After an early career in edgy movies that wowed the Sundance crowd, Witherspoon has blossomed into a young star who can turn anemic studio comedies into hits. Thanks to her, its prospects from theatrical boxoffice to DVD and video look extremely bright. C. Jay Cox's script, based on Douglas J. Eboch's story, begins by disguising nearly everyone's true nature, then slowly -- and laboriously -- revealing their sincerity.

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