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A hyperactive and high-fashion American transplant living in London and working for Vogue magazine does her best to enhance the lives of those around her while remaining blissfully unaware of the man ... read more read more...who longs to profess his true love to her in an ultra-modern romantic comedy produced by Luc Besson and David Fincher and directed by Alek Keshishian. Emily Jackson (Brittany Murphy) lives a charmed life. Always on the go in her Mini Cooper and able to talk until the sun comes up and then some, her fast-paced lifestyle belies a sensitive soul who takes great joy in playing matchmaker for her many friends. It's Emily's gay roommate and constant companion, Peter (Matthew Rhys), who usually becomes the subject of the quirky Cupid's frequent pairings, and when handsome new photographer's assistant Paolo (Santiago Cabrera) arrives at the Vogue offices, Emily makes it her mission to bring the two men together. Unfortunately for the contemporary Holly Golightly, Emily is so busy arranging a love connection between Peter and Paolo that she remains completely blind to the obvious torch carried for her by the one suitor who longs to provide her the with the loving companionship that she so cheerfully arranges for others. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Alek Keshishian

Release Date: September 9, 2006

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  • dreamfaeries
    July 9, 2010
    dreamfaeries
    Couldn't get this film a positive spin. It was very boring for me to watch...
  • neverteaseaweasel
    March 29, 2010
    neverteaseaweasel
    I liked this movie more than I ever would have expected, due in part because I really did not know what to expect. Essentially, it is a typical rom-com, but it tries so hard to be something more; and by-and-large it succeeds. I loved the echos of Breakfast and Tiffany's, and ther... read moree were an awful lot of them. Jacks has more than a few things in common with Holly Golightly and "Tiffany's" is her favorite film to bout. There are a lot of people out there bashing Murphey's performance, and while she wasn't mindblowing, I was rather impressed. Besides, who really cares if she can walk in her stilettos? Plus, it seems a wee bit disrespectful to bash her now that she is dead. I liked Matthew Rhys in The Edge of Love, and he is even when actually playing a likable character. The dialog is snappy and clever, not really realistic, but damn funny! All around, Love and Other Disasters is lighthearted and fun, even the mandatory "serious" moments sparkle with levity. Is it shallow? Yes. It is obvious? Yes. Predictable? Yes. Is is enjoyable? Absolutely!
  • matertenebraum
    December 27, 2009
    matertenebraum
    think you've got to be in the right mindset for this one but if you're prepared to suspend your disbelief you can have a great time. If you like Ugly Betty then this is for you. But if you go in expecting War & Peace you're going to be disappointed. The clothes are great and ther... read moree are some great performances from the likes of Dawn French and Catherine Tate. There are plenty of laughs and some brilliantly observed portraits of London types. Brittany Murphy is a luminous presence and although you get the message that she wants to channel Audrey Hepburn she sort of pulls it off.

    It's a step up from Love, Actually and Notting Hill and a lot more fun. Could the prominence of a gay story line be what seems to annoy some of the other reviewers here?
  • Passenger1986
    March 20, 2009
    Passenger1986
    Proving that America doesn't exactly have control over the formulaic rom-com game, we have this offering from the UK. And I think they should take it back.

    The film contains two big problems: the first is that it's utterly boring. I sat there hoping for something different to ha... read moreppen, different to films before it, and was treated to nothing spectacular. I wasn't riding on this to be the film that revolutionized the genre but I expected something to happen. But no, just lots of supporting characters musing on love, getting into stupid situations and then finding love (oh wow, big spoiler there. Please note sarcasm).

    The other comes from the lead character. Making her an American over in the U.K just doesn't make any sense to me and smells more like an attempt to get Americans to watch this. Apparently, it's up to the American girl to help her friends find love, as if to imply they run around like headless chickens because they're incapable of doing things for themselves. And let's not forget, she herself is without a boyfriend for most of the film. It's hard to find love for others if you don't have it yourself.
    I don't really want to attack Brittany Murphy for this choice in movie, as it's finally nice to see her do something different and light hearted (Spun, The Dead Girl, Riding With Boys In Cars, Sin City, all playing troubled characters to some degree.) Yet her attempts at an English accent are horrible and the fact that she swaps between English and American only drag the film down.

    I don't know, maybe after Four Weddings And A Funeral I was expecting potential from non-American filming. Would it have killed them to put a little more effort in?
  • romy861
    October 19, 2008
    romy861
    Just okay. It has a few cameo's in it from people such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Dawn French, plus Catherine Tate plays the very over the top friend, which may be of interest to some people. I just found it to be quite a typical not-very-good British romcom and the nauseating endi... read moreng made me downgrade it from three stars to two.
  • jjnxn
    April 22, 2008
    jjnxn
    Cute silly comedy with winning performances, Brittany's wardrobe is a knockout.
  • xxdebxx
    October 2, 2010
    xxdebxx
    Brittany Murphy plays Emily 'Jacks' Jackson who's working in England as an assistant at Vogue and a wannabe matchmaker for her gay roommate and best friend Peter.
    Santiago Cabrera is Paolo Sarmiento, assistant to a famous gay photographer, and Jacks assumes Paolo is gay, and tr... read moreeats him like all the other gay guys she knows, running around in her underwear or inviting him into the bathroom to talk as she is taking a bath while attempting to fix him up with Peter. But we know right away that Paolo is not gay, and in fact is really interested in Jacks.
  • InaHH
    June 13, 2010
    InaHH
    Extremely fun and funny romantic comedy with lots of quirky humour and great actors.
  • Parannoyed
    April 14, 2009
    Parannoyed
    Cute, but not great
  • FanGirl
    January 12, 2009
    FanGirl
    Skip it. Only really clever films can get away with that many "If we were in a movie..." lines, and this by no means a clever film. This chick flick gives chick flicks a bad name. And who exactly where they trying to please by making Murphy run around in her underwear so much?... read more Isn't the target audience women and gay men? Bottom line really is skip it.

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John DeFore
September 13, 2006
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter

Viewers who don't loathe it immediately may find it the guilty pleasure of the season.

David Rooney
September 13, 2006
David Rooney, Variety

As thoroughly generic as its title. Full Review

David Cornelius
September 23, 2008
David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com

As wildly uneven and unfocused as Murphy's accent, and twice as annoying. Full Review

Jeremy Heilman
January 16, 2008
Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com

It calls out the clichés of its genre only to end up willingly indulging in them more often than not. Full Review

David Nusair
October 26, 2006
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...an unabashedly cliched and lighthearted romantic comedy that seems to thrive on the conventions of the genre... Full Review

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