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DVD 9
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DVD 9
Spanish
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1
English\Hindi\Spanish
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A comedy about celebrity, family and other forms of insanity.
Gwen (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Eddie (John Cusack) are America's Sweethearts, two wildly popular celebrities who share their love on and off the screen in this farcical romantic comedy.
A messy breakup sends Eddie to a New Age Hollywood healing center and Gwen into the arms of her current affair, a Spanish bohunk short on charm (Hank Azaria). When their relationship troubles begin to threaten their superstar celebrity status and the release of their final film together the studio heads call in legendary press agent Lee Phillips (Billy Crystal) to helm the troubled film's press junket. Julia Roberts costars as Kiki, Gwen's personal assistant and sister who has always lived to please her demanding diva sister. Once overweight and severely self-conscious, Kiki's life revolves around her sister's ridiculous demands in this send up of ego-driven movie star vanity. Phillips manages to gather the warring superstars together at a remote desert location for the all important press junket where his best laid plans begin to unravel in this hysterical parody of the movie industry replete with neurotic actors, eccentric crazed directors (Christopher Walken in a gem of a cameo), maniacal studio heads, and gossip-starved press who will do anything, or anyone, for the next big story.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Honestly it's not that bad,
This review is from: America's Sweethearts [DVD] [2001] (DVD)
I first saw this film at the cinema when it was first released. I saw the film purely for the fantastic cast, unfortuantely on first viewing it was disappointing but after a second glance my opinion has changed. There are some hilarous moments here. OK the storyline could have been better but this film wasn't made to change the world it's a romantic comedy. For me John Cusack's portrayal of neurotic Eddie is very enjoyable as is Julia Robert's Kiki. If, like me, you are a John Cusack fan then this is definitely worth a view. Cusack plays Eddie who is left devastated after he finds out his wife and co-star Gwen (Catherine Zeta-Jones} has left him for another man - Hector (the hilarous Hank Azaria). The problem is they have one more film to promote together and with the help of Lee (Billy Crystal) and Kiki (Julia Roberts) the pair try to convince America they are still a couple in order to save their careers. All in all this is a great film to sit and watch on a Saturday afternoon.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Never a good sign when the trailer is better than the film,
By Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)
This review is from: America's Sweethearts [VHS] [2001] (VHS Tape)
Wow, what a misfire. There are to key lines in this movie, one delivered by Julia Robert's character Kathleen "Kiki" Harrison to John Cusack's Eddie Thomas (I think one sign that a romantic comedy is in trouble is when she gets top billing and he is listed fourth), and the other by Billy Crystal's publicity guru Lee Phillips. Both lines on the printed page look great. Both lines as delivered in the film fall flat. To add insult to injury, after watching the movie I checked out the trailer and both lines score in the trailer (the benefit of much better editing than we get in the film). But "America's Sweethearts" is one of those films where not only is the trailer better than the film, the film within the film, directed by Hal Weidmann (Christopher Walken) is better than the film.The titular couple in this film are the aforementioned Eddie Thomas and his apparently soon to be ex-wife Gwen Harrison, played by Catharine Zeta-Jones. The script by Billy Crystal and Peter Tolan plays off of several famous celebrity relationships, so that when we learn Gwen has left Eddie for her Spanish lover, Hector Gorgonzolas (played by the usually reliable Hank Anzaria in a performance over the top and out of place in the film), we are reminded of Melanie Griffith leaving Don Johnson for Antonio Banderas. When you become bored with this film you can certainly divert your mind by coming up with other guesses as to who the characters are "really" supposed to be. Anyhow, the plot is that Gwen and Eddie have been bombing in films ever since they broke up and the studio has sent Lee Phillips out to get them back together to save their latest film "Time Over Time," made with Zen crackpot director Weidmann (think Tom and Nicole slaving for Kubrick in London for over a year). Is Eddie over Gwen? Or will he notice that her sister Kiki has lost 60 pounds and turned into Julia Roberts? What? You thought this was a SUSPENSE film? I like John Cusak, but I keep thinking he is too young for either of the women in this film. Roberts successfully dims her wattage for the most point but her character never really clicks, beyond the fact she is played by Julia Roberts. But I am even more perplexed by the idea that this is a film written by Billy Crystal that is not particularly funny. Walken steals the film as soon as he shows up although Zeta-Jones surprisingly offers the best comic timing and performance in the film. In the end, you look at the cast, you look at who wrote the script, and then you watch the film and wonder what happened.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Slightly funny, but full of clichés and oh so shallow,
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This review is from: America's Sweethearts [DVD] [2001] (DVD)
An uninspired film, with few surprises. John Cusack is a very good actor and a great asset to this otherwise mediocre movie. Christopher Walken's cameo is an uplifting part, and the ending ads an atleast somewhat funny twist to the story. Julia Roberts does what she always does. Billy Crystal seems lost. Watch it if you have nothing better to do.
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