Did You Hear About the Morgans? Sadly, Yes.

Did You Hear About the Morgans? did absolutely nothing for me. Nothing. Although it's nice to know Wilford Brimley got a job other than hawking Liberty Medical diabetes testing supplies deliveries. And Meryl is just not a name Sarah Jessica Parker can pull off. She's great and all, but the only one who should be named Meryl is Meryl Streep- despite the fact that even she changed her name to Meryl from Mary Louise. But I digress.

Sarah Jessica Parker plays Meryl Morgan, a workaholic real estate company owner who recently split with her husband because he cheated on her once. Hugh Grant plays her philandering husband Paul Morgan. There was another small plot point in their damaged marriage; she wanted kids, he didn't think he'd be a good dad.

The whole storytelling technique seemed too forced and very predictable. Paul wants to meet with Meryl and tell her he's sorry and wants her back. Meryl can't forgive him. They go for a walk to talk it over and witness a murder and poof, instant back together via the witness protection program. Some of the supporting actors like Elisabeth Moss as Meryl's dedicated and tightly wound assistant and Sam Elliott as the quirky Wyoming officer tasked with looking after the Morgans were welcome sights, but even they couldn't save the movie.

Throughout the picture I kept thinking there just weren't enough laughs. The theater was often silent and not in a good way. The best part really was the PETA bit Hugh Grant is shown doing in the trailer. Do yourselves a favor: don't bother hearing about the Morgans.

In case you hadn't gathered, the chances of this movie even being nominated for an Oscar are less than nothing. Like zilch. Nada. Nein. No way. Like Michael Jackson will come back to life doing the Thriller dance before that happens. OK, glad we made that clear.