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32 out of 100

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3.0 out of 10

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  • Starring: David Paymer, Kate Hudson, Luke Wilson, Sophie Marceau
  • Summary: Alex Sheldon (Wilson) is an author whose writer's block is the least of his problems - he also happens to be flat broke and owes Cuban loan sharks $100,000. Desperate, Alex secures the services of opinionated stenographer Emma Dinsmore (Hudson) to help him complete his novel and get paid by his publisher in time to save his skin. (Warner Bros.)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 35
  3. Negative: 17 out of 35
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    75
    Alex & Emma isn't nearly as clever as Reiner's classic "Misery," a very different look at a male writer and his female companion. But it's diverting fun.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    60
    A desperately slight romantic comedy marked by contrived romance and little comedy.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    Emma writes everything down and then offers helpful suggestions, although she fails to supply the most useful observation of all, which would be to observe that the entire novel is complete crap.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 3 out of 7

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