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Love and Other Disasters

R 2006 1h 31m Romance Comedy List
20% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 57% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Flighty Emily "Jacks" Jackson (Brittany Murphy) works for the British edition of Vogue magazine. Rather than pursue a relationship, Jacks regularly hooks up with her devoted ex-boyfriend, James Wildstone (Elliot Cowan), and lives with Peter Simon (Matthew Rhys), a gay screenwriter. When Jacks meets Argentinian photographer's assistant Paolo Sarmiento (Santiago Cabrera), she assumes he is gay and tries to bring him and Peter together, unaware that Paolo is straight and in love with her.

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John DeFore Hollywood Reporter Viewers who don't loathe it immediately may find it the guilty pleasure of the season. Sep 13, 2006 Full Review David Rooney Variety As thoroughly generic as its title. Sep 13, 2006 Full Review David Cornelius DVDTalk.com As wildly uneven and unfocused as Murphy's accent, and twice as annoying. Rated: 1.5/5 Sep 23, 2008 Full Review Jeremy Heilman MovieMartyr.com It calls out the clichs of its genre only to end up willingly indulging in them more often than not. Rated: 31/100 Jan 16, 2008 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...an unabashedly cliched and lighthearted romantic comedy that seems to thrive on the conventions of the genre... Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 26, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Yuri B I loved this. It maybe partly because having Britney Murphy in the film & I'm good with that. Such a nice, simple rom-com, nothing too crazy & as I've already stated it's Britney. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/19/24 Full Review Adi G Unlike most romances this one is actually comedic - such witty humor! One of my favorite movies. Ignore the reviews, it was hilarious and actually had quite a nice message about how relationships work. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/10/23 Full Review Audience Member I wanted something light-hearted to watch and found this delightful gem. It's not going to satisfy those who like a lot of depth or drama, but as an entertaining easy to watch rom com it's perfect. When I read the reviews before watching it I was expecting something like Three to Tango, but this is so much better. There is a gay storyline, but it's not at all forced and just feels natural and lovely. Brittany Murphy is charming in every scene, Matthew Rhys is perfectly cast as the gay best friend who is always looking for love, Santiago Cabrera is suitably sexy as the Argentinian love interest, and Catherine Tate is very funny as an over-emotional, relationship crazy friend with mummy issues. Having said it's light hearted and not very deep, there are some very nice moments in here. Tate's character's mother initially comes across as shallow and silly, but is then happy to donate thousands to charity. And the resolution of the gay love story is beautifully written and performed, with the observation that love doesn't usually happen like a bolt of lightning - you have to choose to love. To sum up, I loved this film, have now watched it three times in the last two weeks and have ordered the DVD (from Germany as it's not available in the UK!). Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review kevin c Brittany Murphy stars as an American working in the fashion industry in London, who is trying to find the perfect man for her gay best friend and roommate, while ignoring the man who is clearly falling for her. Typical relationship comedy but elevated due to the easy charm of Murphy. Watching movies like this reminds me of how great Brittany Murphy was. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A comedy: Cringes 26 : 1 Laughs On the plus side, it's only 1h26min Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I loved this. It maybe partly because having Britney Murphy in the film & I'm good with that. Such a nice, simple rom-com, nothing too crazy & as I've already stated it's Britney. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Flighty Emily "Jacks" Jackson (Brittany Murphy) works for the British edition of Vogue magazine. Rather than pursue a relationship, Jacks regularly hooks up with her devoted ex-boyfriend, James Wildstone (Elliot Cowan), and lives with Peter Simon (Matthew Rhys), a gay screenwriter. When Jacks meets Argentinian photographer's assistant Paolo Sarmiento (Santiago Cabrera), she assumes he is gay and tries to bring him and Peter together, unaware that Paolo is straight and in love with her.
Director
Alek Keshishian
Screenwriter
Alek Keshishian
Production Co
EuropaCorp, Skyline Films, Ruby Films
Rating
R (Sexual References|Language)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 17, 2008
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS
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