Apparently she couldn't manage the accent at all because there's some tale about how she's being raised in Minneapolis by her mother, so she gets to keep her American twang. This makes the scenes between her and Hartnett really weird as he struggles to hang on to his English accent for a whole scene while talking to a fellow American. The character is the stock ingenue, and her main function is to look pretty and be nice. Blow Dry lacks the wit, energy and spark that we have come to expect from British films in recent years. It certainly has none of the charm of The Full Monty.
Direction is pedantic, with the big hair show scenes looking tawdry and ridiculous.
Other tech credits are okay, but the overall look of the film is better suited to television than the big screen. Save your money. Stay in and rent Truly, Madly Deeply . The Mediadrome 2000. All Rights Reserved.