Thought I would hate it

Rating: 8/10 (23 March 2000)

When this movie first came out, I thought it looked like a piece of romantic, girlie-movie drivel. After at least 20 people told me it was great, I convinced my boyfriend to go with me. We got to the theater ahead of the adolescent mobs and settled in, me praying that it would at least be OK. Wow! This movie was WAY better than I ever thought it would be! Although it's a Hollywood movie in every way, especially in the plot and mediocre writing, I admit that I was sucked in. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. It reminds me a lot of old-fashioned Hollywood movies, where the whole film is out to blow you away and actually succeeds.
Yes, some of the acting is, well, subpar, and the dialogue has some truly cringe-inducing moments, but overall, this is a darn good film. It's nice to see it now and again, not to criticize or play erudite film scholar, but just to enjoy a movie.