Sharp and Funny

Rating: 8/10 (19 March 2000)

I can see why Ebert compared this with a TV docudrama, since the plot and the resolution do sometimes verge on cliched and predictable. Nevertheless, the movie is hilarious in places, and found myself really liking it despite not really being a fan of Julia Roberts or that whole genre of movies. But since it was Steven Soderbergh, I had to see to see it, and I was definitely not disappointed. One of the rare occassions when the theatre burst into applause not just at the end, but at least 3 or 4 times during the show. Roberts actually makes this role of a beauty queen with a photographic memory believable. Great dialogue and great supporting cast make this movie something worth seeing.