| I actually saw this movie about 2 weeks ago and forgot it so utterly that I forgot to write a review - but I recall thinking Matinee Price when I left the theatre. I revise to HBO because, well, I forgot all about it! But it was a pleasant movie-going experience - I mean, I cared about the characters and identified with Jennifer Aniston's frustrations, but boy it says something when it just falls right out of your head, now, doesn't it? |
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| Picture Perfect is about Jennifer Aniston, a glass-ceiling squooshed ad exec whose friend (Illeana Douglas) concocts a fake fiance so Jen will seem more stable and "more the part." |
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The fiance happens to be a stranger she was photographed with at a wedding and then of course, merriment ensues.
She also really wants her coworker, Kevin Bacon (whip out those charts, 6 Degrees Players!), and this situation with the fake fiancee makes for some interesting complications. Her mom is played by Olympia Dukakis, and they have GREAT scenes together. |
| Basically, her clothes are awful, the extras in the movie are great, the fake fiance guy is pretty forgettable (Jay Mohr) but still awfully likable, and there's not much there - a few surprises, some clever back pedaling and a funny scene in a restaurant, but nothing to blow your money on. But if you like Chinese Food Cinema (an hour later you feel like going to see a movie), run right out before it's gone. It's pleasant and diverting, and certainly no smudge on Jennifer Aniston's record. |
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Catch it on HBO with a bowl of popcorn and a friend, you will enjoy it.
karina
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