ByUser:Kristenmollica @timeAndDate(1284406389)
Chick flicks have gotten quite a bad rap from both men and women, yet we females can't help but flock to the theater when we see a tissues because this guide is about to get sappy and heartfelt very fast.
Chick Flick 101
A chick flick is the slang term to define any film that targets women. There are thousands of these out there and they span across several genres; however, the two most popular categories are dramas and romantic comedies. Dramas can lay on the melodrama pretty thick, yet even so will often fail to tap into our emotions. Rom-coms, on the other hand, tend to be wildly unrealistic and not very amusing, and they have the bad habit of stereotyping women. A good chick flick needs to have a happy medium between the sentimentality and the sappiness. Like any great movie, it needs an original plot with identifiable characters. I'll be the first to admit that while I do enjoy those happy endings, my ideal formula will show me something unexpected or portray a love story from a different perspective.
There are quite a few actors who have been typecast into these movies, including
