Overrated, and hardly deserving of the "Best Picture" award...

Rating: 6/10 (15 July 1999)

The idea that this common romantic comedy actually won the "Best Picture" Oscar is absolutely perplexing to me. Don't get me wrong, it is a good movie, but not a great one. It's a light, airy romp full of attractive actors acting like actors. Nothing more. Perhaps after years of choosing "heavy" movies, the Academy just wanted something light. I think that's disappointing.
I didn't feel that any of the performances were Oscar-worthy (that award is just going to cause Gwyneth Paltrow's already huge ego to swell up even more). This is the second year in a row in which the undeserving film won the award. L.A. Confidential should have won in 1997, just as Saving Private Ryan should have won in '98. It's unfortunate. I hope this downward trend ceases.