Charming, Actually

Rating: 9/10 (6 November 2003)

This is a movie that makes you laugh, cry, smile and dream. What more could one ask of a sweet, silly, couple of hours? As soon as the scene with the aging rocker started, I knew I was going to like this film. I especially liked the way music was used to segue from one character's story to another. My only complainant was that there were so many stories, and I wanted to see more of some. I especially liked the one involving the new widower and his stepson, the rockers comeback, the one about the porn stand-ins, the one about the long-time marrieds facing a crisis in their marriage, and the impossibly-handsome PM. even some of the smaller parts were real standouts. The jewelry clerk who blocked for the kid at the airport, and Claudia Schiffer's cameo were charming touches. My preview audiences was sniffling at some parts, going "awwww" at others, and applauding at the end. Okay, it's sappy, but, heck, it's getting close to Christmas!