Sort of Decent...

Rating: Null/10 (24 July 2003)

Being who I am, I admit that romantic comedies can get no higher than 4 out of six stars with me. This is because those movies often aren't that deep (Which is OK, movies don't have to be) and because they're often too alike and usually mediocre at best. Still I think this movie has some good parts.
Okay, there ARE a lot of overused cliches at work here: They have to pretend to be something they're not, the hate each other, then they love each other, they learn something, etc... BUT the fact that in 80% of this movie the actors aren't gazing dreamingly at each other, but in fact being really MEAN gives it a nice twist. Kate Hudson is VERY evil at times, which at some points are funny, and McConnaughy makes a good effort at trying to put up with the madwoman that those parts actually work. But alas, when they begin to fall in love and Hudson realizes that she really doesn't want to hurt him, etc. that's when the story becomes mainstream, boring and cliche.

Therefore I give this movie 3 stars out of 6, for being funny, though mediocre.