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Rating:  - You Can Take the Girl Out of the Country But....
After seeing Reese Witherspoon in the movie "Legally Blonde" I realized that she had finally arrived as an actor. In "Sweet Home Alabama" (movie title inspired by the song)Reese plays the part of a New York fashion designer who is engaged to the son of the Mayor. The problem is that she is still married to her childhood sweetheart (since age 10 mind you) back home in Pigeon Creek, Alabama. Just down the road a piece from Hicksville.Reese goes home, now because she is a sucessful NY fashion designer she is a much much better person than any of the corn feed folk from down Alabama way, to secure her estranged husband's signature on the divorce decree. She winds up discovering that "you can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl." "Sweet Home Alabama" is a funny movie and yet it is also a moralistic story. And the dialoge was great. I would recommend this one for the entire family. (No sex, violence, or nudity.) Cammy Diaz A @ L
Rating: - There's a new girl in town!
So Witherspoon's performance in Legally Blonde was fantastic! Well she's getting better! Having been gone through playing dumb gals (Legally Blonde) and a bitchy bratty baby sister (Rachel's sister-F.R.I.E.N.D.S) Reese has now showed us a great performance as a Julia Roberts character. She has a natural charm that helps you to forget about the movie's weak points. It's a romantic comedy! The movie was sweet and funny. Quite breezy! It has a great cast ensemble and is for every Witherspoon fanatic! It's a cute flick- Reese stands out but easily fits in again! So what were the finer points in the film? I'd have to say it was the charming actress and the dialogue. What was rotten? -It's some unnecessary scenes and a few weak complications in the story. Still I loved it. Is she a businesswoman or the opposite- it's all very cute! New York's trendy designer Melanie Carmichael (played by Reese Witherspoon) abruptly discovers herself being engaged to a guy. But Melanie is married to Jake, who refuses to divorce her. Resolute to finish their litigious past, Melanie goes back home to Alabama to face up to her past, only to find out that she couldn't possibly forget her life in the South. It's really worth a check but it was pretty predictable. You know what's going to happen, you can guess, and you'll usually be right. Still the movie was made with the highlight being the charming Reese not the story- so yeah watch it!
Rating: - Reese saves this run-of-the-mill romantic comedy
If you expect anything more from Sweet Home Alabama then a generic chick flick, you will be disappointed. It doesn't offer anything new. But what it does offer is two things:One - It is a well made click flick. The jokes mostly work, the acting is well done, and the production values are high. It is quickly forgettable just moments after leaving the theater, but it's enjoyable during the ride of the picture itself. Two - Reese Witherspoon. She is one of the best young actresses in the business today and she manages to turn this three star movie into four just by sharing her graceful presence. There is just some aura around her that keeps you interested in a film, even when it's not all that great. And though this one doesn't come close to her movie Election, where she plays a vindictive high school senior running for class president, it still carries the enthusiasm she brings into her roles. And in an age of film where most beautiful people (both men and women) are usually without talent, it's great to see a woman who has both. There isn't much else to say about this motion picture. It's completely predictable, but does it's job as a chick flick, bringing in a little more energy then most of the slop out there, and that's it. Check it out for Reese.
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