Following the $200+ million success of the romantic ensemble comedy Valentine's Day?? director Garry Marshall and screenwriter Katherine Fugate (Valentine's Day) finds "he second most romantic day of the year" in which to weave a series of interconnecting stories. This time set in New York on New Year's Eve?? the romantic comedy celebrates love?? hope?? forgiveness?? second chances and fresh starts?? in the intertwining stories of couples and singles?? told amidst the pulse and promise of the most dazzling night of the y"e stellar ensemble cast including Jessica Biel?? Robert De Niro?? Zac Efron?? Katherine Heigl?? Ashton Kutcher?? Sarah Jessica Parker and more will ring in the New Year with this holiday anthology of love and laughter.
]]>Amazon.comNew Year's Eve is all about parties?? glitz?? a midnight kiss?? and maybe a few short-lived resolutions?? right? Or could it be about something more? Valentine's Day writer Katherine Fugate and director Garry Marshall have once again joined forces to explore one of the most emotionally charged days of the year. Their uncanny ability to tell multiple stories at the same time?? to intertwine those stories in the most unexpected ways?? and to make sure viewers are emotionally invested in every single character makes the film an intriguing puzzle. Of course?? a cast list that reads like an award-nomination roster doesn't hurt its success either. Among the host of "ers" in the story is Claire Morgan (Hilary Swank)?? the woman in charge of the ball drop in Times Square. Naturally things don't go quite as planned and she's forced to do some serious on-the-spot improvising--oh?? and it should be noted that she's deathly afraid of heights and there's somewhere else she really should be on New Year's Eve. Then there's the suddenly rebellious tween daughter Hailey (Abigail Breslin)?? who runs off to meet her boyfriend in Times Square for a New Year's Eve kiss?? with her panicked mom (Sarah Jessica Parker) in hot pursuit. Mousy secretary Ingrid (Michelle Pfeiffer) decides to finally act on her long list of New Year's resolutions and enlists the unlikely help of courier Paul (Zac Efron). An exclusive New Year's Eve part