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Summary: Billy Crystal Is At His Best Here!
Review: AMERICAN SWEETHEARTS was directed by Joe Roth (Angels In The Outfield, Streets Of Gold) and co-written by one of the stars themselves - Billy Crystal (Monster, Inc., When Harry Met Sally, Analyze This). For me it was a great treat watching Billy. Billy has this sarcastic criticism about the Entertainment Industry - and life overall - that is so close to things I have said about people, places and things that I often wonder if he is following me recording my thoughts! He is hysterical!Now - as far as the film goes....it has a pretty big cast - John Cussack (16 Candles, Say Anything, The Grifters) and Cathrine Zeta Jones (The Mask Of Zorro, the new Chicago, The Haunting) do a great job as the 'Hollywood Couple' gone wrong. Except for the public eye and the personalities on camera - off camera they are 'oil and water'. Cathrine character is support by the hysterically funny and often underrated Hank Azaria (The Birdcage, Godzilla, Anastasia) as her Cuban lover. He is a scene-stealer! Here's another talent that needs o be given a chance. Through it all, Billy Crystal's character, the publicist (who also has a sidekick - cleverly and meekly played by Seth Green (all three Austin Powers films)) needs the help of Cathrines'sister played by (with an impressively timid performance) of Julia Roberts (Pretty Women, Steele Magnolias, Erin Brochovich). Quite a cast, right? Needless to say, enter the eccentric performance of the crazy director (of Catherine's and John's newest film the general public has been dying to see); Christopher Walkin (Brainstorm, The Dead Zone, Mouse Hunt) There is comedy, slapstick, farce and more. A good story and silly premise make for a very entertaining movie for all! Again, I mention that Billy Crystal has some of the best lines - like - '...oh look, there's the buffet..." and many many, more! Stanley Tucci (A Mid Summer Nights Dream, The Pelican Brief, Road To Perdition) gives a fantastic performance as the typical Hollywood Producer gone panicked. The DVD extras include the usual trailer and previews and there is also a special section with deleted scenes where there is a limited on camera commentary with director Jo Roth. The bad part is that it is the only commentary on the DVD. It would have been nice to have the commentary on the whole feature film - this was a big disappointment to me. Overall I loved the movie. This is something to own! (9-2-02)
Rating: 
Summary: Crystal and pals just coasting in this one
Review: This is a horrible movie - one of the worst I have ever seen. So all these stars have been thru these press junkets and they enjoyed doing the movie because it's something that's close to them. That's just great. But for the hapless audience who just paid 7 or 8 bucks, it's just a 2 hour bore-fest, watching these overhyped egomaniacs (John Cusack excluded) reeling off their clever little Billy Crytal lines and getting themselves in their cute little billy crystal situations. For the price of the dvd you could buy both "Office Space" and Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master", and still have enough left over for a garlic pretzel at the Auntie May's at the front of the store.
Rating: 
Summary: Not The Worst
Review: Not the worst comedy out today but not the best. With the high powered cast I was hoping for more. Julia Roberts shines, once again, and saves this movie from a one star rating. As the overlooked sweet little sister to the popular self-centered older sister she brings her role to believability. John Cusack turns in his typical solid performance and there was a nice cameo by Christopher Walken. Overall, it had its moments but there are much better films. It has a feel good ending as audiences are always rooting for the good guys.
Rating: 
Summary: Hiliarious
Review: I thought this movie was one of the best in 2001. I saw it twice in the theaters, I liked it so much. It makes fun of Hollywood and the entertainment business and it pretty much tells the truth! It has sex, scandel, all the traditional remedies, with a splash of comedy and a dash of drama. This is definitely a must see.
Rating: 
Summary: Sweet, average comedy
Review: Not family appropriate, this average comedy had some good Billy Crystal lines and some funny dialogue, but this is by no means anything other than some light entertainment when you are having trouble picking a title for the weekend movie rental. By no means bad, this movie is truly average with a slight upgrade for the better than average laughs.
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Summary: Loved it! Loved it! Loved it!
Review: America's Sweethearts is the movie equivalent of a "summer beach book." It's a highly entertaining satire of big-business Hollywood. It's a fun movie that doesn't really require too much from the audience. Since Billy Crystal co-wrote the script, you can count on snappy dialogue accompanying the inside look at the movie biz. Even a Hollywood "Wellness Guide" (played tongue-in cheek by Alan Arkin) can be manipulated for a few bucks! Just go along for the ride and enjoy Billy, John, Catherine, Julia, Hank, and the rest of the gang!
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Summary: America's Sweethearts is great!!
Review: America's Sweethearts is a greta movie. It starts out with a hollywood couple who has broken up trying to promote their last film together. Th problem is they hate each other. Now their assistants must bring them together for the premeire without getting too involved. Watch this cute movie to see the unpredicted ending!
Rating:
Summary: Dull, boring, pointless, stupid, corny, unfunny, & miscast
Review: This is one of the most boring movies I've ever seen. The only even slightly interesting part is the 10 minutes toward the end of the flick when the Christopher Walken character finally previews his movie--the one everybody's come to see--and it turns out he's been setting up hidden cameras and mics and has gotten all this embarrassing footage on everybody. Even that wasn't done especially well, although it could have been really fantastic if it was. Despite the great cast this movie is a spectacular flop. Billy Crystal as the sleazy, hyperactive publicity manager is the only one that worked out pretty well. (Since Crystal wrote the script--no doubt he at least was able to give himself something that worked). I'll give a nod to the Alan Arkin and Stanley Tucci characters, who were actually okay, but almost everybody else was wildly miscast. For example, as another reviewer here very perceptively pointed out, Julia Roberts has plenty of charm and on-screen presence, but casting her as the dowdy, formerly fat (she's supposed to have lost 60 pounds), self-effacing older sister of Catherine Zeta-Jones just doesn't work very well. Although the movie has a few funny moments, most of the jokes and humor are pretty corny and fall flat--and that's saying something--since I don't think I have that sophisticated a sense of humor myself and am usually easily entertained by movies. Somebody stuff this big turkey back in the oven--a Butterball it's not.
Rating:
Summary: Not brilliant, but fun
Review: Okay, so this movie has all the trademarks of what should be a great romantic comedy: Location (out-of-town press junket), great concept (movie publicist needs to keep estranged movie couple looking like a happy pair, even though they can't stand each other anymore), and a cast to die for (Billy Crystal, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Christopher Walken, and Hank Azaria). Why, then, is so much of the show flat? Maybe it's the direction, although I can't really think of any massive flaws. Maybe it's the script which, although peppered with great one-liners, goes one time too many for the cheap laugh. Maybe it's just over-expectation from this cast; whatever it is, this movie certainly ain't one of the greats. That's not to say that there aren't joys to spare here. Julia Roberts is a treat as the cinderella sister of the deliciously bitchy Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cusack is one of the funniest neurotics since Woody Allen's better movies, and Hank Azaria, as is his wont, steals every second of screen time available to him. Toss some classic Crystal one-liners into the mix, and you've got a worthwhile evening at the movies.
Rating:
Summary: A great movie and dvd
Review: This was a fantastic movie... only problem is it was missing a few things. I left the theater thinking what was wrong with that movie? Well there were a few great scenes missing and once you see them on this dvd it helps make the whole movie complete. Great film!
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