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Summary: Cute
Review: It was slow, but for some reason I really liked the movie. I thought the plot was a bit bland, but creative at that. I thought the storyu was cute, and always predictable, but you must expect that in watching love stories. The charisma was tight, and I liked it. I enjoy writing, and it is true that you write based on what others mean to you. Ahh...writer movies.
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Summary: One Terrible Movie
Review: This movie has got to be the worst movie of 2003--the acting is terrible - the movie is slow and boring--I only saw it because it was the movie being shown during my air flight to Hawaii and the 2 yr old kid in the seat behind me was crying loud and screaming during the 5 hr flight and I needed the ear phones to drown it out--My question is: Who ever thought that Kate Hudson could act? She has got to be one of the worse actors around--no emotion-no thought-whatever-she is the same in every movie I have seen her in--terrible--My suggestion is avoid this movie at all costs-even for rental-you will be glad you did.
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Summary: good actors bad story
Review: I usually enjoy romantic comedies but this one was pretty bad. I mean, a writer threatened by cuban loan sharks? So he hires a stenographer? Oh and they break his laptop so he can?!?! not finish his script and be able to pay him back? Or I know, a bad twist in a bad story to get him and Emma together. Save your time and go buy (or rent) something else. (It's not even worth a rental)
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Summary: Dissaponting
Review: I was excited to see this film "Alex and Emma". I am a sap for corny love stories that are 99% predictable and most of the time the acting isn't Oscar calliber but you still get that warm fuzzy feeling and along the way a couple of laughs. Straight from the beginning of this movie I felt that the idea that Alex needing $100,000 for some Cuban loan sharks was a little outrageous. For about an hour I couldn't really get into this movie. It was going between Alex and Emma then characters in the novel. I know that was the idea of the movie but honestly I found it a little annoying after the third time. Also, Emma, who was hired to type criticizes Alex's style of writting. In the real world, Alex would not have allowed this and would have not put up with it. Of course they end up doing a little somethin somethin went on and when you think they won't be together oh wait they do.
I was excited for the pairing of Luke Wilson and Kate Hudson. Of course there was that little bit of mystery if Alex and Emma will get together or not but quite frankly this movie was boring. One good aspect was the Boston setting although some people may not even know that it was Boston unless they paid close attention to the film which is rather difficult considering how hard it is to watch the whole thing. All of Hudson's films previous to this one I love and could watch over and over but this one is a one time vieweing only.
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Summary: Two Stories, Twice the Fun!
Review: I really do like Luke Wilson, and I really do like Kate Hudson. So what happens when you conbine the two? You get "Alex and Emma" the new movie from director Rob Reiner. I liked this movie, not only because of the acting, but because of the story. In this movie, you don't just get one story, but you get two. Each story has the characters facing problems, but the two stories are also very much the same. I was one of the only people that I know that liked this movie. Every critic trashed it, and it bombed at the box office, which is a surprise because Kate Hudson's movie a few months before, "How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days," was a box office hit. But I liked it, and I'll tell you why. Let's start with the stories of "Alex and Emma." The first story is about Alex Sheldon who is a broke author with a large problem. He owes $100,000 to a couple of Cubans in the mafia because of a gambling debt. The way to get the money is to deliever the copy of his next book to his publisher Wirschafter. His other problem is that he has a strong sickness of writer's block. After the Cubans set his laptop computer on fire, Alex hired Emma, a stenographer, to type up the book as he recites it to her. She decides to help, even after finding out that if he does not have the book finished in thirty days, the Cubans will kill him. As Alex writes the book, Emma has to throw in her comments along the way, and something happens to them that they would least expect... they fall in love. I'm not ruining anything by telling you that, it's common knowledge. Alex's book is pretty similiar to real life, a factor that writer's like to include in their books. It is about a man named Adam who has come to tutor the children of Polina, a lovely French women who Adam falls madly in love with. The only problem there is that she is poor, and is waiting for her old grandmother to die and leave her the money. Otherwise she will have to marry her suitor John Shaw. Adam tries to find ways to get together with Polina and also becomes attracted to the worker for Polina who changes from Ylva to Elsa to Eldora and finally to Anna. Those four characters are all played by Kate Hudson. The story within a story is clever, and I liked how you could tell what is similar to real life and what isn't, untill you find out EXACTLY what is similar to real life and what isn't. I liked this movie because it had alot of dialouge, and alot of witty lines that are thrown out there. It was a good movie that I recommend to all. I hope you will get the chance to read this review, because then mabye this movie will get a little more buzz on video. ENJOY! Rated PG-13 for sexual content and some language.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I really expected a better movie than this, considering the star power involved. But this one had so many problems. 1)Mob extortion kick-start plot just seemed lazy and sloppy and out-of-place. It's hard to laugh when the guy seems to be one step away from getting cacked.
2)No chemistry at all between Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson, actors that I otherwise enjoy very much.
3)Sub-par plotline. One of its "strengths" is having Kate Hudson dress up and affect different accents (not well, which I guess is the point) about every five minutes.
4)Seems outdated. Who really gets someone to type up their manuscripts anymore? When the mob smashed up Alex's laptop, why didn't he go to a free one at the library? A cheap one at an Internet cafe?
5)If this an example of Alex's bestselling plot/writing skill, I can't quite understand why the publishing house is not more eager to dump him than harass him into pounding out a new book.
6)Ms. Hudson's hard-to-get little miss gets old fast, as does Mr. Wilson's bumbling author. Just. . .not good. Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson both have real comic talent, so they need to find a project worthy of it.
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Summary: A BIG FAT DUD
Review: ALEX & EMMA (Warner) Kate Hudson's back (see; How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days) this time with Luke Wilson in what is billed as a romantic comedy. Sadly, it is neither. Life's short enough. Don't waste it on bad movies. Send your ticket stub to Rob Reiner and ask for your money back. On second thought, maybe it should be a class action thing.
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Summary: Zzzzz
Review: Dear God! This movie was the absolute worst film I have ever seen. I love romantic comedies but this was neither romantic nor funny. Both characters were boring and the action was so slow, I thought my DVD player froze! The plot of the story remains unfufilled...What happened with the Cuban men who demanded the money? We never see them again! Instead the plot shifts over to something completely different. This movie is not worth your time, or money. If you aren't sleeping well, then by all means watch it, you will fall into a deep sleep within the first fifteen minutes.
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Summary: ~Cute Romantic Comedy! Kate Hudson shines!~
Review: I am a huge Kate Hudson fan so I was so happy to see her in a romantic comedy with Luke Wilson! It's a very interesting and funny movie. The one drawback was that while it is interesting to have two stories going on with the characters- one being real life, the other being a story Luke's character, Alex made up with actual realities-was that sometimes it could get a little confusing because I think the real life story should have had a little more time to develop. Kate always delivers fantastic movies so I wasn't surprised at how well and convincing her acting was in this movie.
Luke also did a great job of portraying the character of Alex. Very convincing! The actors are great, the story is cute, and it's just one of those movies you can sit back and watch and have a good time!
The extras on this DVD were not that great considering there were not very many, but the commentary would be better if Kate Hudson had been in it. This may not win any awards but it is a sweet film none the less!
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Summary: One of the all time worst!
Review: This movie was agonizing to watch. The seconds just dragged by. I have loved Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson in other movies! This movie was just a very bad choice for them.
The writing and acting was abominable. The plot line was dull and boring.
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