Baggage Claim (film)

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Baggage Claim
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by David E. Talbert
Written byDavid E. Talbert
Based onBaggage Claim
by David E. Talbert
Produced byDavid E. Talbert
Steven J. Wolfe
Starring
CinematographyAnastas N. Michos
Edited byTroy Takaki
Music by Aaron Zigman
Production
companies
260 Degrees
Sneak Preview Productions
Ingenious Media [1]
TSG Entertainment [1]
Big Screen Productions [1]
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date
  • September 27, 2013 (2013-09-27)
Running time
96 minutes [2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8.5 million [1]
Box office$22.5 million [3]

Baggage Claim is a 2013 American romantic comedy film written and directed by David E. Talbert, based on his book of the same name. It stars Paula Patton, Derek Luke, Taye Diggs, Jill Scott, Adam Brody, Djimon Hounsou, Jenifer Lewis and Ned Beatty in his final film role. [4] [5] The film premiered on September 27, 2013.

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Plot

Pathologically single, 30-something, "Trans-Alliance" airline flight attendant, Montana Moore is on a mission to get her overbearing, frequently married, mother to stop pressuring her to get married. After being jilted by Graham, Seat 5C, her only prospect, Montana learns that her younger sister, Sheree, has become engaged.

Montana and her friends, Sam and Gail Best devise a plan to help her find a potential husband before Sheree's wedding. Rifling through her old contact list on her phone, the pair come up with a "prospective suitors" list. Over the course of 30 days, Montana flies all over the country (with the help of a colorful team of coworkers) hoping to reconnect with a litany of ex-boyfriends that include Langston Jefferson Battle III, a misogynistic politician, Damon Diesel, an irresponsible entertainer, and Quinton Jamison, a commitment shy multi-billionaire.

Though her quest to find a husband proves to be a disaster, Montana is oblivious to the developing romance with William Wright, her longtime best friend and next-door neighbour. On the night before the wedding, Sheree’s fiancé reveals that he does not want to get married yet and that her mother was the one who pressured him to get married with Sheree right away.

Once Montana realizes that she does not need a husband to live a fulfilling life, she finally stands up to her mother and gets her proposal from "Mr. Wright."

Cast

Production

Stock footage of O'Hare International Airport (Chicago), Los Angeles International Airport (Los Angeles) and LaGuardia Airport (New York) along with the airlines serving these airports, were used in Baggage Claim. Scenes of the city skyscapes were extensively used to set the scene. One Boeing 737 was painted in the fictional "Trans-Alliance" airline livery. [N 1] The Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel (Chicago) is featured throughout the film. Beatty retired from acting and death in 2021.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 15%, based on 84 reviews, with an average rating of 3.79/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Baggage Claim hits the same notes as a number of successful romantic comedies without establishing much personality of its own." [7] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 34 out of 100, based on reviews from 27 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". [8] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave Baggage Claim an A− grade. [9] [10]

Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Paula Patton is such a terrific actress that even in the ultra-tacky romantic comedy Baggage Claim, she gives a luminous, thought-out performance, not just walking through but digging into the role of an eager, nervous doormat with a people-pleasing grin." [11] Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "A few smart laughs hint at what might have been, but thanks to sitcom-y mugging and a tepidness beneath the intended hilarity, David E. Talbert’s romantic comedy is stuck in a holding pattern for much of its running time." [12] Peter Debruge of Variety was critical of the film, in particular writer and director David E. Talbert, saying "instead of finding a fresh spin on old cliches, he merely repeats them" and he "hasn’t quite figured out how to adjust his directing technique from stage to screen. The production values are fine in an overly bright, sitcomish way, but the actors are capable of far more than their roles call for." [13]

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ The ubiquitous Boeing737 series is the highest-selling commercial jetliner in history. [6]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Summary:'Baggage Claim' (2013)." The Numbers , 2019. Retrieved: October 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ "20th Century Fox: 'Baggage Claim'(12A)". British Board of Film Classification , September 2, 2013. Retrieved: September 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ Baggage Claim at Box Office Mojo
  4. ↑ "Trey Songz, Taye Diggs join 'Baggage Claim'." The Hollywood Reporter , October 4, 2012.
  5. ↑ Kelly Murray and Hollie Silverman (June 14, 2021). "Actor Ned Beatty of 'Deliverance' and 'Superman' dies at 83". CNN. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  6. ↑ Sharpe and Shaw 2001, p. 12.
  7. ↑ "Baggage Claim (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Baggage Claim". Metacritic . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  9. ↑ Finke, Nikki. Reviews: ‘Cloudy With Meatballs 2’ beefs up for $35M and Easy #1, ‘Rush’ slows to small $10.6M, ‘Baggage Claim’ gets lost with $9.2M, and ‘Don Jon’ can’t seduce past $8.8M Weekend.": Deadline.com, September 29, 2013. Retrieved: October 10, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Box office: How did 'Baggage Claim' beat 'Don Jon'?." Moviefone.com, October 10, 2017. Retrieved: July 3, 2015.
  11. ↑ Owen Gleiberman (September 25, 2013). "Baggage Claim". Entertainment Weekly .
  12. ↑ Sheri Linden (September 22, 2013). "Baggage Claim: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter .
  13. ↑ Debruge, Peter (September 20, 2013). "Film Review: 'Baggage Claim'". Variety.

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