Not Oscar material, but fun

Rating: Null/10 (28 July 2004)

My wife had been nagging me for months about renting this movie and I kept putting it off. The critics reviews had totally turned me off to the story.
I finally picked up the DVD tonight and just thought I would read a book while my wife watched it. About 15 minutes after it started, I realized I was enjoying it...and it wasn't all due to the eye candy dancing on the bar.
I found it amusing and fun, and my wife enjoyed it too. I agree that the plot was predictable, but it is the rare movie that isn't. It certainly was no more schmaltzy and predictable than "Dirty Dancing" which made a mint when it came out. There are a hundred stories like this, but the dialogue is fresh enough to make the story entertaining. I look forward to seeing Piper Perabo in other roles. I gave it a 7.