- Language: English, Spanish
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (117 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005JLZW
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #24,666 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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The bright, glossy world of Doris Day and Rock Hudson sex comedies gets a self-aware brush-up in Down with Love. Pillow-lipped Renée Zellweger (Chicago) plays Barbara Novak, the author of a bestselling book called Down with Love that advises women to focus on their careers and have sex à la carte--just like a man would. Determined to prove that Novak is just as vulnerable to love as any woman, dashingly chauvinist magazine writer Catcher Block (ever-charming Ewan McGregor, Moulin Rouge) pretends to be a courtly astronaut who wouldn't dream of putting his hand on a woman's knee. This piffle of a story seems like nothing more than an excuse for ironic double-entendres and dazzling production design, until a sneaky plot twist suddenly raises the stakes for the movie's end. As he always does, the brilliant David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) scores the most comic points as Block's fussy editor. --Bret Fetzer
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't bother,
By "cokebearfan" (Anchorage, AK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Down With Love (Widescreen) (DVD)
I had high hopes for the movie, I looked at all the reviews on Amazon's website...so I when I found it on sale at a local store I bought it. I watched the whole movie...to be brutally honest this had to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen (one my worst movies list, it is now #1). Don't bother buying it...if you really MUST see this movie rent it.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cute and fun!,
By Kala (Ft Lauderdale, FL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Down With Love (Widescreen) (DVD)
I rented this movie because I love both the lead actor and actress and it looked cute. I'm so glad I did! This was a hilarious movie that is kind of a spoof of the Doris Day/Rock Hudson movies back in the 60's.The basic idea is that Barbara Novak (Renee Zellweger) authored a book called "Down With Love" which inspired women to stop falling in love and start acting like men, that is - have sex "a la carte" and not let love interfere with their careers. Hotshot womanizing journalist Catcher Block (Ewan Mcgregor)wants to find a way to expose Barbara Novak and ruin her, because her book is losing him all his dates! He creates an alternate persona of Zip Martin, a geeky astronaut, and gets Barbara to fall in love with him. There is a very tongue-in-cheek twist ending, but it was still funny! There are some great one-liners here, and the very suggestive talking on the telephone scene is hilarious! The acting is superb, I absolutely loved both Mcgregor and Zellweger in the roles, they were perfect! The costumes were also great, I loved the scenes where Barbara and her editor, Vicky, enter a restaurant and shed their jackets. Too funny! Anyways, overall - this was a very cute movie. I highly recommend checking it out, its not like most romantic comedies that come out of Hollywood these days. Some might not like it, or realize how tongue-in-cheek the whole movie is, but I found myself really enjoying it because it was unique.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The New Becomes Old and the Old New Once Again,
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This review is from: Down With Love (Widescreen) (DVD)
The age old and sometimes tired comedy revolving around the battle of the sexes comes to life in a fresh and original way in the romantic comedy DOWN WITH LOVE. Renee Zellweger is Barbara Novack, a woman who writes a feminist manifesto in the early 1960's. Her nemesis is the heartthrob journalist Catcher Block played by Ewan Mc Greggor. The plot of the film is rather simple. Novack and Block each try to discredit the other, but accidentally fall in love. Supporting characters Sarah Paulson as Vicki Hiller and David Hyde Pierce as Peter McManus, friends of Novack and Block respectively, add humor to the movie without taking away from the stars. This is especially true of the character played by Hyde Pierce.The movie is set in 1962, rather than 2003. This is probably what makes the film work. The viewer automatically thinks of a Doris Day/Rick Hudson sort of film. The film is both a spoof of the earlier films, yet it also shows respect fore the contributions of these films to the world of entertainment. Of course, whenever a movie is for sale, there is the eternal question: Should I rent it or buy it? Movie buffs will certainly want this film in a collection since it is bound to become a classic. I have now viewed it twice, and I am finding certain one liners in it that I missed the first time, so my verdict is that one should buy it. It's a fun movie that could very well become timeless.
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