Sweet November Reviews

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Keany Reeves and Charlize Theron, I thought I should check it out. It was actually the 2nd movie they made together, they also starred in ‘The Devil’s Advocate’ 4 years before but, this time, it was a really different genre. Indeed, it was a romantic drama and, even though it was not really mind-blowing, I thought it was a decent watch.  Apparently, it was a remake of a rather obscure and forgotten feature from the late 60’s and you wonder why they thought it was really necessary to remake this. Anyway, I thought that Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron had a pretty good chemistry. Furthermore, even though Keanu Reeves has always been criticized for his wooden acting, at least, you have to give the guy some credit for trying such different genres. Apparently, Roger Ebert really despised the whole thing but, personally, I didn’t think it was really that bad. I don’t know, I thought it was a decent romance with a rather preposterous story but it was fairly entertaining in my opinion. To conclude, even though it is nothing amazing whatsoever, I think it is still worth a look, especially if you like the genre

Depicting a cutesy meeting by two polar opposite, the first reel very much belongs to a schlocky romantic comedy. Nelson Moss (Reeves), a self-centered, workaholic exec who lives by his cell-phone, represents everything that's despised by Sara Deever (Theron), a modern-day hippie-flower girl. They meet in the offices of the DMV, where both take a driving test. Arriving with a bag full of groceries, which of course gets spilled so that she can display her shapely body, Sara grabs Nelson's immediate attention. Exchange of looks and words causes Sara to flunk her test, and Nelson reluctantly becoming her chauffeur. Helpless Sara needs a ride to Oakland--this in a city like San Francisco, where public transportation is one of the best in the country. Never mind.

Not really good.