Anyone who criticizes this picture on the basis of a "dumb" plot is missing the point entirely. As another IMDB user pointed out below, the movie knows it is ridiculous and actually revels in it. This works very well.
The movie has more wit than it could have gotten away with, it's genuinely funny (as opposed to just having funny surface schtick like so many contemporary comedies), and it has a star-making performance by Reese Witherspoon, who proves herself to be Hollywood's newest comedienne.
This is no masterpiece -- just a smart, funny, eye-pleasing little movie which successfully immerses you in its world.
Which makes it the best movie of the summer so far.
The movie has more wit than it could have gotten away with, it's genuinely funny (as opposed to just having funny surface schtick like so many contemporary comedies), and it has a star-making performance by Reese Witherspoon, who proves herself to be Hollywood's newest comedienne.
This is no masterpiece -- just a smart, funny, eye-pleasing little movie which successfully immerses you in its world.
Which makes it the best movie of the summer so far.