MOVIE COMPANY: DreamWorks Pictures
CAST: Starring Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck, Maura Tierney, Steve Zahn, Blythe Danner, Ronny Cox and more.
DIRECTED BY: Directed by Bronwen Hughes
PRODUCED BY: Susan Arnold, Donaa Arkoff Roth and Ian Bryce
RATING: Rated PG-13
INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE URL: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0141098
TYPE OF MOVIE: Comedy, Romance
It’s only two days before his wedding when Ben’s (Ben Affleck) plane skids out of control, leaving him stranded in New York with no way home to his nervous fiancé in Savannah. Against his better judgment, the reliable groom-to-be hitches a ride with free-spirited traveler Sarah (Sandra Bullock) – setting off the year’s most riotous road trip. At first, these two opposites attract nothing but trouble in a sidesplitting series of comic mishaps and unnatural disasters. But an irresistible attraction and the forces of nature threaten to detour them forever in this sexy, whirlwind adventure Jeffrey Lyons (WNBC-TV) declared, “a fun, hip ride”-one you’ll never forget.
DVD EXTRAS:
• Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
• Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
• Production notes
• Theatrical trailer(s)
• Deleted Scenes
• Behind-the-scenes featurette
• Widescreen anamorphic format
KNOWN DVD SECRET(S): None that I could find.
DVD REVIEW:
I was first recommended the movie by a friend. I guess many of us guys who plan to get married should watch this movie because it does hit straight for your heart.
The movie itself is not the greatest love story but it’s nevertheless pretty good. I wondered before the movie on how the chemistry between Affleck and Bullock would be and in my opinion the two did pretty well for their characters.
The movie showed a lot of colors but many times it’s dark. I wonder why the director chose this and thus I wish they added a director’s commentary with this DVD.
According to the booklet, this movie was shot before Affleck’s popularity which was interesting. The special effects for the movie are well done and sound good in your 5.1 digital surround system. But where the movie is a little above average and the sound and video well done (I noticed just a little artifacts but nothing severe), the letdown was in the extras department. Hardly any. But I have seen worse and I’m just glad they included the deleted scenes, trailers and featurette. The alternative ending was quite interesting and I’m glad they left it out. It would of ruined the movie I think.
All in all, it’s your average DVD. It’s not the best nor it is any worse. It’s a good movie and I picked mine up for $14.99 at Blockbuster Video, so I’m happy. But if you were to make a decision, buy or rental, rent it first. For those who have friends who are thinking about marriage and thinks about it continuously like I have, let your friend borrow the DVD or tell him to buy it. Because this movie in a way makes us evaluate our own relationships.Â
THE MOVIE:Â B-
THE DVD EXTRAS:Â C
THE DVD OVERALL:Â B-