Girls of Geek Movie Review: America's Sweethearts

Written by Scotty

Having a strong and secure relationship is hard enough these days, but being added into the limelight and having the media following your every move has to be crazy.  With so many movie stars trying to find or keep a relationship outside of the cameras seems to be impossible these days and it just leads to more and more crazy stories.  Although we eat this up as a viewing audience, I feel sorry for these people as every step they take is being followed by the world, as if we do not have enough to worry about these days.

Eddie Thomas and Gwen Harrison have been dubbed America’s Sweethearts and for good reason.  Every movie these two have worked on together have become box office hits with their on and off the screen chemistry.  But when the couple broke up, everything started to go wrong for the stars and the viewing audience seemed to turn on them.  Even though Gwen tried with all of her might to say in the limelight, her fans continued to criticize her about her new life decisions.

Eddie has stayed away from the cameras since the breakup, keeping it low key in a secluded retreat for six months.  Although he does not feel as if he has obtained his enlightenment yet, he is convinced by his friendly movie publicist Lee Phillips to come back down to earth and attend the press junket for the couples last film together.  Needing to find a way to promote the movie positively, Lee is urged to get the couple back together so the press will give the unseen film raving reviews, but Eddie and Gwen have ulterior motives about seeing each other.

With his work complete, Lee is able to get the couple to attend, but what he does not foresee is that the situation is changing drastically.  With Gwen sending her sister Kiki to see and talk to Eddie with any problems she has, Eddie starts to find out where his heart really stands.  Having cameras all around the junket, Eddie is in the wrong place as the wrong time and many different reports keep coming through about how unstable he really is and Gwen finally agrees to talk to him face to face.  What the couple does not know is that they are never alone as everyone is trying to break the story about them getting back together.

America’s Sweethearts follows the lives of Eddie Thomas and Gwen Harrison as they have cut ties and moved in different directions.  As Gwen has found love in the arms of another man, Eddie has taken to seclusion away from the cameras.  When the director of the couple’s last film decides not to give the studio first look and will only show it at the press junket, the studio publicist has to find a way to get the popular couple back together, if only to keep the press’ mind off of how bad the movie might be.  When Gwen makes her assistant and sister be the go between her and Eddie, the situation starts to change as Eddie finds out that his feelings have changed about the women he has loved for so many years.  As the junket continues and new stories keep arising about the couples chances of getting back together, Eddie has to make a decision about where his heart really stands.

Just a cute and harmless movie that will make you laugh and possibly think about what you would do if put into the same situation as the popular stars.  With a fun little story line and a star studded cast being led by John Cusack and Catherina Zeta-Jones, you have Julia Roberts and Billy Crystal picking up the pieces along with the crazy Christopher Walken and one of my favorite character actors Hank Azaria handing in plenty of comic relief.  It might never be the number one movie in the land, but with plenty of comedy and a ton of emotion, it has moved its way up to one of my favorite romantic comedies.  Happy Viewing.  

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