- Release Date: 2001
- Runtime: 102 min
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Starring: Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cusack ... see all
- Director: Joe Roth
- Plot: In the midst of a nasty public breakup of married movie stars, a studio publicist scrambles to put a cap on the escalating situation as the couple's latest film has... Read more
User Reviews
A giant waste of talent.
May 18, 2008
drew23 - imdb.com
May 18, 2008drew23 - imdb.com
How this film was made with so many big stars is beyond me. This is a terrible cliché' ridden film with the worst acting any of these actors have ever done. It really surprises me that so many of these... Full review
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
Nov 03, 2007
makuribu - imdb.com
Nov 03, 2007makuribu - imdb.com
In fact, it never was. I'm not sure why Billy Crystal wanted to recreate a 1940s screwball comedy. What a vacuous shambles! None of these people come close to a Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, etc, and anyway, today's... Full review
Just wilts on the vine, despite a great cast, some good scenes, and a bevy of terrific one liners
Aug 27, 2007
Amy Adler - imdb.com
Aug 27, 2007Amy Adler - imdb.com
Eddie (John Cusack) and Gwen (Catherine Zeta-Jones) were once "America's Sweethearts", that is, the most popular wedded stars of the USA film scene. They made hit films with aplomb and their marital bliss was the subject of countless magazine articles.... Full review
Isn't the sweetest thing around
Jul 23, 2007
dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
Jul 23, 2007dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
America's Sweethearts has a cast that you expect to brilliant in a story of wisdom, but really the cast is dull in a story of stupidity.... Full review
Excellent Movie
Jun 19, 2007
Fantom1979 - yahoo.com
Jun 19, 2007Fantom1979 - yahoo.com
Went into the theatre without a clue to what this movie was about. I now own it on DVD and watch it quite often. If you haven't seen it, that all star cast should warrent a rent from Blockbuster.... Full review
Amercian's Sweethearts
Jun 19, 2007
higradecom - yahoo.com
Jun 19, 2007higradecom - yahoo.com
This movie may have interesting parts but overall is fair.Julia Roberts and the rest of the crew tried to achieved an enjoyable comedy but the scenario is mediocre.This is not the best comedy for the family.... Full review
OMG!!!
Jun 19, 2007
macspoiled - yahoo.com
Jun 19, 2007macspoiled - yahoo.com
I really like this movie. I really enjoyed watching Catherine Zeta-Jones and Julia Roberts in one movie. They are both my favorite actresses. This movie is really enjoyabla and really funny.... Full review
Catherine... i love you.
Jun 19, 2007
jorgeyankee - yahoo.com
Jun 19, 2007jorgeyankee - yahoo.com
That... Full review
Funny movie
Jun 19, 2007
gueneverrose - yahoo.com
Jun 19, 2007gueneverrose - yahoo.com
This is a very funny movie. The actors are amazing and the story is sweet. Good movie!! That is all that I have to say about that!!!!... Full review
So Funny
Jun 19, 2007
katiecanswim - yahoo.com
Jun 19, 2007katiecanswim - yahoo.com
This wasn't like the best movie I had ever seen, but I still think that it was really funny. I think an all star cast like that could have put together a better movie, but I still enjoyed it.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jun 21, 2009The Celebrity Cafe
Directed by Joe Roth, "America's Sweethearts" is the perfect, light-hearted romantic comedy that will leave a smile on your face.....America's Sweethearts" is a great movie filled with unforgettable performances and ingenious jokes.....Billy Crystal also delivers a superb quirky performance.....America's Sweethearts" revolves around two of America's favorite movie stars on and off the screen, Eddie Thomas and Gwen Harrison..... ... Full Review
| Sep 04, 2008Urban Cinefile
Americas Sweethearts is a passable date movie, lifted by good performances all around.
Director Joe Roth uses the same insiders perspective for Americas Sweethearts, a much lighter but still mildly interesting take on Tinseltown politics.
... Full Review
| Jan 01, 2004Hollywood Report Card
That spinning camera shot propels the viewer into the main body of the film, where unfortunately the momentum dissipates.
Still, Billy Crystal's diehard enthusiasm, Cusack's wonderfully demented character, Zeta-Jones' appalling selfishness, and Roberts' sweet acting make "America's Sweethearts" somehow amusing even while marching in place.
... Full Review
| Nov 23, 2001DVD Town
Maybe hes part of the reason the film falls flat.
Then, theres Cusack, usually so good in everything he does.
Anyway, the couple broke up after making the film, and unless their adoring public thinks theyre still together, the film may not succeed.
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| Nov 16, 2001San Francisco Chronicle
What's offensive about "America's Sweethearts" is that it doesn't contain a single genuine emotion.
It's just as bogus and hollow as the movie business it portrays.
Advisory: This movie contains raunchy humor and sexual situations.
... Full Review
News
Today we have a greedy young starlet, a jealous Tweeter, a TV actor offering sex to a TV hostess, and a foreign actor on a sex and heroin junket-launched bender. ... Full Article
Of course Jennifer is number one on the list. She is THEE American Sweetheart. OH YEAH - TAKE THAT ! YOU TROUT LIPPED ANGE -HO- LINA LOVERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... Full Article
America's Sweethearts - DVD Review
totalfilm.com –
2002-05-25
What happens when screen couple Gwen (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Eddie (John Cusack) reunite after a messy break-up to promote their last film together? The press junket from hell, complete with mad director (Christopher Walken), amoral publicist (co-writer Billy Crystal) and... ... Full Article
America's Sweethearts
slantmagazine.com –
2001-09-13
merica's Sweethearts takes facile jabs at marketing machines and dimwitted Hollywood divas, but the only thing it gets right is that the publicity flack will oftentimes forgo human decency in their attempt at hawking and defending their shoddy products. ... Full Article
America's Sweethearts
newsreview.com –
2001-08-02
If you're looking for a good, silly romance with decent jokes, this one's pretty good, as long as you don't take it as anything remotely realistic. ... Full Article
Ideas & Trends; The Sweet Smell of Excess
nytimes.com –
2001-07-29
IN spite of tepid reviews, ''America's Sweethearts'' -- a half-baked attempt to update the grand screwball tradition in an age of gross-out humor -- earned $30 million in its first weekend, a respectable showing against the dinosaurs of ''Jurassic Park ... Full Article

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Julia Roberts @ "America's Sweethearts" press junket (CNN) - 2001
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