Thus, MOVIEGUIDE® advises strong caution, especially for older children and young teenagers Content: Regrettably, however, there are a couple homosexual characters and plenty of mostly light foul language in SWEET HOME ALABAMA. Best of all is the fact that, for once, a Hollywood villain turns out to be a Yankee Democrat. Viewers expecting a laugh-out-loud comedy should stay home, but not if they want to see a cute love story debunking some Southern stereotypes. SWEET HOME ALABAMA is more interested in telling how Melanie regains her Southern roots than it is in generating lots of big laughs. Melanie quietly returns to her hometown, but Jake still refuses to give Melanie a divorce, so Melanie takes some drastic actions to force his hand. To top it off, Melanie’s still married to Jake, with whom she had a big argument before leaving.

Not only has Melanie lied about her last name, she’s also lied about her working class parents. There’s only one hitch, well, actually several hitches. SWEET HOME ALABAMA stars Reese Witherspoon as Melanie Carmichael, a New York fashion designer who finds herself engaged to Andrew, the son of the city’s glamorous female mayor.

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