Morning Glory has a likeable lead in McAdams, but falls flat for the most part and fails as both a comedy and a romance.Where it doesn't fall flat, is the workplace drama and the relationship between Rachel and Harrison's characters, which really picks up in the second half of the film. Unfortunately too much of the film has passed, that it can't be salvaged. I like Rachel McAdams and I like her performance here, not much else works though. The great cast was underutilized and frankly too lax. Like another reviewer stated, Becky and Mike basically walk off into the sunset at films end instead of her and Adam, so you could've just scrapped the whole romance thing as they had no chemistry.

Have you ever wondered how a life of a morning show news reporter would be? This film shows exactly that. Morning Glory is satirical comedy film that revolves around the lives of these reporters. The film revolves around the young Becky Fuller, played by Rachel McAdams, who dreams to work in Today show which is the best morning television in the country. Her dreams are almost shattered when she gets fired from her current job. Deciding the best way is to move on, she gets a new job in a rather messed up company and having a great responsibility to bring matters back on the right track. Then comes in the ever irritating, old and straight Mike Pomeroy, played by the great Harrison Ford who is a popular and great achieving news reporter facing the same fate as Becky after his time being expired. Becky, who is a big fan of Pomeroy somehow tries to convince him on anchoring her show upon less interest from him. A successful pledge forms the rest of the story.The story looks simple and stays simple throughout, but the heavyhearted concept and the deep messages in the film makes this a fun journey overall. Firstly, I have to thank director Roger Michell for making this film. This film shows all aspects of a news reporter's life in limelight. My respect towards news reporters immensely increased after watching this knowledgeable film. Writer Aline Brosh McKenna also deserves all salutes for writing this story. The story moves in a slow pace and picks up gradually. The introduction of every character was very interesting and the development towards a certain scene builds tension slowly. The comedy element in the film worked at its best at high points due to the involvement of every character in the film. The next plus in film is the heartwarming dialogues. The dialogue exchange between Rachel and Harrison Ford were interesting and heart touching at the same time. Hats off to the dialogue writers.The chemistry between Rachel and Harrison were awesome throughout the film. These two characters really stood out and director Roger Michell showed many hidden messages through them. The performance of Rachel was simply fantastic. Despite seeing a sense of overacting in some scenes in the beginning, I understood that those nuances were absolutely needed for the character of Becky. Her clumsy and over expressive character was annoying at times but fun overall. Coming to Harrison Ford, he was amazing. His character irritated, annoyed and frustrated everyone watching and he pulled it off with great fashion. The transformation of his character was the major plus point in this film. The other actors in the film had important roles which were mostly done well. Music in Hollywood films usually do not add a stand out value in their filmmaking, in this, David Arnold's music was absolutely a bliss to hear and small song numbers added sentimental values towards the film.Overall, Morning Glory is feel good film that involves multi-layered messages about life, love, friendship and nature. The small touches like phone calls in unwanted situations show the level of importance of multimedia in modern life. The deft touches made by director Roger Michell was simply amazing. Every character in this film was highly related to life and the transformation of every character was very spirit lifting. This film made me laugh and cry, but more importantly taught me how to respect people in their own perspective. A fulfilling experience made from the heart.

Morning Glory is a very motivational movie, it has this vibe that makes you continue achieving in life. Rachel McAdams purely gave a performance that will make you love this film more. It is one of those movies that is really unforgettable and at the same time very enjoyable. It is a movie that is like a book which will make you continue to read more as it has something in it which has best to offer. Morning Glory shows how a person who's very dedicated with his work decide from achieving more or achieving with the people that makes you realize how important is your work and how essential it is to appreciate people that are behind your back helping you and continue making you proud of yourself and your own achievements. It is really a must see movie, truly motivational story and enjoyable film with sweet and great performances of its actors.

There's nothing wrong with Morning Glory. If you are looking for a mildly amusing comedy then this is a pretty safe bet. The problem for me was that I couldn't help but feel that everybody involved from cast to creative team could (and has) done so much better work elsewhere.Rachel McAdams is the big name driving this film and in an attempt to get us to root for her as her character tries to get along with those portrayed by Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton they make her endearing and lovable. However, in doing so at times she also comes across as being very annoying. And when the central character is annoying it doesn't exactly make you want to keep watching.There are nice observations about breakfast TV and the personalities behind that world (this is where we get nice performances from Ty Burrell and John Pankow)but that combined with a standard rom-com plot makes for a pretty odd film and one that I ultimately didn't enjoy much.