I went into "America's Sweethearts," with the expectation of a sappy romantic comedy. I was pleased to find out that this movie was actually a zany screw-ball comedy. The characters that help this craziness are superb. Billy Crystal as the busy publicizer, Seth Green as his protege, Catherine Zeta-Jones as the snobby sister, Julia Roberts as a "Cinderella" type of character, John Cusack as a heartfelt actor, Hank Azaria as a raging Spaniard, and Christopher Walken as a groundbreaking director. All the caricatures and personalities are accounted for, and when put together they're extremely funny. This is a movie where one-liners seem to work. For example, John Cusack says (after being hit with dinner tray), "Oh yeah, I won, all I had to do was throw my face into that dinner tray." The slight downfall of the movie is the absence of the "WoW FACTOR." This factor is the line that separates great from good. While watching "America's Sweethearts," you never are WoWed, you might laugh, but not hard enough. However, in the end, I found the film enjoyable and cooky. ***--B+
Review of America's Sweethearts
