All these good actors and all Crystal's sass and witty candor can't bring back the heyday of Billy Wilder and Preston Sturges. Or even, most of the time, their off-days.
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07/20/01
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... [More]
Starring: Julia Roberts, John Cusack, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Billy Crystal
Director: Joe Roth
Reviews for America's Sweethearts
America's Sweethearts recycles Singin' in the Rain but lacks the sassy genius of that 1952 musical.
07/20/01
Top CriticSave for a few crackling wisecracks from Billy Crystal, and some moments of delicious is-she -acting-or -is-it-real insanity from Catherine Zeta-Jones, the fine cast sleepwalks through this film.
07/20/01
The film is longer on one-liners than inventiveness, focus, and sharp characterization.
07/20/01
...it never rises above the level set by the routine, predictable screenplay...
07/20/01
Wide parched vistas of monotony separate scrabbly oases of amusement and the payoff for a gag almost never matches the time devoted to its setup.
07/19/01
Not so much a terrible movie as a tryingly bland one, the star-stuffed America's Sweethearts actually manages to make Entertainment Tonight seem dangerous by comparison.
07/19/01
A fairly hilarious inside-Hollywood farce.
07/19/01
Nothing overly special, new or particularly insightful about off-screen romance in Hollywood, but above average for what it's attempting to do and be.
07/19/01
The movie has no sparkle, no charm, nothing to sweep us off our feet.
07/19/01
A purely forgettable romantic comedy.
07/19/01
A terrific romantic comedy about narcissism, insincerity, lunacy and glamour.
07/19/01
Like a bottle of lukewarm Champagne -- an expensive one, judging by the label -- America's Sweethearts opens with a promising burst of effervescence and quickly goes flat.
07/19/01
Top CriticOften funny but not that engaging.
07/19/01
[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.
07/19/01
[T]he jokes mostly fell flat.
07/19/01
The flick's got enough charming moments to offer a sweet, if not great, time.
07/19/01
Top CriticIt has the misfortune of being both too inside for outsiders and too unlikely for those in the know.
07/19/01
For a film that attempts to be a breezy farce, it's a remarkably sour affair with a thinly veiled contempt and self-hatred for just about everything associated with Hollywood these days.
07/19/01
You go away reasonably satisfied - not filled up, not delighted, but pleased that your expectations have been met again.
07/19/01
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June 05, 2001:
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June 05, 2001:
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