They purport to be about love, but they’re only good for a hate watch.
Scenes like this verge on self-parody.
Other than the decent soundtrack, there’s little reason to watch this dud.
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The audience is more likely to be uncomfortable than excited.
Wooden dialogue, a lack of chemistry, and unrealistic characters quickly kill the tension.
Grey, in particular, is like a Frankenstein’s monster of Mills & Boon stereotypes.
It seems even the target audience wasn’t onboard.
It’s a pretty bizarre premise that is intended to be satirical but winds up being utterly unfunny.
This reflects the movie’s troubled production process.
It was completed years later without his involvement, and released in this messy, confusing state.
What could have been a clever dark comedy quickly turns into a misfire of slapstick humor and unfunny gags.
It was DeGeneres’s first and only lead role in a live-action movie, and her performance is charmless.
She has since acknowledged the movie’s flaws, often poking fun at it.
Wrong’s strangeness).
But whereLock, Stock and Two Smoking BarrelsandSnatchwere madcap fun,Swept Awayis awkward and poorly written.
The viewer simply doesn’t very much about the main characters, which undermines the whole story.
Unsurprisingly, the movie flopped at the box office and took home five Razzies.
Madonna actually won both Worst Actress and Worst Supporting Actress that year.
There are music videos with more plot.
The only entertaining moments come when Usher dances, but even these are few and far between.
Consequently,In the Mixfeels tepid and overlong, despite clocking at at a lean 95 minutes.
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It should have been better, given that it was directed byRon Underwood, the filmmaker behindTremorsandMighty Joe Young.
Usher’s acting inIn the Mixwas shaky, butParis Hilton’s performance here makes him look like Tom Hanks.
An ugly duckling transformation inevitably follows, lacking any depth or self-awareness.
The film was universally panned for its shallow premise, cringe-worthy dialogue, and offensive take on beauty standards.
“From Justin to Kellyis a romantic musical starringAmerican IdolalumsKelly ClarksonandJustin Guarini.
This might have been salvageable if the songs were at least good, but they’re decidedly not.
The lyrics are cringe-inducing and the melodies are recycled from countless bog-standard pop songs.
1’Gigli' (2003)
Directed by Martin Brest
“It’s turkey time.
Gobble, gobble.”
The only thing it won was Razzies.
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