Review: Alex & Emma
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007Alex & Emma is a thoroughly predictable love story with half-realized characters and little to no tension. Luke Wilson was boring and a bit unnatural in his acting (his brother Owen might have been able to make the character somewhat appealing). Kate Hudson spent most of the time channelling her mother (Goldie Hawn) instead of doing her own acting. Even Rob Reiner, for whom I have the greatest respect as a comedic actor, director, and producer, seemed to fall a bit flat.
Failure that widespread can only be laid at the feet of the director. That, unfortunately, was Reiner.
Sadly, the best I can say about this movie is that it wasn’t so bad that I want to pick it apart, or even remember it for it’s failings. It was, simply, forgettable.
Two and a half stars.
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