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America's Sweethearts (2001)

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Reviews Counted:142

Fresh:45

Rotten:97

Average Rating:4.7/10

Consensus: Despite its famous cast, the movie lacks sympathetic characters and is only funny in spurts.

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: 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. But a... 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. But 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, penned cleverly with cynical insider wit by Crystal and Peter Tolan. Phillips manages to gather the warring superstars and gaggles of press 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. [More]

Starring: Julia Roberts, John Cusack, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Billy Crystal

Starring: Julia Roberts, John Cusack, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Billy Crystal, Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci, Christopher Walken, Seth Green

Director: Joe Roth

Director: Joe Roth
Screenwriter: Billy Crystal, Peter Tolan, Donna Roth
Producer: Susan Arnold, Billy Crystal
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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12/30/06
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10/30/02
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

The script here is not funny, while the cast -- though star-studded -- is perfunctory.

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10/08/01
Ben Falk
Ben Falk
BBC
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Inevitably there are some funny moments, and of course this is an endlessly watchable cast. But the movie is just too over-the-top.

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12/02/02
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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12/15/03
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01/27/02
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

The flick's got enough charming moments to offer a sweet, if not great, time.

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07/19/01
E! Online
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Una comedia ligera pero agradable y divertida, la disfrutarán más los que gustan del cine y el show business...

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10/01/01
Alex Ramirez
Alex Ramirez
Cinenganos

Think of it as the spoonful of sugar that will help the medicine go down, a drizzle of soft ice cream guaranteed to bring a quick smile to a kid's face on a bad day.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
07/20/01
Barry Johnson
Barry Johnson
Oregonian

A timely comedy that pokes fun at all things Hollywood.

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08/02/02
Betty Jo Tucker
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07/19/01
Bob Bloom
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Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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08/07/08
Bob Grimm
Bob Grimm
Sacramento News & Review

Pleasant old-school comedy with a few modern, edgy twists.

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07/19/01
Bob Longino
Bob Longino
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

[Crystal] nearly sinks the medium-sized comedy boat they're all trying to occupy. Still, it's funny enough and forgettable enough that you probably won't mind, especially when Julia shows off her teeth.

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07/19/01
Dave White
Dave White
IFilm

A slam-dunk for Julia Roberts.

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07/19/01
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post

A deft, old-fashioned combination of jokes and sentiment, the cinematic equivalent of one of Crystal's opening monologues at the Academy Awards.

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07/18/01
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

A major studio takes aim at itself in a series of mostly successful sketches parodying the underhanded ways movie companies have of marketing their fare.

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07/21/01
Harvey S. Karten
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