America's Sweethearts

Name: America's Sweethearts
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: July 20, 2001
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 44
Cast: John Cusack, Julia Roberts

2001

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: July 20, 2001 | PG-13

Starring: John Cusack, Julia Roberts

Summary: For an awkward, self-conscious girl like Kiki (Roberts), being the personal assistant to a beautiful mega-star like Gwen (Zeta-Jones) isn't easy. But when she dutifully accepts the task of helping Gwen and her estranged mega-star husband Eddie (Cusack) make it through one last public appearance masterminded by legendary press agent LeeFor an awkward, self-conscious girl like Kiki (Roberts), being the personal assistant to a beautiful mega-star like Gwen (Zeta-Jones) isn't easy. But when she dutifully accepts the task of helping Gwen and her estranged mega-star husband Eddie (Cusack) make it through one last public appearance masterminded by legendary press agent Lee Phillips (Crystal), forever devoted Kiki finds that her job is about to get even harder. (Sony Pictures Entertainment)… Expand

Director: Joe Roth

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 102 min

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Michael Sragow

Turns the kleig lights around to produce a wry and dead-on commentary on the film industry and the journalists who cover it.

William Arnold

Though an uneven, often confused, mixed bag -- the movie gradually comes together to be a fairly hilarious inside-Hollywood farce. Read full review

Steven Rea

Christopher Walken has the best moments in the whole thing, portraying the wacked-out auteur of the Gwen-and-Eddie vehicle. Sadly, he's only in America's Sweethearts a few hilarious minutes.

Roger Ebert

America's Sweethearts recycles "Singin' in the Rain" but lacks the sassy genius of that 1952 musical, which is still the best comedy ever made about Hollywood. Read full review

Dana Stevens

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. Read full review

Charles Taylor

It's mostly terrible. The movie has no sparkle, no charm, nothing to sweep us off our feet. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Overwritten by Billy Crystal and Peter Tolan, overdirected by Joe Roth, overplayed by most of the cast, yet typically undernourished. Read full review

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annbd

Nov 22, 2018

Not that bad actually. Audience was provided with funny jokes and sweet happy ending. I have mixed feelings, but overall I liked it.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

JenniferL.

Feb 20, 2006

One of my all-time top 20 worst movies, right up there with Batman and Robin, and VI Warshawski

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MrsBBaggins

Dec 29, 2013

Definitely on of the worst movies I've ever seen. The plot was all over the place, you didn't know who they were trying to focus on or what it was even about. This movie left me dumbfounded at how bad it was.

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