No, this is not the Hollywood version of disastrous ITV breakfast show, Daybreak, but I don’t expect Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley will be queuing up for a bit of light relief.
The Daybreak here bears uncanny parallels to their own show with ratings in crisis, a cranky male co-host and a reputation for inane news items.
Still, the film, which stars a well-cast Harrison Ford in the Adrian Chiles role, opposite a super-ditzy Diane Keaton, can’t feel too smug about itself: it’s frankly a major disappointment, with an air-headed agenda all of its own.
The pointless story sees hungry young producer Becky (a likeable McAdams) try and turn around the failing show by persuading veteran hard newsman Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford) to embrace his inner Davina Macall.
The result is a bizarre celebration of dumbing down that fails to work as satire, comedy or romance. The characters are one-note and a good cast is wasted.
Morning Glory 2/5
(12A, 108mins)
Director: Roger Michell
Stars: Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton
By Henry Fitzherbert