{"id":237,"date":"2018-11-24T22:21:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-25T03:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jru.twr.mybluehost.me\/americas-sweethearts-2001-review\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T09:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:32:46","slug":"americas-sweethearts-2001-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theromcomcatalog.com\/staging\/americas-sweethearts-2001-review\/","title":{"rendered":"‘America’s Sweethearts’ (2001) Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Eddie (John Cusack<\/a><\/strong>) and Gwen (Catherine Zeta-Jones<\/strong>) were once Hollywood’s power couple, both on-screen and off, until Gwen fell in love with another man. Now, Kiki (Julia Roberts), Gwen’s personal assistant and sister, and Lee, a movie publicist, must convince the media that the stars are working toward reconciliation to sell the last movie they filmed together. Things get a bit complicated when Eddie and Kiki’s friendship turns romantic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film has its issues, but I don’t think it ever takes itself seriously, which makes it easy to enjoy. There are some fun cameos (Alan Arkin spouting New Age-y nonsense), and Christopher Walken’s brief turn as Time Over Time’s quirky director is worth it, even if you have to suffer through Hank Azaria’s<\/b> horrible accent\/speech impediment. However, ‘eet’s beeger than coins’<\/i> is still something I quote to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gwen’s overly narcissistic movie star is the worst (I say that with affection). Eddie is a heartbroken mess addicted to holistic drugs (he claims he’s paranoid schizophrenic), and Kiki is the long-suffering sister in love with her ex-brother-in-law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything and everyone feels like a rom-com caricature, but to me, America’s Sweethearts<\/em> is funny enough that it works, and honestly, it’s pretty self-aware. When Eddie declares his love for her and Kiki asks what’s next, he responds, ‘ Traditionally, we kiss.’<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m not sure I would have liked America’s Sweethearts<\/em> as much had it been anyone but John Cusack, and I did love his chemistry with Julia and Catherine. The cast made the movie entertaining more than anything else. I was bummed that Seth Green’s clueless publicist seemed to disappear halfway through the film. Also, Stanley Tucci<\/b> is a bonus here, as always.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watched:<\/strong> 11\/24\/2018
Notable Song:<\/strong> Some Hearts by Kelly LeVeque<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rating:<\/strong><\/div>
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