light bubbly comedy

Rating: 6/10 (30 April 2005)

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OK-I am the first to admit this movie had flaws. It was quite ridiculous in some areas and many scenes aren't as funny as they should be. It still warrants an above average rating though. This is mainly because of Kate Hudson. I doubt that had anybody else played this role I'd have tuned into this movie for more then 10 minutes. But she plays this role very well. Hudson has a naturally mischievous quality that lends itself well to a movie such as this and makes one want to watch. So I did.
I think there were a few problems with this movie, one being some of the jokes become a little more obnoxious then funny and come very close to wearing out their welcome. There's also the problem that no matter which way you look at it, and no matter how unbelievable many romantic comedies are, these two people BOTH having bets going on simultaneously, is almost just to much. I think it would have maybe been better to just have Hudson involved in the whole bet thing and concentrate more on the wit factor.
The other problem I had with 10 days, is the ending. I'm SO tired of all these romantic comedies ending the same way. One's about to leave town(usually the female) and then the male lead goes racing after her....I wish this movie hadn't done that, it's getting SO overdone, we get the same ending almost every time. The movie was somewhat creative, so I ask, couldn't a more creative, WITTY ending been used? They still could have wound up together just not in the same standard bland way!
The movie's main positive was Hudson who made this occasionally laugh out loud hysterical. Some things WERE very funny and the wit came not just from the stunts Hudson pulled but from Hudson herself. Like her mother, Kate Hudson has a wonderful sense of comedic timing, great facial expressions and she had me roaring in some places. I loved the line where she says something similar to: "I love you but I don't like you right now", turns away and then mouths what she just said with an expression of utter befuddlement.
That's just one example but the fact is, though this movie had some problems the movie makers hired the right leading lady and that's the main reason I'm giving this a 6 of 10. This is not going to go down as one of the greatest romantic comedies ever made (though I think it really could have been even funnier.) But for what it is it's not a bad way to spend some time. My vote is 6 of 10.