MPAA Rating: PG-13
Original Review Date: December 10, 2003
Reviewed by: Erin, Movie Muse
In a Nutshell: Visually wonderful, fairly cute story. Fairly
good, I'd say.
Quick Plot: Barbara Novak has written a book, teaching women to
be like men in the bedroom department (all fun, no emotional
commitment). Catcher Block (ladies man, man's man, man about
town) is a journalist determined to make the scoop of the year
by proving that Ms. Novak needs love, too, by making her fall
for him.
In Detail: This movie was quite fun. It starts off rather slow,
and it is by no means a great movie, but if you love the classic
"pillow talk" type films, you'll find this one quite
entertaining. It is visually stunning, but I love the classic
50s/60s style to begin with. So fun! Both Ewan McGregor and
Renee Zelweger can deliver those wonderfully corny lines with
enough tongue in cheek (pun intended) to pull them off. Both
the dialog and the pace of the film picks up 30-45 minutes
through, with one amazing soliloquy by Renee near the end.
Worth seeing if you like the old Doris Day films. It is quite
over the top in many places (similar to Soapdish in some ways),
but it is intended to be, so just take it with a grain of salt.
Will I Buy It? I can't decide. It was a lot of fun, but I
didn't love it. I would probably buy it if I found it for a
good price, perhaps previewed.
