Nice *easy* chick flick

Rating: 6/10 (13 January 2008)

After reading a lot of the comments here, I was considering withdrawing a comment, but figured I would comment nonetheless.
Having read the book last year (of course) I was disappointed - the books are always better than the films. The film seems to have taken some of the best bits of the book and shoved them into the film, missing out other stuff which I thought was important to the storyline.
Strange to see Swank play 'a girl' for once, but she did it well. Harry Connick Jnrs character was highly annoying, which in the book he isn't, he is a total rock and less annoying. The mother too, Kathy Bates is wonderful, but I wanted to smack her in the face.
I didn't shed a tear and kept saying to my girlfriend next to me 'I can't remember that happening in the book?!'
For those who have read the book - don't expect too much from the film.
For those who have seen the film... read the book!
M