Like the traditional Christmas selection box, inevitably, New Year's Eve has bits you really enjoy, others that are acceptable and some that you would like to get rid of at the earliest opportunity. Like Valentine's Day, here is fun to be had in the ensemble cast celeb-spotting, and some fare considerably better than others: De Niro is effective, the Michelle Pfeiffer/Zac Efron story hits the mark surprisingly well thanks to their game performances, and Halle Berry manages to remind us that she deserves another great role, but the rest are saddled with limp dialogue and such underdeveloped scenarios that even the best have little they can do (and the 'teenagers' strand is unwatchable). What the film gets right in abundance is the over-expectant over-the-top fake USA Dec 31st stereotype, yet Lea Michele's sincere rendition of Auld Lang Syne is well worth the wait. The film has more endings than The Return Of The King, but the amusing credits bloopers are good value, although they cleverly leave you feeling as if you enjoyed the film much more than is the actual case. So, what next? My money's on Thanksgiving....
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