I was excited about this movie before seeing it, mainly due to the great cast, and funny trailers, but, unfortunately, the final product didn't live up to the hype.
Christina (Diaz) is the ultimate "good time gal", who falls for a guy she meets at a bar, and follows him to his brothers wedding, but, her gamble doesn't pay off and she decides it's time to hang up her dancing shoes and try to settle down.
What results is a lot of tasteless jokes, which appear for random reasons!
Personally, I don't mind those sorts of jokes, when done well, but unfortunately this film seemed to just have them there in a desperate attempt for laughs.
The cast though do have to be complemented, they did very well with what was given to them, and according to the commentary a lot of the funniest moments were actually ad-libs. Diaz was great as always, but it kind of felt she was there to try and recreate the sort of success There's Something About Mary had, but The Sweetest Thing, whilst it has its moments, just can't compare.
The extras on the DVD are quite good though, especially the commentary, which is extremely funny! Also, the two featurettes are well worth a watch.
Overall, if you're a big fan of one of the cast, or this sort of film, then it's a decent enough way to pass some time, but there is a lot of similar stuff out there, that's done better
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Advantages: Cheesy Chickflick to be watched with the girls with a bottle of wine! Disadvantages: Very girly so dont make your boyfriend have to watch it!
Advantages: Some funny moments, good chemistry between the female leads. Disadvantages: Gross-Out humour might not be to everybody's taste.
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Advantages: Cameron Diaz flashing again, its a very short film (thank god), You get to see Christina Applegate (for fans of Married with Children) Disadvantages: Stupid! Crap! Not Funny! Its out on DVD
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