Hee-Haw... Let's Celebrate Rednecks!
This
is a standard romantic comedy... no risks... no
surprises... but no real glaring flaws either.
Reese is cute in the same role she always plays,
and the story is exactly what you'd expect. If
you are in the mood for this kind of film, I
suppose this attempt is adequate enough to merit
a mild recommendation. It is ninety minutes of
sitcom humor.
I did have a problem with the whole notion of a
small-town southern girl who managed to elevate
herself to the heights of the New York fashion
world, only to return back home and realize that
the successful business life in the city wasn't
for her. It is typical of Hollywood to cater to
that cliché, rather than making a film about
girl who realizes the simplicity of the redneck
culture and decides to move to the city, where
people don't marry their cousins. Now that
sounds like an original film that I'd like to
see. But of course, Hollywood would never make
that movie for fear that they might offend a
bunch of hee-haws.
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Written by TC Candler
Richard
Propes' Comment
Reese
Witherspoon is right at home in roles like
Melanie, a successful fashion designer who,
after having returned home to finalize her
divorce from your basic "good ole' boy", begins
having second thoughts about marrying the big
city Mayor's son and her life in the big city.
There's nothing new or noteworthy about "Sweet
Home Alabama," yet it works because Witherspoon
is just the right combination of "princess" and
"redneck." Enjoying "Sweet Home Alabama"
requires a sort of absolute surrender to its
underlying ideas and devotion to what is, in
actuality, completely unrealistic. In short,
this is escapist fluff that works because
Witherspoon makes it work and has a nice
chemistry with Josh Lucas.
Jacob
Hall's Comment
n/a
