Surprisingly pleasing

Rating: 7/10 (22 December 2006)

I watched this film reluctantly after my friends recommended it, but I wasn't expecting much. By the end, I was crying. And not because it was truly awful, but because it was touching and was well portrayed by the actors chosen. At first, I was a little hesitant about Cameron's character, and thought that she would ruin the movie, but very quickly, all the characters began to grow on me. Initially, this film starts with four people leading separate lives and throughout the film, connections start to be made. The two women in the film swap lives, trying to escape from their dismal love lives. They go on a 2 week "holiday", hoping to avoid from any male contact. One travels from Surrey to L.A, and visa versa. However, love soon comes knocking on their doors... I believe that they picked the actors quite well, and if you enjoy watching Jude Law (who looked very pleasing to the eye in this film), Cameron Diaz, Jack Black and Kate Winslet, then this film might well be for you. This is a very typical rom com with ups and downs, dilemmas and tear-jerking moments, but of course it has a happy ending.