"Flame retardant?"
"He surprised me."
Montana Moore (Patton) is unlucky in love. Her job as a flight attendant keeps her busy, and all of her boyfriends are duds. When her younger sister, Sheree (Lauren London) gets engaged, Montana is under increased pressure from her mother, Catherine (Jones) to settle down.
She doesn't want to show up at her sister's wedding alone, so she schemes with her best friends Gail (Scott) and Sam (Brody). During the next 30 days, they will make sure she is on any flight with one of her exes, hoping that something will rekindle.
There is no limit to simple chick flicks. They are predictable, but there is something comforting by knowing the outcome early in the film. This film falls into that category, entertaining but predictable. Paula Patton is a a charming lead. No matter how you feel about her quest for a husband, you can't help but cheer for her. She has been successful in action flicks (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol) and chick flicks (Hitch and Jumping the Broom), and will probably continue to jump back and forth between the 2 genres.
Her suitors are equally entertaining. Taye Diggs stands out as Langston Jefferson Blight III, the politician. He is funny and memorable. Tremaine Neverson, also known as rapper Trey Songz, is entertaining as Damon Diesel, the record producer... Derek Luke and Djimon Hounsou are charming in their respective roles. But the best characters are Jill Scott's Gail and Adam Brody's Sam. They are usually fighting about something and get funny interactions with each other and Patton. Love that they are the final scene of the film.
Mindless fun.
Baggage Claim (2013) 96 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for
Director: David E. Talbert
Starring: Paula Patton as Montana Moore
Derek Luke as William Wright
Taye Diggs as Langston Jefferson Blight III
Boris Kodjoe as Graham
Tremaine Neverson (Trey Songz) as Damon Diesel
Jill Scott as Gail
Adam Brody as Sam
Jenifer Jones as Catherine Moore
Djimon Hounsou as Quinton Jamison
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