Year: 2003
Directed By: Donald Petrie
Written By: 5 different people are credited with the writing.
RYAN’S REVIEW
When I was in college I had to write a paper about something I wasn’t interested in or something like that. I can’t remember what the assignment was specifically but it was along the lines of doing something I wouldn’t normally do. I chose the laziest route available and simply watched a movie I would normally never see. I have never been one to sit through a chick flick because I think they are all relatively the same and have little point to them. They aren’t made for me and I have always avoided wasting my time with them. This movie just happened to be the chick flick that had just hit the video stores and I bought a used copy at Blockbuster.
This movie is pretty typical really and it is pointless, but I could have made worse choices when picking up the chick flick for my assignment. This movie has a good cast and it is funny albeit stupid overall. Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey have good chemistry with one another, something they have exploited in a few films together. In supporting roles are Adam Goldberg, Thomas Lennon, and Kathryn Hahn who are all really funny. I think Thomas Lennon is hilarious and I really like how he pops up in everything in roles like this.
This movie isn’t anything special but it is a funny battle of the sexes story. I only bought it for the paper I had to write but I kept it because I did enjoy the movie. To this day it is the only chick flick in the collection but it has its place on the shelf. This movie has its moments and those moments make it worth your time. If you find yourself in a position where you have to watch a chick flick you could do a lot worse than this one.
AMBER’S REVIEW
I am not a huge fan of chick flicks, as they call them, but this one takes the cake on the genre. I thoroughly like this one and it can still make me laugh the entire time. I really like Kate Hudson. She is cool and suave and I just think she is really funny. This movie really plays on how males and females react and interact in relationships, specifically in the beginning.
Here is the poster for this movie. Blah. It’s nothing special. I even hate the typography. It’s a really long title for a movie, compared to other movies and there was a lot of room to do something super creative with the title, but they completely bombed it. The colors are also green and red and the movie doesn’t take place nor have anything to do with Christmas. You have to be careful using those colors together, so another fail. The movie may be good but the poster fails in comparison.
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