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[Battalion - Review] :: Sweet Home Alabama
Oct. 4th, 2002 09:13 pmMovie Review
Sweet Home Alabama
By Denise Schoppe
October 04, 2002
The war between the North and the South has never fully ended, and in Sweet Home Alabama it chooses Melanie Carmichael's (Reese Witherspoon) love life as its newest battlefield.
After becoming engaged to Andrew (Patrick Dempsey) in New York City, Melanie must return home to Alabama to divorce her husband Jake (Josh Lucas) - who no one in NYC knows anything about. Back on her home territory, Melanie finds her past and future colliding in this romantic comedy.
Having not been home in seven years, Melanie is soon surrounded by old friends, family and the past she'd tried to leave behind. She ends up torn between the sophisticated New York fashion designer she has become and the down-home trouble-maker she used to be, complete with the men each life includes.
Witherspoon brings an honesty to this character that has rightfully earned her the title of "America's New Sweetheart." With excellent comedic timing, Witherspoon proves you really can take the girl out of the South, but never take the South out of the girl.
The soundtrack of this movie deserves a nod of its own as well. With Lynyrd Skynrd's 'Sweet Home Alabama' as the cornerstone of the movie's music, the presence of Avril Lavigne and Dolly Parton perfectly capture the two extremes this movie portrays.
While this movie is plagued by overly cliched portrayals of Southern "trailer folk" and New York "Yankees", Sweet Home Alabama is a great date movie that is sure to leave viewers with a smile and thoughts of finding that one true love.
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Sweet Home Alabama
By Denise Schoppe
October 04, 2002
The war between the North and the South has never fully ended, and in Sweet Home Alabama it chooses Melanie Carmichael's (Reese Witherspoon) love life as its newest battlefield.
After becoming engaged to Andrew (Patrick Dempsey) in New York City, Melanie must return home to Alabama to divorce her husband Jake (Josh Lucas) - who no one in NYC knows anything about. Back on her home territory, Melanie finds her past and future colliding in this romantic comedy.
Having not been home in seven years, Melanie is soon surrounded by old friends, family and the past she'd tried to leave behind. She ends up torn between the sophisticated New York fashion designer she has become and the down-home trouble-maker she used to be, complete with the men each life includes.
Witherspoon brings an honesty to this character that has rightfully earned her the title of "America's New Sweetheart." With excellent comedic timing, Witherspoon proves you really can take the girl out of the South, but never take the South out of the girl.
The soundtrack of this movie deserves a nod of its own as well. With Lynyrd Skynrd's 'Sweet Home Alabama' as the cornerstone of the movie's music, the presence of Avril Lavigne and Dolly Parton perfectly capture the two extremes this movie portrays.
While this movie is plagued by overly cliched portrayals of Southern "trailer folk" and New York "Yankees", Sweet Home Alabama is a great date movie that is sure to leave viewers with a smile and thoughts of finding that one true love.
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