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America's Sweethearts (2001)

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Reviews Counted:142

Fresh:45

Rotten:97

Average Rating:4.7/10

Consensus: Despite its famous cast, the movie lacks sympathetic characters and is only funny in spurts.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for language, some crude and sexual humor

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jul 20, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $93,008,426

Synopsis: Gwen (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Eddie (John Cusack) are AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS, two wildly popular celebrities who share their love on and off the screen in this farcical romantic comedy. But a... Gwen (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Eddie (John Cusack) are AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS, two wildly popular celebrities who share their love on and off the screen in this farcical romantic comedy. But a messy breakup sends Eddie to a New Age Hollywood healing center and Gwen into the arms of her current affair, a Spanish bohunk short on charm (Hank Azaria). When their relationship troubles begin to threaten their superstar celebrity status and the release of their final film together the studio heads call in legendary press agent Lee Phillips (Billy Crystal) to helm the troubled film's press junket. Julia Roberts costars as Kiki, Gwen's personal assistant and sister who has always lived to please her demanding diva sister. Once overweight and severely self-conscious, Kiki's life revolves around her sister's ridiculous demands in this send up of ego-driven movie star vanity, penned cleverly with cynical insider wit by Crystal and Peter Tolan. Phillips manages to gather the warring superstars and gaggles of press together at a remote desert location for the all important press junket where his best laid plans begin to unravel in this hysterical parody of the movie industry replete with neurotic actors, eccentric crazed directors (Christopher Walken in a gem of a cameo), maniacal studio heads, and gossip-starved press who will do anything or anyone for the next big story. [More]

Starring: Julia Roberts, John Cusack, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Billy Crystal

Starring: Julia Roberts, John Cusack, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Billy Crystal, Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci, Christopher Walken, Seth Green

Director: Joe Roth

Director: Joe Roth
Screenwriter: Billy Crystal, Peter Tolan, Donna Roth
Producer: Susan Arnold, Billy Crystal
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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As romance, America's Sweethearts is as heartfelt as a sitcom; as Hollywood satire, it's as pointed as an issue of Mad.

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07/19/01
Robert Wilonsky
Robert Wilonsky
New Times

An enjoyable night out.

Full Review Source: Contra Costa Times | comment Comment
07/19/01
Mary F. Pols
Mary F. Pols
Contra Costa Times

Pleasant old-school comedy with a few modern, edgy twists.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
07/19/01
Bob Longino
Bob Longino
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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07/19/01
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

One of the most caustic and hilarious looks behind the scenes of movie-making since Bowfinger.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
07/19/01
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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A miasma of vanity envelops America's Sweethearts where wit ought to reign.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
07/19/01
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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Yawnsville.

Full Review Source: BeatBoxBetty.com | comment Comment
07/18/01
BeatBoxBetty.com

A deft, old-fashioned combination of jokes and sentiment, the cinematic equivalent of one of Crystal's opening monologues at the Academy Awards.

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07/18/01
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

America's Sweethearts begins as a smartly promising, gently farcical comedy of manners and ends as sourly and haphazardly as the lives it is poking fun at.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
07/18/01
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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Has its share of memorable funny moments.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
07/17/01
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

Why would I want any of these jerks to be happy?

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
07/16/01
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Trite, unfunny, boring and a waste of everyone's talent.

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07/16/01
JoBlo
JoBlo
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Leaves you shaking your head over a lost opportunity to make a really great comedy.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
07/16/01
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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Creative and extremely fun to watch.

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05/09/01
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