Kate Winslet simply makes the movie!

Rating: 8/10 (8 December 2006)

The writing is, at times, hokey and formulatic, but not a one of the leading stars are without their due talent, though Kate Winslet as Iris outshines the lot of them. She as an actress radiates just as her character does, and it is she and she alone who make the Los Angeles storyline the best out of the two. She is simply adorable, while Cameron Diaz is a bit too work-aholic commit-a- phobic for my taste. Her eventual romance is obvious the instant one lays eye on the object of her affection, while Iris goes through a bit more character development and has a bit more depth than the other leading lady. Jude Law is adorable, perhaps as a result as the fictional family resemblance? Jack Black is funnily awkward, as he is meant to be, making his persona flawed to perfection. This movie is quite a good way to spend a night with nothing better to do, and, in my humble opinion, as I am sure all reading can already assert from reading thus far, Kate Winslet sparkles like a diamond while the rest merely glint.