Chocolate Fudge Sauce from the Jar

Rating: Null/10 (18 April 2001)

Delectable movie up to a point, but then it cloys, just like one of Bridget's snacks of chocolate fudge sauce from the jar.

Two gorgeous men vie for the love of our hapless heroine -- how's that for a female fantasy flick? They even duke it out for her -- how's that for trite? The Darcy relationship relies on a sequence of annoying-to-watch misunderstandings so protracted one wants to fling one's buttered popcorn at the screen.
On the plus side, a sexy plump heroine on the screen is long overdue. With her spilling brassieres and full thighs, Renee looks luscious. Her ditsy sincerity is charming, though one wishes she didn't have to be so stupid sometimes; at one point, she demonstrates a total ignorance of some big-deal front-page trial in which her would-be boyfriend is a key player!

Also on the plus side, a nice subplot involving her mother and father. The seniors get their moment.
A romp of a movie, enjoyable but ultimately witless and about 15 minutes too long for its own good.