Hey,
Kate Hudson! Meg Ryan called... she wants
her image back!
I'll
be the first to admit that I like Kate Hudson in
virtually everything she does. Goldie Hawn's
daughter can do no wrong in my book. I smile the
instant she appears on screen.
In this film, which chronicles the dual love
stories of a writer and his transcriber & also
the fictional couple in the book that he is
writing, Hudson's luminous charisma does just
enough to single-handedly elevate this movie to
a recommendable plateau.
Unfortunately, through no fault of her own, she
has very little chemistry with the male lead,
played flatly by Luke Wilson. Wilson is by
nature a deadpan actor... he comes across as
unenthused in almost every role he plays. That's
not such a bad thing in some movies, but it is a
huge flaw in a romantic comedy. He is a poor
choice to star opposite Miss Hudson.
Even so, I think most people will be able to
appreciate this cute date movie, but it won't
become another romantic classic, like 'When
Harry Met Sally', for director Rob Reiner.
©
Written by TC Candler
Richard
Propes' Comment
TC is on the
money with this one, but I have to throw in the
fact that Hudson is making some downright poor
choices these days in her films. You can only
carry that wonderful smile so far, and it
doesn't stretch here. Wilson is starting to
stretch a bit as an actor, but he's definitely
not appropriately cast here. This film has a few
entertaining moments, and I certainly can
imagine much worse for a lazy Saturday date
flick. There's simply no way on Earth I'd ever
find myself recommending this film. I suppose it
does say a lot for Hudson that a romantic comedy
without chemistry can still manage to garner a
"C" from me. B for Hudson, D for Wilson. C
overall.
Jacob
Hall's Comment
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