My husband even liked it!

Rating: 8/10 (12 December 2006)

Great movie and really touching in parts! Kate Winslet and particularly Jude Law play their parts beautifully as you can really feel Kate's pain and Jude's struggles in parts. You know how you can watch someone do something so completely wrong to the point that you feel almost as awkward/embarrassed as they must feel? There are a few scenes where Kate plays her part so well that you're just like "No! Stop! Go back! You're headed for a train wreck!" and then you get that queasiness as you know she's headed for disaster. Jude Law's character is so well played that at one point my husband looked over at me and laughed "I don't know about you, but he's charming the socks off me" haha!
I did find it a bit hard to relate to Cameron Diaz and Jack Black's characters. Cameron Diaz plays the same tired part she always does - the spoiled, ditzy, "every man wants me" party girl type (can we say Charlie's Angels, Sweetest Thing, Something About Mary, In Her Shoes, My Best Friend's Wedding?), and although I love Jack Black, he really doesn't get the opportunity to do much with his character. Despite the annoying acting of Cameron Diaz, this is a movie I'll probably buy and watch over and over with my husband on date nights!