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 Movie
B+ |
Video A- | Audio B+
| Extras B-
Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey,
Fred Ward, Mary Kay Place, Jean Smart and Candice Bergen
director Andy Tennant | Touchstone Home Entertainment
2002 | Romantic Comedy | PG-13 | 109 minutes
Region 1 | DVD-9
anamorphic
widescreen 2.35:1 aspect ratio
| Dolby Digital 5.1
Summary:
"Why would you want to marry
me for anyhow?"
"So I can kiss you anytime I
want".
Reese Witherspoon plays Melonie, an up and coming
fashion designer in New York City who just put on a reasonably successful
fashion show of her latest collection. Her boyfriend, the mayor's
son and one of the most eligible bachelors of New York City, has just
asked her to be his bride. With the world at her feet, can things
possibly get any better for Melonie? It can certainly get
worse. For one, the mayor is less than thrilled with her son's
surprise engagement to a relatively unknown woman.
To break the exciting news to her estranged
parents, Melonie returns "home" to Alabama. But even
before that happens, we learn that Melonie is still married to her
childhood sweetheart, Jake! When Melonie encounters him at their
backwoods home of many years ago, he seems to be the same loser that he
was years ago when she left him. Desperate to move on with her life,
she does everything possible to get him to sign the divorce papers.
After spending some time in Sweet Home Alabama, Melonie feels
confused about her feelings for Jake. Did Jake change? Does
Melonie still want the future that is waiting for her in New York City?
Sweet Home Alabama is heart-felt romantic
comedy that is sure to win your heart. You can't help but fall in
love with Reese Witherspoon's character, as she tries to clean up her past
to begin a new life. Reese Witherspoon is perfect for her part,
while Candice Bergen wonderfully portrayed the mayor of New York
City. Get out your tissue box and enjoy this movie with your loved
one. I enjoyed it very much, and took delight in the down-to-earth
characters.
Special Features: audio commentary with director Andy
Tennant; "Off The Cutting Room
Floor", a collection of 8 deleted scenes with introduction by director Andy
Tennant;
alternate ending with commentary;
SHeDAISY's "Mine All Mine" music video
DVD released on 2/4/2003 | Reviewed 2/17/2003
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video and audio quality are very good when their grades are "A-"
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Associated equipment used in evaluation: Sony
DVP-S7700 reference DVD player, Sony
KP-61V45 61" rear projection TV (4:3 screen aspect ratio), Sony ES STR-V444ES A/V receiver, four
B&W CDM 9NTs as left/right main speakers
and left/right surrounds, B&W CDM CNT center channel speaker, Monster Cable M-series S-Video cable MSV-500, Monster
Cable Interlink LightSpeed 100 (Toslink) optical cable, Monster Cable
Interlink 400 MKII interconnects, Monster Cable
Original speaker cables in bi-wire configuration with Monster Cable twist-on gold-plated banana plug
connectors, Lovan Sovereign T HiFi audio
rack, and Sony MDR-V600 studio monitor headphones. Our home theater equipment was calibrated
with the Video
Essentials DVD.
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