Very entertaining

Rating: 8/10 (3 December 2006)

All four of the primary actors were excellent.
Cameron Diaz was surprisingly good as a romantic comedy lead. I had my doubts about her character in the beginning but she won me over, especially after Jude Law (who plays Kate Winslet's brother) appears.
Winslet was fabulous, as usual. Her scenes with Jack Black were good but it's her times with Eli Wallach (as the charming and oh-so-modest screen writer) that are most wonderful.
Law has a secret (actually three of them) that Diaz doesn't learn about right away. When she does find out, the story takes an interesting and sweet turn.
I was thoroughly entertained by this picture. It took a while to get going but the simultaneous stories and romances involving Winslet/Black and Diaz/Law were fun and funny.
Highly recommended.