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| Sweet Home Alabama | 
 enlarge | Director: Andy Tennant
Actors: Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey, Candice Bergen, Mary Kay Place
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  371 reviews
Sales Rank: 1042
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 109
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 02912600
UPC: 786936208030
EAN: 0786936208030
ASIN: B00007E2F5
Theatrical Release Date: September 27, 2002
Release Date: February 4, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Not one for a chick flick...but May 19, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I watched this primarily because of Reese Witherspoons portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk the Line. Here in Sweet Home Alabama, she is a country girl turned city girl, who is forced to return to her roots in order to get a divorce from her husband that she hasn't seen in 7 years so she could marry another.
But in so doing, she finds that the past life she had been embarrased about wasn't so bad. Forced to slow down, she rediscovers herself, and finds out what true love is all about.
After it was over, it made me want to move from the city to some small town like what I grew up in.
Another show like this one is Doc Hollywood with Michael J. Fox. If you liked one you'll like the other.
 Miss Melanie's back, but where is Scarlett? May 19, 2007
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Reese Witherspoon is the main attraction of 2002's SWEET HOME ALABAMA, an almost absurdly formulaic and predictable romantic comedy. Luckily for SWEET HOME ALABAMA, Witherspoon's screen presence lifts this film up from the merely humdrum and makes it watchable, entertaining, and even believable---at least until the last five minutes or so.
Alabama-born Melanie Carmichael (Witherspoon) is one of New York's preeminent fashion designers, engaged to the JFK Jr.-like son of New York's woman Mayor (Candice Bergen) who plays her role as a power-mad politician with an unpleasantly realistic air.
Shortly after the engagement, Melanie travels Way Down South on the quiet to take care of a little unfinished business---including finally dumping the undivorced, plaid workshirt, mullet-headed, ballcap-wearing, chaw-preferring, beer-guzzling husband she's left behind.
Greeted like the Antichrist upon her return home, Melanie's secret life is laid bare, including a teenage pregnancy and an upbringing that was short on Plantation but long on Pickup Truck. As a matter of fact, "Felony Melanie" has quite the past reputation, and it isn't helped by her present City Cousin ways---the locals come to her door with pitchforks and torches and a rail on which to run her out of town. For her part, she can't stand her roots and is embarrassed and humiliated by the metaphorical red clay on the soles of her feet.
Worse yet, her stubborn not-quite ex is dedicated to making her life miserable by not finalizing the divorce papers. Forced by circumstance to hang around the old back forty, Melanie, willy-nilly begins to reconnect with her past life. Things come to a head when her New York fiance shows up, and she is forced to acknowledge the past she's been denying.
As noted, Witherspoon is the best element of the film. She is engaging and likeable, and utterly convincing as the conflicted, emotionally fragile Melanie, so much so that the viewer is compelled to comfort her in her confusion (or this one wishes he had). Witherspoon finds the humor in every situation, and sometimes the tears, playing Melanie with an honesty that is surprising for this genre of film. In short, she acquits herself very well. She can act.
SWEET HOME ALABAMA is warmhearted for the most part, but there's an edginess to the Big City Diva vs. Country Gal elements that's a little discomfiting. The characters, whether urban or rural, all seem ready to strangle their opposite numbers on cue. There's a Civil War of the soul going on here and at stray moments it feels downright ugly in the gut.
The film closes on a totally false, and surprisingly down, note (this reviewer will pass on providing any spoilers), though it is typical for this kind of fluffy comedy.
Watch Reese and suspend your disbelief.
 A disappointment - big one. April 15, 2007
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
I can't say much without spoiling the plot. What I can say, though, this movie is a big disappointment for me and my partner. It's a waste of money and time, as we were under the impression this would've been another good romantic comedy that one can see on Saturday night. How wrong we were. It's far from sweet as it leaves bitter taste at the end of the movie.
Avoid at all cost.
Excellent Love Story March 19, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Sweet Home Alabama is my favorite movie and has been since the movie came out. I have watched it so many times that I know it by heart!
Reese Witherspoon and Josh lucas are excellent actors, they played the parts of this movie very well.
You don't hear of very many relationships that end and then somehow are reconciled the way this couple was. I felt bad for Patrick Demp. but, she belonged with her husband, she realized she never stopped loving him and the new wedding would not have worked out, after time she would have come to realize her love for her ex and go back to him or be in a very unhappy marriage.
These stories are very touching and the subject is painful for some. If you love drama like this one, it's funny, emotional and exciting!
True Love is Right Under Your Nose! March 5, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is one of my all time favorite chick flicks/romantic comedies! The movie is funny, well acted and has a great storyline to top it all off.
Take one small town, Southern girl, Melanie Carmichael, who moves to New York City & makes it big as a fashion designer. Ms. Carmichael falls in love & becomes engaged to a young, rich and ambitious young man from a well-to-do family. She finally believes she has found the man of her dreams.
Unfortunately, there is one small hiccup! Ms. Carmichael is still married to her redneck, high school sweetheart with whom she has been trying to divorce for years...... However, Ms. Carmichael's husband won't consent to the divorce. Now that, Ms. Carmichael is engaged to her new beau, she flies down to her hometown in Alabama in one last ditch effort to convince her husband to sign the divorce papers. Things don't go as smoothly as expected and Ms. Carmichael learns to love her roots and home town traditions. Not to mention who her true love really is.
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