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Alex & Emma

PG-13 Released Jun 20, 2003 1h 36m Romance Comedy List
11% Tomatometer 140 Reviews 41% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
Writer Alex Sheldon (Luke Wilson) must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if that happens, angry Mafia types to whom he owes money will come looking for him. In order to expedite things, Alex hires typist Emma Dinsmore (Kate Hudson) and begins dictating his novel. The book is about a doomed love affair between a character similar to Alex and a character named Polina Delacroix (Sophie Marceau). But, as Alex falls for Emma, his work takes a different turn.
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A dull and unfunny comedy where the leads fail to generate any sparks.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader The actors make this fun if you can overlook the ludicrous view of Jeremy Leven's screenplay concerning how novels are written and what publishers generally pay for them. Feb 8, 2012 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Uninspired -- neither romantic nor comic. Rated: 2/5 Sep 9, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine A miserable failure on every count. Rated: 0.5/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Hopefully, Rob Reiner just suffered a case of writer's block/director's block like his character Alex Sheldon with Alex & Emma. Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Film4 About as funny as root canal work and as romantic as a rainy fortnight in Wrexham. Rob Reiner should make a phone call to Christopher Guest a priority. Rated: 1.5/5 Feb 8, 2012 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com "Alex & Emma" has a light tone of modernized '20s inflected comedy that Woody Allen would love to still be able to capture in his movies. Rated: B- Jun 2, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member It was cute but kinda boring. The movie was saved by Luke and Kate. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/21/24 Full Review Kyle M Appreciatively advocates a writer’s struggles and creative process amidst a story-within-story structure, but some are best left unsaid in addition to its unconvincing situation with the screenplay matching the flawed setting as that should’ve been the first sign of how dull it started to be for easy criticism aside from being predictable at equal rate. (C+) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/22/24 Full Review Gaylord R I am baffled by the negative reviews of one of the best films I have watched in a long time. Crisp, sharp writing, an undeniably sweet chemistry between the lead actors, good humor paired with some, albeit over-the-top, existential angst. All in all a superb movie that leaves one satisfied and happy. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/24/23 Full Review kevin c A deep in debt writer played by Luke Wilson has to write a novel in thirty days to pay off his debt collectors, hires a stenographer played by Kate Hudson to help write as he dictates. Rob Reiner directs this romantic comedy. I enjoy Hudson, but the story of this one wasn't all that engrossing for me. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review steve d Cute update with extremely likable leads. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Wait. So let me get this straight. Alex convinces Emma to love him by saying to her, "Sure, the other girl in my life is drop dead gorgeous and perfect in almost every possible way… but your REAL!"??? How is this the same director who gave us Harry and Sally??? Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Writer Alex Sheldon (Luke Wilson) must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if that happens, angry Mafia types to whom he owes money will come looking for him. In order to expedite things, Alex hires typist Emma Dinsmore (Kate Hudson) and begins dictating his novel. The book is about a doomed love affair between a character similar to Alex and a character named Polina Delacroix (Sophie Marceau). But, as Alex falls for Emma, his work takes a different turn.
Director
Rob Reiner
Producer
Jeremy Leven, Alan Greisman, Todd Black, Elie Samaha
Screenwriter
Jeremy Leven
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Franchise Pictures, Epsilon Motion Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Some Language|Sexual Content)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 20, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.2M
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Surround
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