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Down With Love [2003]
from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
starring Ewan McGregor, Renee Zellweger, Sarah Paulson, David Hyde Pierce, Rachel Dratch
directed by Peyton Reed

Features:

• PAL
• Widescreen

Editorial Review:

The bright, glossy world of Doris Day and Rock Hudson sex comedies gets a self-aware brush-up in Down with Love. Pillow-lipped Renée Zellweger (Chicago) plays Barbara Novak, the author of a bestselling book called Down with Love that advises women to focus on their careers and have sex à la carte--just like a man would. Determined to prove that Novak is just as vulnerable to love as any woman, dashingly chauvinist magazine writer Catcher Block (ever-charming Ewan McGregor, Moulin Rouge) pretends to be a courtly astronaut who wouldn't dream of putting his hand on a woman's knee. This piffle of a story seems like nothing more than an excuse for ironic double-entendres and dazzling production design, until a sneaky plot twist suddenly raises the stakes for the movie's end. As he always does, the brilliant David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) scores the most comic points as Block's fussy editor. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Guess it's like Marmite...
  This movie is like marmite: you either LOVE it or you absolutely HATE it! I saw it, found it hilarious, over the top, funny, witty, with good acting and great sets. My best friend turned it off after 20 minutes as she couldn't take it.
  In the end it all depends on what you expect a movie to be. If you want a (somewhat) serious rom-com with a believable enough story and characters that might (perhaps maybe) really exist with utterly romantic moments... then this is NOT the film for you. If you, however,... more info

• Down the Toilet
  Doris Day and Rock Hudson movies were no good the first time round, with their split screen phone conversations and crossed wires. They never rose above a bad TV sitcom. So why would Hollywood producers do another one--not a spoof but a straight copy? Are there really no good new stripts available?
  Renee Zellweger is a good actress and has done some good light comedy. She's also done drama (Cold Mountain) and musicals. Why she'd allow her talents to be wasted in a film like this is beyond me.
  Ewan... more info

• Simply charming!
  I saw this film on my friend's shelf recently, I borrowed it and have had it on loop ever since....
  I have to confess that I did not expect much from it initially, as it did not get great media coverage during the time of it's release. Furthermore, I am not a fan of either Ewan or Rene. Nonetheless, they both charmed me - Ewan in particular...
  I would also like to credit the unsung heroes: the film has extremely strong supporting roles, as well as a killer wardrobe; Dior homme suits on McGreggor... more info

• Great funny romance!
  I don't know how this movie was so unsufficiently advertised, but it is a great one. I watched it just after it came out, since I like Renee Zellwegger. It is a romantic comedy, of course, but it is not at all shallow, has surprises that no one expected and that still don't seem "too much", as they sometimes do, when the author is sooo trying to find a new twist. It is a joke on women, on men, and the whole game. Watch it.

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