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Sweet Home Alabama

Touchstone / Year: 2002

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Synopsis

In this romantic comedy, Witherspoon plays a Southern girl who has made good in New York City. When her handsome, rich beau proposes marriage, she has to return to her home town to wrangle a divorce from her husband -- who still pines for her. In NYC, her best friend is a gay man, and in Alabama, it's the same. There's only difference, she outs her best friend in a bar full of people...oops. The gay guy is a hunk, the ex-husband is a hunk - at least there's eye candy in this hetero romantic comedy.

Review

"People need a passport to come down here" New York designer Melanie (Witherspoon) chirps, commenting on the disparity between the North and the South. It's actually one of the funnier lines in the film (in context), said to underscore how much Melanie -- born and raised in the small Alabama town she is visiting -- feels disconnected to her roots. As engagingly played by Witherspoon, who rises leaps and bounds above the somewhat shaky material, Melanie is a throwback to the '30s screwball heroine. Charming, kooky but smart when she needs to be, Melanie is engaged to the most eligible bachelor in NYC. Only her hunky husband back home stands in her way, so she sets south to finalize the divorce. Of course, seven years later, he still pines for her, and refuses to sign hoping to win her back. The material a tad tired, but the crowds at the mall loved this one and it's because Reese Witherspoon manages to delight us all with her charms.

--David Bleiler

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $17.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 786936208030
Catalog #: DL1900022

Studio : Touchstone

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital Surround
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.35
Extras: 8 Deleted Scenes
Features:
Deleted scenes and alternate ending have introductions by Andy Tennant
Audio commentary: by Andy Tennant
Music video(s): "Mine All Mine" by SHeDAISY

Keywords

Fashion, Friendship, Gay Male, Gay/Lesbian

Genres

Comedy, Romance

Customer Reviews

Good movie, better the second time through

boogalooshrimp wrote on 06/28/2005:

I liked the movie overall, good characters, kitschy dialogue, lots of eye candy. Watching it the first time gives you a weird angry feel to the movie, but the second viewing puts it all in perspective.