Turnabout is fair play

Rating: 4/10 (29 October 2002)

(Possible general spoilers) When does 98 minutes feel like 196? In movies like this. I'm a real middle-age female and while I'm in far better shape than the average Walmart shopper due to regular exercise and having something of a
clue re: nutrition, I'm still no fashion model. So the idea of Renee Z. as
Bridget being considered 'obese; is simply laughable-- unless she's 3 feet tall. Most heterosexual males don't care if a woman is a bit plump--most prefer it, Hollywood neuroticisms aside. The real quizzer in this movie's scenario is why Colin Firth's Darcy would develop an interest in such an emotional wet rag as Bridget. The women is a mess--not an interesting mess, a drippy
mess.(Honestly, one 'bad speech' scene was plenty, thanks.) Still, it's a fair cop. I've lost track of the number of movies/TV shows I've seen where the
overweight/loser male lead somehow attracts the devoted attentions of the
impossibly pretty/skinny female lead. After years of male-screenwriter
fantasy fulfillment why shouldn't an unsympathetic average-looking female
lead get the attentions of a lovely male character. Only fair, eh? Aside from Messr's. Broadbent and Firth, the film's a snooze. Save your money and give this one a pass.