Well, having
been expelled from the Willows Mexican Train group, apparently for being male,
last night I decided to console myself by watching this entertaining bit of
fluff. It did the trick: cute (if highly
improbable) plot, cute actress at her best, happy ending. Could one ask for more? Well, yes – but this will do.
The star is
Reese Witherspoon, who deftly dominates. She is at her best here. The supporting roles
are very well played, and the story is appealing. You know the plot: ostensible California
airhead loses boyfriend and goes to Harvard law school to get him back. With miraculous, and entertaining,
consequences. Just the right salve for a
bruised ego. I rate it B+.
By way of a
P.S., I would like to applaud Jennifer Coolidge, whom I also appreciated in Best if Show. With her looks she is unlikely to play
leading lady in a romantic production, but she is perfect as a faintly comical character
actress. Previously she appeared in the American Pie film series, about which I
know nothing.
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