Why all the negativity regarding America's sweethearts? I was really surprised at all the bad reviews. While this isn't the best comedy ever made, I thought it was pretty good.
The movie is a spoof on hollywood movie making but I don't feel it was ever intended to be anything more then it is. So many people have attacked this movie for playing it to safe and not being more of a dark satire. I, too, sometimes feel that way about movies that play it to safe when they could have broken new ground. But in this case, I disagree a bit with many. I don't think this was ever intended to take chances and go in radical new directions. I think it was just intended to be a cute perky spoofy movie. Period.
I didn't see this when it first came out, saw it as a rental but was quite happy with it. There were many things I liked about it. One, the cast. It seems EVERYONE was in this. Unlike a movie like "Ocean's eleven", though, where it was all dialogue driven, this was more focused on the characters themselves and their antics. And the characters seemed to exist as more caricatures then anything else. While I agree that certain parts of this movie were not always that funny, what WAS funny was watching all these stars hamming it up in larger then life, overblown roles and clearly loving every minute of it.
I didn't get the feeling that this was SUPPOSED to be a dark satire.
It was light, it was airy, it was a bit over the top and spoofy in a very clownish way-I think the movie did exactly what it set out to do.
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Maybe not entirely. The one thing I WAS disapointed in was the end. I doubt there was a viewer watching who wasn't waiting for Gwen to get her just deserts and that-uh-somehow didn't happen as completely as it should have. The umph at the end wasn't there-a bit to rushed, a bit to flat-but I still liked the movie. It was also photographed very prettily.
Basically, I agree that some things could have been done better. It wasn't the funniest movie out there-actually it was more FUN then FUNNY-if that makes any sense-great as a rental-and to all that haven't seen it-the BLAIR WITCH reference toward the end was one of the greatest lines I've heard in a long time and may have been singlehandedly funnier then the rest of the movie! All in all, I'd give this about a 7.5 out of 10.
The movie is a spoof on hollywood movie making but I don't feel it was ever intended to be anything more then it is. So many people have attacked this movie for playing it to safe and not being more of a dark satire. I, too, sometimes feel that way about movies that play it to safe when they could have broken new ground. But in this case, I disagree a bit with many. I don't think this was ever intended to take chances and go in radical new directions. I think it was just intended to be a cute perky spoofy movie. Period.
I didn't see this when it first came out, saw it as a rental but was quite happy with it. There were many things I liked about it. One, the cast. It seems EVERYONE was in this. Unlike a movie like "Ocean's eleven", though, where it was all dialogue driven, this was more focused on the characters themselves and their antics. And the characters seemed to exist as more caricatures then anything else. While I agree that certain parts of this movie were not always that funny, what WAS funny was watching all these stars hamming it up in larger then life, overblown roles and clearly loving every minute of it.
I didn't get the feeling that this was SUPPOSED to be a dark satire.
It was light, it was airy, it was a bit over the top and spoofy in a very clownish way-I think the movie did exactly what it set out to do.
SPOILERS AHEAD:
Maybe not entirely. The one thing I WAS disapointed in was the end. I doubt there was a viewer watching who wasn't waiting for Gwen to get her just deserts and that-uh-somehow didn't happen as completely as it should have. The umph at the end wasn't there-a bit to rushed, a bit to flat-but I still liked the movie. It was also photographed very prettily.
Basically, I agree that some things could have been done better. It wasn't the funniest movie out there-actually it was more FUN then FUNNY-if that makes any sense-great as a rental-and to all that haven't seen it-the BLAIR WITCH reference toward the end was one of the greatest lines I've heard in a long time and may have been singlehandedly funnier then the rest of the movie! All in all, I'd give this about a 7.5 out of 10.