shuvo_rai-67806
It is not one of those cliche romance movies. The script is genuine and fresh, and adds quite the comedy that even serious situations felt funny at times. Julia Roberts does an excellent job in portraying as both a friend and a foe. Kim was too hysterical at times in my opinion and Robert hardly showed any emotions (a bad cast choice). Regardless, this is a break from everyday romance movies, and Julia Roberts just made it great!
Kirpianuscus
a special film. for the flavor of romantic comedies from the golden age of Hollywood. for the seductive performance of Rupert Everett. for extraordinary Julia Roberts who use , step by step, each possibility explored but her character and for the surprising work of Cameron Diaz. after the wave of chick - flick, it is an useful dose of fresh air. for the smart script, for the inspired acting, for the wise mixture of black humor and pure romanticism. for Dermot Mulroney, hostage of a role who seems not the most attractive but who could be the perfect piece in this energetic puzzle of revenge, emotions, desire and an end who is not exactly typical. a beautiful comedy. who remains, always, real delight.
SnoopyStyle
Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) is a relationship-phobic food critic. Her best friend is her ex Michael O'Neal (Dermot Mulroney). They have a pact to get married at 28 if there is no other prospects. She is about to turn 28. When he calls her, she thinks it's about their pact but it turns out that he is getting married to giddy bad-singing Kimberly Wallace (Cameron Diaz). Julianne is shocked and jealous. She starts to a scheme to separate the couple with the help of her gay editor friend George Downes (Rupert Everett).This could have been a darker subversive plot as the story follows Julianne's scheming ways. However Julia Roberts does it so adorably that it is a very light fun romp. If there is somebody more adorable, it has to be Cameron Diaz. Rupert Everett has some great joyous scenes. Dermot Mulroney is a little stiff but he fits the role. I am glad that it ends the way that it did. The songs are a hoot, and Diaz's laugh is infectious.
writers_reign
From what I've read here on IMDb this one split the vote straight down the middle, seems you either love it or loathe it. I found a lot to admire and little to dislike. It comes out of a long tradition that dates back to the earliest talkies; attractive, affluent people, living in luxurious apartments/houses, wearing expensive clothes, dining in expensive restaurants and generally being charming and romantic. We've been there with Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, Grant and Katherine Hepburn, Grant and Ingrid Bergman, Fred and Ginger, Claudette Colbert, Audrey Hepburn, Franchot Tone, Bill Holden, Doris Day, Rock Hudson and now the new generation, epitomized here by Julia Roberts. The story is relatively unimportant, all we ask is twelve reels of escapism, a set piece or two, a song or two, lots of laughter balanced by the odd tear, a soufflé' that segues into a lemon mousse and sends us out into the night with a smile on our face and warmth in our heart. This one delivers as well as any and better than most.
