This is refreshing and very much worked in favor for the film. While acknowledging some of the Southern eccentricities, Melanie’s old friends are portrayed as being much more three-dimensional “real” people than just cardboard cutout characters. But, surprisingly, the film doesn’t turn the Alabama characters into two dimensional movie hicks or rednecks. “Home” is full of, as you might expect, Southern jokes which pretty much hit their mark. In addition, she’s ashamed of her “white trash” past and wants to hide it from her fiance and future mother-in-law. Namely, she’s still married to (but estranged from) childhood sweetheart, Jake ( Josh Lucas). Unfortunately, though Melanie says yes, she has some unfinished business back home in Alabama. Melanie Carmichael ( Reese Witherspoon) is an up-and-coming New York fashion designer who has just received a proposal of marriage from her boyfriend Andrew ( Patrick Dempsey), who just happens to be Secretary of Housing and son of the N.Y. But it is unfortunately a part of the Hollywood trend to produce comedies on the more raunchy side. As an upbeat, romantic film “Home” succeeds fairly well and keeps the audience entertained for two hours. “Sweet Home Alabama” is the latest entry in the slew of romantic comedies delivered each year-some entertaining, som not.
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