Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Reese Witherspoon | ... | Melanie Smooter | |
Josh Lucas | ... | Jake Perry | |
Patrick Dempsey | ... | Andrew Hennings | |
Candice Bergen | ... | Mayor Kate Hennings | |
Mary Kay Place | ... | Pearl Smooter | |
Fred Ward | ... | Earl Smooter | |
Jean Smart | ... | Stella Kay Perry | |
Ethan Embry | ... | Bobby Ray | |
Melanie Lynskey | ... | Lurlynn | |
Courtney Gains | ... | Sheriff Wade | |
Mary Lynn Rajskub | ... | Dorothea | |
Rhona Mitra | ... | Tabatha Wadmore-Smith | |
Nathan Lee Graham | ... | Frederick Montana | |
Sean Bridgers | ... | Eldon | |
Fleet Cooper | ... | Clinton |
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 fiancée of New York City. But when he proposes to her, she doesn't forget about her family back down South. More importantly, her husband back there, who refuses to divorce her ever since she sent divorce papers seven years ago. To set matters straight, she decides to go to the south quick and make him sign the papers. When things don't turn out the way she planned them, she realizes that what she had before in the south was far more perfect than the life she had in New York City. Written by kay
I was surprised to find the rating when I first checked it out, but I suppose it's a matter of personal experience and the taste that goes with it. I like to be reminded of my own personal experience (which is similar) and compare it to what the main character goes through in the movie. I suppose you'll like it if it means something to you, so if you've got issues with your past (relationships, particularly) and you like happy endings, give this film a shot. There's a bit of stereotyping in the film though, but they're presented humorously, so I didn't really mind. Besides, they aren't very damaging stereotypes (at least in my view), nor very annoying ones.