Sweet Home Alabama

Pros: Reese Witherspoon looks like she's relishing her role
Cons: not very romantic or funny; screwed up characters; just plain boring

Not only does everybody back in Alabama know our snooty star's real name after a seven year absence, but they are overjoyed to see her and remember her cute childhood pranks. Ah, she was quite the immortal legend for blowing up a stray cat who had...

Pros: Reese Witherspoon. Fun lighthearted movie.
Cons: Predictable. Stereotypes about southern people.

I have seen Reese Witherspoon in a few different movies over the years. She has become a popular actress in the last few years. I do like her so I tend to see many of her movies. I wanted to see Sweet Home Alabama when I first saw the ...

Pros: Patrick Dempsey and Josh Lucas rise above the material
Cons: Nothing else does

“Sweet Home Alabama” alleges that it is a sweet, romantic comedy, but it fails at being sweet, romantic, or funny. This is merely a film that thumbs its cinematic nose at everything for the purpose of getting laughs. Reese Witherspoon stars as...

Pros: It's a nice, comfortable movie.
Cons: Director Andy Tennant is an awful director.

Preamble
Girls, I heartily apologize. I meant to post this Friday evening after viewing the movie but I was just too tired.

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Pros: It doesn't try to deceive you about how stupid it is.
Cons: It is as stupid as it is.

After inching his way up from a dreadful career to the somewhat evocative ‘Ever After’, Andy Tennant should have left well enough alone. Bringing us such fine directing efforts as ‘Ferris Bueller’ (that’s the television...

Pros: cute story, Witherspoon, Lucas, Dempsey
Cons: corny, picks fun at the south and north, no depth

When this movie first came out, a friend and I made plans to go and see it, but never actually came through on our promise to each other. So when a co-worker rented this movie from Blockbuster when it was first released, she lent it to me for the night....

Pros: Likable performers
Cons: Predictable script full of unfunny jokes

Cute movies usually aren’t my cup of tea. There are the occasional “chick” flicks that I enjoy. Say Anything is a winner and so is Singles. Jerry Maguire is also an entertaining film. I guess looking at those three films, there is one thing...

Pros: Gives small-town America some respect.
Cons: Little chemistry between Melanie and Andrew.

I have to disagree with several friends here. I liked Sweet Home Alabama about as much as I like any romantic comedy. It was (mostly) well-acted, (mostly) well-written, and most unusual of all, fair to its characters. The ...

Pros: A few cute moments
Cons: Far too predictable

I saw "Sweet Home Alabama" in an actual theater, on an actual huge screen. This is an incredibly rare event. The movie was part of a "girl's night out" to celebrate a friend's birthday. Being that I haven't seen a movie made for adults in...

Pros: Reese Witherspoon and Josh Lucas
Cons: Same ole stuff

Sweet Home Alabama is one of those kinds of funny romantic comedies that come along about once a year. Usually they star Julia Roberts or Sandra Bullock, but this time around it is Reese Witherspoon. With her movie star smile and acting ability, she...

Pros: They canned the original dumb ending.
Cons: They should have canned the whole project.

Hollywood making a “southern” movie often ranks up there with the Texaco gas station on the corner making banana pudding. It might sound like a good idea, but it usually turns out like hell. Sweet Home Alabama is no exception when it comes to ...

Pros: Reese Witherspoon, then Lucas, and Dempsey in that order
Cons: Story, story and the whole story

For a movie as romantic and unlikely as this movie, I can say honestly that it has one virtue, Reese Witherspoon, but all the rest is pure self indulgence , told from the point of view of someone who has lived in the Lala land of Hollywood for too long...

Pros: Good actors, nice plot
Cons: Not enough romance for a "romantic" movie

Main Characters Resse Witherspoon plays Melanie Carmichael. Wanting more than a small town could give her, she leaves her husband and heads for New York City. She builds a fabulous career I fashion design and never looks back. ...

Pros: Witherspoon. Southern charm and humor.
Cons: Cliches everywhere. Predictability.

"Chick flicks" such as this aren't my thing at all. So for me to say that Sweet Home Alabama was mostly watchable is a compliment. The story is extremely straight forward. Reese Witherspoon stars as Melanie, an Alabama Southern belle who has ...

Pros: Reese Witherspoon is cute, plot moves well
Cons: too many Southern stereotypes

I think we can all agree that the target audience for “Sweet Home Alabama” does not include men from Mississippi. However, by some twist of fate, I found myself watching this film at our local theatre. While I would have chosen something more...