JohnHowardReid A slapstick comedy for those who prefer their slapstick in poor taste. Admittedly, the funniest sequence is that with Charlie Dell as the delightfully fazed Christian priest who attempts to tie the knot in the wedding scene. But come on, boys, play fair! What's the name of the Hollywood movie in which a likably cute but totally ineffectual Jewish rabbi is set up and satirized? Maybe I'm wrong, but off hand, I can't think of any such scenes in any Hollywood movies at all, although there are such interludes in German and Russian movies of the 1930s and early 1940s. However, getting back to The Sweetest Thing, the movie tends to focus all its attention on the ladies. Like the minister, the men are all ineffectual and make little impression. In fact, the movie is virtually an extension of locked-in-the-toilet gags that mostly vary from sickening to indigestible. The Columbia DVD describes the movie as a totally fresh twist. What rubbish! Toilet gags have been with us since at least 5,000 B.C.

Maynard Handley I confess to a weakness for what some might call stupid comedies --- American Pie, Dumb and Dumber, There's Something about Mary. However I found this movie mostly disappointing and don't agree with the comments that it's a female version of those classics. I think it fails because it tries too hard and makes the trying very obvious. All the way through, the characters (especially the Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate characters, Selma Blair not so much) are constantly trying to appear and act "wacky". It's irritating as hell, and leads you to despise the characters rather than feel empathy for them. I assume this is not the actresses faults --- Ms Diaz obviously did her job well in There's Something about Mary, while Ms Applegate handled years on Married with Children --- so I'm guessing either the director or the writer didn't have much confidence in the material and felt it necessary to add a layer of (non-amusing) idiocy. To me it felt like one of the bad Adam Sandler comedies or the bad Rob Schneider comedies or the bad (ie all of them!) Pauly Shore comedies, which also devolve into "irritating characters acting wacky" because there's not enough decent comedic material there to sustain the movie. If you want a girl's comedy done right, I'd recommend you stick with Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, rather than persisting with this through some sort of misplaced female solidarity. The three or so genuinely funny scenes don't justify the rest of the movie. It wasn't AWFUL, as a comedy, but it just wasn't as great as people are claiming.

FlashCallahan To ease their roommate through a relationship-induced depression, Christina Walters and Courtney Rockcliffe take her out on the town. During their attempts to find her "Mr. Right Now", Christina meets Peter Donahue. Missing her opportunity with him that night, Christina is talked into pursuing him to his brother's wedding.....I've seen a hell of a lot of movies. On this site alone, I've reviewed over 1300 movies, and rated over 4000. But hand on heart, I can honestly say that this poor excuse for a movie is the single most awful film watching experience I have ever had.Its sexist in more ways that one could explain, but seeing as its three girls, it's okay, after all,the Spice Girls made girl power so immature and abhorrent back in 1996.Its inconsistent, unfunny, and quite offensive to the senses. If these three characters were support in an American Pie movie, or some other bawdy comedy like Superbad, people would be up in arms declaring the film makers as sexist.Diaz is awful, as is Blair and that awful scene toward the end must have been so embarrassing for her.Applegate is bad, but at least she doesn't over do the stupid lines she is given.Seriously if a film bores me I wouldn't give it a second thought.But this film, centred around poisonous consumerist articles, make the Sex and the City girls look polite and sensitive. It literally made me angry.And for a piece of fiction to do that, really grieves me.

HelenMary This is a great girlie-film, and rom-com, heavy on the com; Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate and Selma Blair were a great trio and committed to their roles 100% and were pretty brave about it! This is basically a girls-looking-for-love with a hint of the now common 'reading a rule book on relationships' and realising the disparity between what women want and what men want in relationships, or what girls want in relationships but are afraid to actually commit to.Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate were brilliant, and their chemistry was flawless - they are both very talented comedic and physical actresses; Diaz shone and is very attractive in this role. As ever Jason Bateman was awesome (when is he not?) and Thomas Jane as the love interest was cute and believable. Selma Blair had some great comedic moments and her dry straight performance made her antics funnier too.Hilarious, non stop laughs, mostly at the expense of adult humour, this isn't one for younger viewers, not a family film, but great for couples, girls nights in and even guys viewing (there's plenty to keep boys interested!) Given the sexual nature of most of the laughs it's not gratuitous and the language isn't that bad either, and there's no nudity - if these things worry you. The dance number in the Chinese Restaurant (!) is one of the many scenes in which the comedy turns quirky and off the wall and is naughty so not for those who don't like reference to parts or sexual experience, but for the rest of you prepare to laugh and laugh A LOT. Surprised I liked this film so much, given I didn't have high hopes for it. In terms of content 6/10 but for entertainment and overall enjoyment 7/10 - would see it again.