Steaming Pile

Rating: 1/10 (22 June 2004)

I don't usually comment on films, but this one was so bad that I need to say something. 1. Hugh Grant as English Prime Minister - He tells off the US President because he is sexist. I don't expect films to be completely realistic, but somehow grounded in reality. This prime minister is going to put US-English relations in jeopardy because the President hits on Hugh Grant's love interest, please. I know the film is trying to make a political statement, but this is just idiotic. 2. Keira Knightly and her husband's best friend love interest just doesn't make any sense. She marries a man and then immediately has some sort of interest in a guy who never would talk to her. The plot line just doesn't ring true. 3. They take the little kids love interest a little too seriously. 4. Are English people capable of "sealing the deal." or are they all too shy to actually go in for the "kill." The movie is frustrating in this respect. 5. Emma Thompson is dressed in a gray sweatsuit. Then in the end she wears make-up to show us that it really is partly her fault that her husband nearly cheated on her. Please don't treat me like a moron. Is this movie really worth the 2+ hours that it takes to get through - No. It is very corny and cliché throughout, at times making you want to gag in cute revulsion. In conclusion, you'll want those two hours back when you are laying on your death bed.