
Movie Info
Genre :
Comedy, RomanceRelease Date :
September 16, 2005MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Mark WatersStarring :
Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Heder, Donal Logue, Ivana Milicevic, Rosalind Chao, Caroline Aaron
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics
Readers
[Rate It]

“..well acted, occasionally amusing and completely banal...”
by James Verniere [Boston Herald]

“..so lifeless..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]

“..pleasurable despite its problems..”
by Sean O'Connell [Filmcritic]

“..isn't nearly as funny as it should be...”
by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]

“..is rarely humorous, rarely romantic, and rarely affecting...”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]

“..is not able to find the right balance of fantasy and reality..”
by Mark Plante [The Cinema Source]

“..is more pleasant than truly compelling...”
by Tim Knight [Reel]

“..High in concept but low in comedic effort..”
by Robert Denerstein [Denver Rocky Mountain News]

“..feels as if it were adapted from a beach-blanket novel that in turn was written to bait a movie deal...”
by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]

“..consistently pleasant and even throws in a few twists...”
by Philip Wuntch [The Dallas Morning News]

“..clever writing, appealing leads..”
by Christine James [Boxoffice Magazine]

“..boring chick flick..”
by Jennifer Simonovic [Hollywood]

“..an irresistible and unpretentious morsel of old-fashioned romance..”
by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews]

“..a very special and especially icky romantic comedy..”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]

“..a typical romantic comedy that stumbles on the problems of being not particularly funny or interesting...”
by Joshua Starnes [Comingsoon]

“..a sweetly romantic dromedy for tweens and teens..”
by Barry Paris [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]

“..a supernatural romantic comedy that is neither romantic, comedic, super or natural...”
by Allison Benedikt [Chicago Tribune]
“..a smart, tenderhearted love story..”
by Sheri Linden [The Hollywood Reporter]
Reader's Reviews

not bad
posted by rdog on Oct 15, 2009






