Movies starring Cameron Diaz

The Mask (1994)

101 mins     Comedy, Crime, Fantasy      

When you think about "The Mask", and I am not talking about "Mask" from 1985, what do you remember, well most likely two maybe three things, Jim Carrey's rubber faced Looney Tune antics, Cameron Diaz making a striking impress...

She's The One (1996)

96 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

That synopsis for "She's The One" makes it sound like a bit of a screwball comedy with all the interlinking relationships within the Fitzpatrick family causing issues. And it probably could have been a really enjoyable screwb...

My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

105 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Think of any of the messy love triangle/ romantic comedies which Doris Day made her own and you will get a very good idea of what "My Best Friend's Wedding" is, they even mention Doris Day in one of the scenes. Not that it's ...

A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

105 mins     Comedy, Crime, Romance      

What happens when you take a romantic comedy crime caper and give it to a director who had made his name on a couple of dark, quirky crime comedies? You get "A Life Less Ordinary" and unfortunately it doesn't work, the humoro...

There's Something About Mary (1998)

119 mins     Comedy, Romance      

I've lost track of the number of times I have watched the Farrelly brothers' "There's Something About Mary" but every time, even now 10 years plus since it was released, it still makes me laugh. Ironically "There's Something ...

Any Given Sunday (1999)

150 mins     Drama, Sport      

Oliver Stone has been behind some of the biggest movies in the history of cinema "Platoon", "Wall Street" and "JFK" are just a few of his epic movies. But you do question whether it was right to try and make a big movie about...

Charlie's Angels (2000)

98 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy, Crime, Thriller      

Although I was too young to be interested in the original "Charlie's Angels" TV show when aired back in the 70s, by the 80s and with teenage hormones rampaging well I most certainly enjoyed the re-runs. Between the various An...

Shrek (2001)

90 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy      

They say too much of a good thing is bad for you and whilst I loved "Shrek" when I first saw it thanks to a little relative who I swear had it playing 24 7 I soon came to dislike it. Thankfully after 5 years of avoiding anyth...

Vanilla Sky (2001)

136 mins     Family, Mystery, Romance      

Let me describe a few scenes in "Vanilla Sky". The first one is a fantastic sequence where after waking up David heads out on to the streets to find it completely abandoned, it is a dream sequence which leads to him waking up...

Gangs of New York (2002)

160 mins     Crime, Drama      

One of the most interesting things about Martin Scorsese's epic "Gangs of New York" is not that it was yet another movie he never won an Oscar for but that he originally tried to make it back in 1978. The fact that nearly a q...

The Sweetest Thing (2002)

88 mins     Comedy, Romance      

It's very difficult not to end up comparing "The Sweetest Thing" to the Farrelly brother's "There's Something About Mary" and not just because they both star the lovely Cameron Diaz. They both try to deliver laughs through ri...

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)

106 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy      

I described the first "Charlie's Angels" movie as a mixed bag which you could enjoy one day and dislike the next and I will say the same about the sequel "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle". The reason being is that the sequel ...

Shrek 2 (2004)

93 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy      

Most sequels especially to animated movies tend to suck as the studios see an opportunity to make a profit from the popularity of a movie in the children's market. But occasionally they get it right and in the case of "Shrek ...

In Her Shoes (2005)

130 mins     Drama, Romance      

"In Her Shoes" starring Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette is one of those movies which firmly deserve the title of being a chick flick, especially with it being an adaptation of Jennifer Weiner's chick-lit novel. Like with many ...

The Holiday (2006)

130 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

The Holiday: Cameron Diaz & Kate Winslet are the women who switch homes for Christmas to get away from men, of course they are going to meet men...

Shrek the Third (2007)

93 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy, Family      

Let me tell you now "Shrek the Third" isn't a bad movie, it puts many an animation in the shade but compared to the previous two movies it isn't up to the same high standards. But before I get to what's wrong with the movie I...

What Happens in Vegas (2008)

101 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Unoriginal and obvious are just two of a variety of words that spring to mind to describe the Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz romantic comedy "What Happens in Vegas". Why? Because like many modern, overly commercially romanti...

My Sister's Keeper (2009)

109 mins     Drama      

As is so often the case I've not read the Jodi Picoult book which "My Sister's Keeper" has been adapted from and so couldn't tell you how faithful the adaptation by Nick Cassavetes has been or how many important moments have ...

The Box (2009)

115 mins     Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi      

I have been putting off watching "The Box" for a while because it is directed by Richard Kelly who directed "Donnie Darko" a movie which despite having tried to watch numerous times found it to out there for my tastes. But ev...

Knight and Day (2010)

109 mins     Action , Comedy      

I like action movies, I like comedy movies but very few action comedies have really wowed me or wowed me enough to leave much of a lasting impression. It comes down to balance because either the comedy is too forced or the ac...