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Summary: Probably the worst 'comedy' ever made
Review: I don't know that I should be writing a review since I was unable to get past the first 45 minutes or so of this film....BUT since I try to be as helpful of a person as I can, I'll voice my warnings and hatred for this one. I am by no means a big romantic comedy fan with today's attempts but I've never before reacted so badly to one as I did this. The whole entire cast failed at making me even slightly interested in the attempt of a storyline. This was a surprise to me since I've always considered the stars involved here charismatic and funny or at least mildly amusing for gosh sakes! This movie lacked everything including charm, plot, humor, romance or entertainment of even the slightest. I became so bored and nauseated with it, I simply could not bring myself to watch another second. It did nothing but sit there and [stink]! I want my [money] back.
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Summary: What a waste ...
Review: I can't believe how bad this movie is until I sat through the DVD. In general, cliched story, bad casting choices, amateur pacing and directing. Especially the casting, this movie is a classic and pricey example of how wonderful actors can be wasted in a single movie when chemistry and styles are missing and out of sync.Billy Crystal is a good choice for the publicist role. Well, he wrote the script and he may have tailored made this part for himself. At least he knew what worked for him. John Cusack: a great actor with off beat comic timing. But he's totally out of sync with the rest of the cast here. I tend to believe he did this one for $ and for the chance to work with Julia and Company. Catherine Zeta-Jones: a beautiful woman with meat and curve on her body (a very realistic womanly woman). But this seems like a reprise from her supporting role in "High Fidelity", the same self-serving, selfish, and egotistic character. She's getting too good at playing this kind of woman. Makes me wonder if she's like this in real life. :) A big plus is for us to have a peak at her upcoming role in "Chicago". Julia Roberts: boy what can I say? She's got charisma and she can't hide it. So to play a role with mousy hair and fat suit is just not convincing to me. I can't for a minute buy that fact that she's just like a normal woman with hair and weight issues, like the rest of us. I want to see her being larger than life and in a dreamy role....
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Summary: Nothing here..
Review: The cast really did their best, everyone included: Cusak, Roberts, Jones (exception: Crystal, who played himself Again!!).
But all that effort was to no avail: the movie is junk. A good premise, but badly executed.
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Summary: pure romantic dreck
Review: this stunk. waste of an excellent cast. dont see this
Rating: 
Summary: Liked it but...
Review: I really liked this movie in the theater - just the thing to help you forget your troubles. John Cusack is definitely one of my faves (look for sister Anne and friend Steve Pink in small roles) and, as been noted in other reviews, Catherine Zeta-Jones is perfectly cast. So, from the point of view of the movie itself, this DVD is super. I am just now getting into buying DVDs and one of the things that I like is the behind the scenes extras and that is where this one falls short. Trailers for America's Sweethearts plus two other older movies and a commentary track do not an outstanding DVD make - and that's why, even though the movie makes me laugh out loud, I only gave it 4 stars.
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Summary: NO NO NO....
Review: This is a horrible movie; please do not waste your money unless you have rented it first. My girlfriend and I both wonder how a movie with such an all-star cast, a cast that we both admire, could be so incredibly bad. This movie skipped the editing room. My parents saw this after many others and my warnings; afterwards they noted how grueling this picture was to sit through. If you have not seen this movie, do not waste your time. If you want the DVD make sure, you see it first.
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Summary: It's Funny but, I most appreciated Alan Arkin's Role.....
Review: because he is, beyond a doubt, the King of Facial Expression. His role as the "spiritual advisor" is a solid reminder of how funny this man really is without a lot of dialogue. If you appreciate his comedic value, check him out in "The In-Laws", one of the all-time great comedies (released in 1979). It gets 5 Stars from most who see it!
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Summary: Not the best romantic comedy, but it still entertained me
Review: "America's Sweethearts" (2001) What could've gone wrong with America's Sweethearts? It had funny guy Billy Crystal writing and performing, America's real sweetheart Julia Roberts in the main lead, and two of the hottest stars around today, Catherine Zeta-Jones and John Cusack. But somehow, someway the critics hated this movie. I don't really see why. I mean, sure, America's Sweethearts had problems, but overall it was a funny, interesting movie that showed possible outcomes of movie making and stardom, and I enjoyed it. The best thing about the movie is the cast and their characters. Roberts is obviously calming things down a little after her big Oscar win, and she is charming in an easy role. Crystal's character is a frantic but calm man, and he does well performing as usual. Zeta-Jones has never being my favourite actress (she was in Entrapment and The Haunting! In the same year!) but in this movie she didn't bother me too much. Her character is pretty bitchy and Zeta-Jones plays her the right way. Cusack is the only problem in the leading four, he is not his usual unique, quirky self. He looks bored with the role and his voice is constantly telling us he can do better. The movie had some standout comical scenes. It was very funny to see Roberts as a little fatty, and I also enjoyed the scenes where Crystal was getting unusually close to a dog. The outcome of the "movie" the characters were making is also quite funny. There is some silly wanna-be funny scenes, such as Cusack on the top of a roof suicide-style (just taking a "breather?") and Christopher Walken's questionable casting as the annoying director. I liked the sneaky music in the film too. It suited the Hollywood setting very well, and composer James Newton Howard does typically well. I especially liked the music in the scene were Crystal is running back and forth between cars, giving messages from Zeta-Jones and Cusack to each other after their break-up. In fact, Crystal is the best part of the movie, he delivers the best lines and I enjoyed his screen presence the most. I look forward to him been in the comic leading-man seat again, and he also proves himself once again as an excellent writer. This is predictable and stupid in some ways, but is quite an expert at giving us the real deal in Hollywood because, after all, it is Hollywoodians who wrote the film. I congratulate America's Sweethearts on being an easy-on-the-eyes and enjoyable romantic comedy that finally doesn't just take the easy way out all the time. This is something different and I think there is something for everyone in here. So don't always trust the critics, because you might enjoy the fun and light-hearted atmosphere of America's Sweethearts. It's not perfect by a long shot, but I can guarantee you'll smile or laugh at least once. In the long run, just don't expect too much and you have a good chance of enjoying America's Sweethearts. MY GRADE: B
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Summary: Not the best of films, not the worst of films
Review: America's Sweethearts is a lightweight tongue-in-cheek satire of Hollywood--the stars, the studios, the directors and "artists" of all kinds, and the businessmen behind it all. The real curiosity of the film, though, is that those doing the satirizing are the biggest Hollywood names of today--Billy Crystal, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta Jones, John Cusack, Christopher Walken and Stanley Tucci. Sure they know the business and undoubtedly have more than a few tales to tell; but those tales aren't told here. Only Walken's part has any real bite to it, and that is dampered by the storyline in which we see only the first five minutes of his "honest" film--made with hidden cameras during the apparent filming of a standard bit of sci-fi nonsense. Here, where America's Sweethearts has the opportunity to let loose a little, it pointedly does not. That said, for a romantic comedy there are laughs--some far too predictable, some quite clever--but not much romance--the movie focuses more on Cusack and Zeta Jones' characters than Cusack and Roberts'. It is worth watching, but maybe not worth owning. Really three and a half stars.
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Summary: A waste of Talent
Review: This movie proves my statement that Hollywood is running out of ideas. The one star is for the effort, but otherwise there was no plot, no great effects and definitely NO originality.
I was surprised with this considering the actors' talent in other films, maybe they didn't work well together, or there was just a lack of enthusiasm, but either way this film was surprisingly boring and very predictable.
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