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Sweet November (2001)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
3/26
3/26:
I never saw Keanu Reeves as a bad actor, but my goodness...he's a disaster in Sweet November, a
remake of the 1968 version that I've not seen yet.
Whoever told him to do forced acting made a serious mistake, but he did improve in the second half.
People keep pointing out that Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron first played a couple in
The Devil's Advocate, but to be honest with you, I don't remember
anything in spite of having seen it a couple of times. Their chemistry in Sweet November is mostly
okay; however, serious problems lie elsewhere.
During the first hour, as soon as I saw Keanu Reeves playing a high-powered advertising exec and then
Charlize Theron coming out of nowhere to tell him to take a break from this kind of life,
Nothing in Common kept popping into my head. But when the
twist was later revealed, it suddenly became Bobby Deerfield
all over again although there had been others like Love Story. By the
way, what's with the green-stained appearance in some scenes, envoking memories of
The Matrix?
The biggest trouble is it's so manipulative. At first, I thought Charlize Theron was meant to be an angel
because she looked like a top ten model in the world which is the main reason why Keanu Reeves' character
was cool with her offer of 30 days. All of a sudden, she's absolutely sick and ready to die, prompting me
to ask, "How the heck did she stay healthy before then?" After finding out about it for the first time,
he must think long and hard, ultimately deciding to feel special by saying lines that are straight out
of a Hallmark card.
All in all, Schmaltzy November is more like it.