Alex & Emma

While it is not mentioned much, this film is an obvious remake/rethink of the Holden/Hepburn comedy "Paris When It Sizzles." This is a case of the remake being better than the original. Audrey Hepburn was always charming, but "Paris" is... Full review

This movie was by no means great, but it wasn't that bad. It's about a writer who must finish his novel in 30 days to pay off the Cuban mafia. So, he meets Emma who will type the novel up.... Full review

The critic Ebert has a complete and accurate review, for anyone who wants to know more details. I saw it on VHS from my public library, when we see that Luke Wilson and Kate Hudson are in it, we can... Full review

I'm worried about you movie fans. If you're reading this review, you might be thinking about watching 'Alex & Emma'. If you saw it already, all hope is lost. For those who haven't seen this unromantic and unfunny rom-com yet,... Full review

Rob Reiner's return to the romantic comedy genre starts out pleasant but unremarkable -- that is, until the Central Casting Cuban loan sharks leave (though it's funny when they appear in the novel-within-the-movie as shady flamenco dancers) and wastrel writer... Full review

In "Alex & Emma" Alex, a writer, Alex (Wilson), spends most of the run dictating a romance novel to his stenographer, Emma (Hudson), in his Boston apartment. As the novel develops, Emma becomes more involved in the process and, of... Full review

I will admit that I went into "Alex & Emma" with great hesitation, but came out with a renewed feeling of surprisement. Here's a film that got bad word of mouth from press screenings and essentially flopped -- but I... Full review

Alex and Emma (2003) Luke Wilson, Kate Hudson, Sophie Marceau, David Paymer, Alexander Wauthier, Leili Kramer, Rob Reiner, Rip Taylor, Cloris Leachman, D: Rob Reiner. Disappointingly lightweight WHEN HARRY MET SALLY-ish romantic comedy, especially with Reiner's stroke of novelty and... Full review

I was actually looking forward to going to see Alex and Emma. I think Kate Hudson is a terrific actress and Luke Wilson is a good actor as long as he plays the right role. Sadly these two could not... Full review

This fun, entertaining romance comedy adds special fantasy scenarios and uses cute past historical romance with current day playwriting uses characters past and present. The twist towards the ending makes for a memorable dilemma. The premise and the script unfortunately... Full review

Alex gets an unwelcome though not unexpected visit from two hoods demanding fifty thousand dollars that he owes in gambling debts. This is a natural lead in as Alex has just won Emma's heart by saying, "I only have words. ... Full Review

That makes Alex somewhat unusual, but it creates flaws as well. That doesn't mean Alex fails to deliver any entertainment. Ultimately, Alex & Emma proves to be generally entertaining, but it doesn't go beyond that. ... Full Review

Of course, maybe it's just a bad picture.....wait patiently for the inevitable climactic scene when they finally click.....no director purposely sets out to make a bad movie, Tom Green excepted.....The story within the story is set in the 1920s and concerns a young writer named Adam (also played by Wilson), who takes a job as a tutor.... ... Full Review

Alex & Emma isn't a pretty film to look at....Alex & Emma didn't make enough money to justify anything more than the theatrical trailer and feature-length audio commentary by Luke Wilson and director Rob Reiner included here..... ... Full Review

Her unsolicited yet intriguing input begins to inadvertently influence Alex and his story and soon real life begins to imitate art. As Alex begins to dictate his tale of a romantic love triangle to the charming yet somewhat opinionated stenographer, Emma challenges his ideas at every turn. ... Full Review

Luke Wilson and Kate Hudson Make an Entertaining Novel Come to Life in Alex & Emma Kate Hudson has made several romantic comedies with different leading men but, the chemistry that she and Luke Wilson spark in Alex & Emma... ... Full Article

Reviewer: ladybug!(14 years old), Date: February 21, 2004 I say: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ BORING!...Alex and Emma is one of those movies that you think will NEVER end. ... Full Article

Review by Ross Anthony Alex is a writer in debt.Basically, he will be killed if he doesn't finish his novel in 30 days.Enter, Emma, a stenographer he tricks into taking dictation toward that goal. ... Full Article

"You're the one they will want to kill" is the line uttered by stenographer Emma Dinsmore (Kate Hudson) to successful author and failed gambler Alex Sheldon (played by lesser Wilson brother Luke) in the movie Alex and Emma. ... Full Article

Kate Hudson could be excused for looking a tad tired, having spent the night before our interview at Puff Diddy's post-MTV Movie Awards party. "But I didn't stay too long as I'm not a big party person anymore and never... ... Full Article

Based on a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky known as "The Gambler," Alex and Emma is a film that updates the 19th century tale for modern times by putting Luke Wilson and Kate Hudson in a 21st century setting. ... Full Article