Sweet Home Alabama
Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey
New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But Melanie's past holds many secrets, including Jake, the redneck husband she married...( read more
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DVD Released: February 4, 2003
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March 16, 2009Interesting parallel between Southern girl masquerading as New Yorker/good actress masquerading as one who can only get fluffy, forgettable roles.
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January 4, 2009This is one of my favourite romantic comedies and favourite Reese movie. Excellent rom com about a girl who gets engaged and then has to return to her roots to get divorced from her first husband. Reese at her best.
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September 20, 2008Sweet Home Alabama, is a very cute and funny film starring Reese Witherspoon.
Reese has to head home from her high fashion lifestyle in NYC. She needs to get a quick divorce from her hometown sweetheart (Josh Lucas) before she can marry and her new (Patrick Dempsey)finds out. -
June 25, 2008Fluffy, cute, like a bunny. But less delicious with a sherry reduction sauce...
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July 5, 2009Its a very sweet romantic movie. This film shows us that you cannot escape your past, no matter how hard you try. The story is about a love triangle involving two childhood Alabama sweethearts who married but became estranged, Jake Perry(Josh) and Melanie Smooter(Reese), and Mela... ...( read more )
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September 27, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
September 27, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Light to the point of disposability, Sweet Home Alabama is a small screwball comic idea that spins out far too long. full review
September 27, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
I enjoyed Witherspoon and the local color, but I am so very tired of the underlying premise. full review
September 27, 2002
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Will the parties responsible for kidnapping Reese Witherspoon and putting a grinning replicant in her place please bring her back? full review
September 26, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Every time you look, Sweet Home Alabama is taking another bummer of a wrong turn. full review
September 26, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Even in this less-than-magic kingdom, Reese rules. full review
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May 5, 2009Sweet Home Alabama is my favorite Reese Witherspoon movie. I have Sweet Home Alabama on DVD with Reese Witherspoon.
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August 2, 2008omg!!! my heart melts each and every time i watch it! <3 and in tha beginning " why would u wnat to marry me anyhow?" "so i can kiss u anytime i want" a tear falls from my eye and a smile sneeks up on me to my face. makes me think of what sounds like fairy tales can really happen. <3 :D C: <3
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January 10, 2008I Love this Movie!!!!!!!!!!!
Reese Witherspoon is really good!!!!!!!!!! -
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