Monday 21 May 2007
If Only (2004)
Jennifer Love Hewitt (whom I perjoratively refer to as Jennifer Big-T*** -- use your imagination) has not had an outstanding career in motion pictures, despite definitely having some talent. This film which she co-produced was shot in England and went straight to DVD. She plays an American music student living with her English boyfriend -- Paul Nicholls from a popular soap but barely well-known, a sub-Jude Law type. He has a problem committing to the relationship and 30 minutes into the movie, Jennifer is dead. He is heartbroken, but lo and behold when he awakes the next morning, she is in his bed and they can live the day over again. Which they do, with most of the same net results but with slight differences, which gives some hope to the eventual outcome (which I will not disclose, just in case you wish to seek out this somewhat soppy flick). I will admit that both leads are pleasant; the only other actor that any one has heard of is Tom Wilkinson playing an enigmatic taxi driver in Greek chorus mode. Ms. Hewitt is given the chance to display her talents as a singer, but being a co-producer probably explains this inclusion. I can see this movie appealing to a maudlin viewer, but I haven't enough boogie in my soul to give it another go.
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Big 'talent', big 'trapezoids' (whatever they may be), or what? A fairly pleasant
film of the sort that used to be churned out by the studios in droves but none the
worse for that. Incidentally, I gather JLH does have a moderately respectable
singing career when not appearing in films or TV series.
teeth?
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