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The Sweetest Thing (2002)

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Reviews Counted:104

Fresh:26

Rotten:78

Average Rating:4.2/10

Consensus: A collection of hit-or-miss gags tied together by a thin plot.

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Where can a girl who is usually the heartbreaker find the perfect guy? For Christina Walters (Cameron Diaz), the answer is the San Francisco nightclub where she meets Peter Donahue (Thomas Jane).... Where can a girl who is usually the heartbreaker find the perfect guy? For Christina Walters (Cameron Diaz), the answer is the San Francisco nightclub where she meets Peter Donahue (Thomas Jane). Unfortunately, their meeting is fleeting and this quintessential hip party girl is left in unfamiliar territory--smitten by a total stranger. Determined to see her best friend happy, Courtney Rockliffe (Christina Applegate) takes Christina on a road trip to Peter's sleepy California hometown in search of the man of her dreams. In the meantime, Christina's roommate, the just-dumped Jane Burns (Selma Blair), engages in her own lusty pursuits. Diaz and Applegate have great chemistry and are utterly believable as best friends. The script by Nancy M. Pimental, who wrote for South Park, blends raunchy humor and sentimentality, both of which are complimented by a healthy dose of sight gags. Directed by Roger Kumble (CRUEL INTENTIONS), THE SWEETEST THING is an amusing--albeit somewhat crude--look at what people will do for love. The film also features Jason Bateman in fine form as Peter's brother, indie queen Parker Posey as a bride-to-be, and a brief appearance by Applegate's real-life husband, actor Jonathan Schaech. [More]

Starring: Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair, Thomas Jane

Starring: Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair, Thomas Jane, Parker Posey, Jason Bateman

Director: Roger Kumble

Director: Roger Kumble
Screenwriter: Nancy M. Pimental
Producer: Cathy Konrad
Composer: Edward Shearmur
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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The overriding effect of watching these actresses debase themselves is the cinematic equivalent of a motorway car wreck.

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11/01/07
David Ansen
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It's not great or inspired by any means, but it's cute and amusing enough.

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12/06/05
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Call it a younger, West Coast cousin to Sex and the City, or There's Something About Mary from the woman's point of view.

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06/25/04
Judith Egerton
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

If a date suggests the two of you should go and see this film dump them.

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