America's Sweethearts

2001 "Hollywood's hottest couple just split up. It'll take more than special effects to reunite them."
5.7| 1h42m| PG-13| en
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In the midst of a nasty public breakup of married movie stars, a studio publicist scrambles to put a cap on the escalating situation as the couple's latest film has found it's only print kidnapped by the director.

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Karry Best movie of this year hands down!
Console best movie i've ever seen.
Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.
Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
Desertman84 America's Sweethearts is a romantic comedy film starring Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, John Cusack, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It also stars Keri Lynn Pratt, Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci, Seth Green, Alan Arkin, and Christopher Walken, and features a cameo appearance by Larry King as himself. It was written by Crystal and Peter Tolan; and it was directed by Joe Roth.Studio mogul Joe Roth returns to his roots as a director with this romantic comedy co-written by Billy Crystal and starring Roth's longtime friend Julia Roberts. Crystal stars as Lee, a studio publicist desperately trying to keep several facts secret from reporters during a high-profile motion picture's press junket. Among the developments that Lee is trying to obscure from view: the film's eccentric director has essentially hijacked the $87 million movie and isn't allowing anyone to view it. Also, the film's high-profile, real-life married co-stars Gwen Harrison and Eddie Thomas have acrimoniously split since filming. Lee has led the press to believe that reconciliation is imminent, when in fact Gwen hates Eddie more than ever. Lee's secret weapon in his campaign of misinformation is Gwen's long-abused sister Kiki, who works as the pampered star's personal assistant while secretly pining for Eddie, who might just notice Kiki now that she's lost 60 pounds.Lacking originality or true wit, this mildly amusing but utterly banal comedy again demonstrates that Joe Roth is not much of a director and that Billy Crystal can do only one thing as an actor and that is just be Billy Crystal.Could have been more with such a great cast, but still manages to entertain.
elshikh4 Billy Crystal co-wrote and co-produced it. But I know that I loved one thing about it; which is Billy Crystal's acting !It's a watchable and relatively nice romantic comedy. However it has some major problem. (John Cusack) (or John Cause-ache !) isn't a good lead. His charisma isn't that super, and in here the real comic lines come to his lips to die. I couldn't believe him as a movie star (Keep on wishing pal !). He looked younger than his co-star (Roberts). There was No chemistry between not the 2 but the 3 stars including (Catherine Zeta-Jones) as well. And, naturally, since years ago and for years to come I DON'T LIKE JULIA ROBERTS. She's unbearable monster for me with her incredibly silly acting (and incredibly sizable mouth) not the delicate funny actress that all the people talk about ! I hated the thing about the character of Kiki being fat then thin. Or how you want to spend your life with the girl who you watched her backside by a pool ? (Maybe it's a man ! or maybe, and that's harder, it's Julia Roberts !!). And despite how the climax was well-done I needed better bigger one.In any case, it's a Billy Crystal movie; meaning that I can watch and re-watch any scene he's in, and not the rest. Simply this is a movie with a major MAJOR problem in regard to its casting.Finally, I want to assure it badly : I don't like Julia Roberts. It can be my motto by the way !
teamblaze How do make a bad movie like this one when you have so many good actors? That's hard to explain but it happens. I suppose this film is a parody of what film industry is. The film is boring from the first minute to the last one, just saved by Christopher Walken and Hank Azaria, these two actors always save the show from disaster. Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta-Jones don't match at any time, you can't believe they're sisters, or believe that John Cusack is married to Catherine Zeta-Jones. IMPOSSIBLE. At least John Cusack and Julia Roberts have comic talent and that helps a little bit, in contrast with the total lack of comic talent from Catherine Zeta-Jones, I don't remember this actress making me laugh or at least make me smile. This actress is too serious when she's very talented. This film is a total waste of time.
edwagreen The film has a funny beginning where married Hollywood starlets separate and find others to share their lives with. The truth is that the studio wants them to reconcile for film success purposes.Even an all-star cast can't help this film which dissolves fairly rapidly into routine hogwash.The writers must have been thinking of "The Producers" and that awful comical scene with the Nazis when they made this film. Their scene was just as insulting and insensitive and luckily they ended it quickly.To think that a crazed Christopher Walken could capture John Cusack and Catherine Zeta Jones into their private looniest ways is ridiculous. It seems to be a relief when Cusack falls for Julia Roberts, Catherine's sister in this mess of a film.Hank Azaria displays a funny Spanish accent with a lisp and is correctly referred to as Rickie Ricardo, but otherwise his part is wasted.