Synopsis
Melanie Carmichael, an up and rising fashion designer in New York, has gotten almost everything she wished for since she was little. She has a great career and the JFK-like husband of New York City. But when he proposes to her, she doesn’t forget about her family back down South – and, more importantly, her husband back there, who refuses to divorce her ever since she sent divorce paper for almost five years. To settle matters straight, she decides to go to the south quick and make him sign the papers. But when things don’t turn out the way she planned them out, she realizes that what she had before in the south was far more perfect than the life she had in New York City.
What Uncle Sha learned
I’ve come to a conclusion that Paul Dempsey who has a role in the movie, a pretty looking lad that he is, I however find his voice rather annoying.
Whenever he speaks, I just feels like skipping the scenes he’s on, that’s how bad it is. You could say he’s on par with Jay Leno, another annoying celebrity midget.
As for Reese Witherspoon, she is such a darling right, so sweet and totally believable for me as the country Southern girl.
I can somewhat relate to the character Melanie Smooter in Sweet Home Alabama, who was ashamed of her redneck pauper past.
Once I brought my school friends home, only to be teased of my poverty living condition. That’s the last time ever I brought anyone home.
As usual with such typical rom-com, it has a happy ending where Melanie journey back to her roots and redeems herself by finding where her true heart belongs.
Yes the premise of the script might be an old and predictable, but I like it.
You come away with a feel-good feeling at the end of the movie.
The story itself for the film serves a good teaching points for guys out there.
I once was hurt too in love, but retrospect it gave me an opportunity at my expense however, to broaden my horizon and better myself as Jake did in the movie.
So dudes, get your act together before embarking on any serious adult relationship.
