It’s like : every other romantic comedy where complete opposites meet in completely different worlds, only to fall madly in love with one another. It’s trite. Go figure.
Stars you’d know: Renee Zellweger (looking particularly old), Harry Connick Jr. (looking particularly haggard), and The Closer’s J.K. Simmons (talking particularly un-Chief Pope like)
Synopsis: If you need to waste time watching a trite romantic comedy, rent Wedding Planner or Maid in Manhattan. Want a good “we’re from two different worlds, how will we ever get along?”, rent While You Were Sleeping or Definitely Maybe. But don’t waste your time with this one. The writings poor, the location (Minnesota, although shot entirely on location in Winnipeg, Canada) makes you cold, and the stars seem bored with the whole process. (Sometimes I feel when people of stature (see Renee’s Oscar nomination) resort to boring romantic comedies, it’s because they lost a bet or something…) And seriously, if you are going to shoot an entire movie on location, at least make the script follow that too. Here, Minnesota is represented, but Canada was its replacement. Really? Did we really need to replace Minnesota with Canada or vice-versa? It’s almost as bad as Chicago being shot in Canada. Almost…
Verdict: Rent Definitely, Maybe for laughs, or rewatch The Notebook for substance.
