a row starting with Bridesmaids.
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Here are the acting duos in previous Heat crime movies:
The Heat…Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro
Heat…Burt Reynolds and Clint Eastwood
Heat…Jason Statham and Sophia Vergara
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The original theme of this column was to introduce all the other powerful acting duos in past Heat movies and then say Bullock and McCarthy are the better. You decide! Their forty million dollar take has encouraged a part 2.
Our top five movies in Sandra Bullock’s extensive acting portfolio might elevate an eyebrow or two. Your favorites are???
1. Hope Floats
2. On The Blind Side
3. Two If By Sea
4. Murder By The Numbers
5. The Net
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