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Sweet Home Alabama, 2002

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Joshua Lucas

Directed by: Andy Tennant

Written by: C. Jay Cox

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 108 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:5.8

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Sweet Home Alabama can be described as touching, sentimental, and feel good. The plot revolves around fashion, homecoming, and lovers reunited. The main genres are comedy and romance. In terms of style, Sweet Home Alabama has a Hollywood tone. In approach, it is realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a small town. Sweet Home Alabama is located in Alabama and New York. It takes place in contemporary times. The soundtrack is rock. Sweet Home Alabama has received attention for being an award winner. It is well suited for a girls' night and a date night.

Summary of Sweet Home Alabama

Reese Witherspoon stars in Sweet Home Alabama, a charming romantic comedy directed by Andy Tennant. Witherspoon is Melanie Carmichael, a Southern girl who leaves her past behind in order to find success as a fashion designer in New York City. On the night of a hugely important show, her charming and romantic boyfriend, Andrew (Patrick Dempsey), proposes to her. It is at that point that Melanie flees for Alabama, hoping to take care of some unfinished business before Andrew and his mother, New York mayor Kate Hennings (Candice Bergan), discover the truth about her. The truth is that Melanie, whose real last name is Smooter, is still married to her childhood sweetheart, Jake (Josh Lucas), who refuses to grant her a divorce. As Melanie reunites with her parents and old friends, she is forced to reevaluate her new-and-improved self. In the process, she rediscovers a love that she thought she had lost. Tennant's film is elevated by Witherspoon's mere presence. Her rare blend of intelligence, wit, and beauty are a wonder to behold. Adding to the charm are Lucas and Dempsey, who portray characters who are hard to root against.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	20 September 2002
Runtime:	108 min

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Reese Witherspoon

as Melanie Smooter

Joshua Lucas

as Jake Perry

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Salon.com

A good-natured but massively flawed little comedy. Full Review

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by: Stephanie Zacharek

The New York Times

If Sweet Home Alabama, directed by Andy Tennant from a screenplay by C. Jay Cox, has the ingredients for a classic screwball comedy, the movie is in such a rush to entertain that it barely connects the dots of its story. But it still has its... Full Review

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by: Stephen Holden

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I can watch it a million times....

One of the greatest romance movies I've seen. It's got everything you need - humor, hope, and a wedding in the end of course. Melanie Carmichael is going to get married very soon but for that she needs a divorce.... She goes home especially for this... Read and rate it

13.August.2008
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by: mor318
mor318 rated this movie8/10Great

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