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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Warner Bros. Pictures
Salesrank: 116831
Released: April 18, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
He's a power-suited, plugged-in ad executive speed-dialing through life. She's a bohemian, free-spirited pet groomer taking life as it comes. You may not expect them to share a life- altering romance together. But love has other ideas in this inspired re-teaming of the stars of The Devil's Advocate.
Description of Sweet November (Mother's Day Gift Set with Card and Gift Wrap):
The 1968 version of Sweet November was a frothy fable that worked, for the most part, due to the charmingly offbeat chemistry of costars Sandy Dennis and Anthony Newley. For this turn-of-the-millennium remake, Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron do their best to ground the fable in a more sophisticated reality, but that's just what this movie doesn't need. The premise is preposterous to begin with, so we need credible fantasy to leap over chasms of logic and ease into what should be a tear-jerking variation of Love Story. It's certainly possible to get suckered into the movie's sticky-sweet romance, but you'll need extra effort to suspend your disbelief.
Theron is Sara, who pathologically lures men into romance for one month at a time, "helping" them before moving onto the next month's catch. She's avoiding long-term commitments because she's deathly ill--a fact revealed by hundreds of prescription bottles hidden in her medicine cabinet. Reeves is Nelson, the fast-lane advertising executive who reluctantly becomes Sara's Mr. November. He's insulting and callous until he learns the truth, at which point director Pat O'Connor makes a 180-degree tone shift that cannot possibly succeed. Theron makes the most of her movie-sickness routine, but Reeves is out of his depth, and not one but two romantic montages (set to the music of Enya, no less) only emphasize the movie's abundant clichés (the most obvious being The Patriot's Jason Isaacs as Theron's supportive gay neighbor). Cry if you must, but don't let anyone catch you. --Jeff Shannon
Sweet November (Mother's Day Gift Set with Card and Gift Wrap) Reviews:
My favorite movie 
2009-05-31 - This movie is my favorite. Im a romantic person and this movie makes me cry every time. I ordered it but haven't received it yet. I have seen in the past many many times.
So San Francisco
2008-10-23 - This is not just about two people in love, it is about San Francisco at its best. It is about making the most of every day. So what if it is a little too "chickflicky". Way to go, Charlize!
Sweet November
2008-10-06 - Movie is very entertaining and touching. Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron are very good in their roles.
I liked it, despite myself 
2008-09-29 - This is one of those incurable disease flicks designed to make you cry. I didn't, but then again, maybe it wasn't as effective as it could have been. It reminded me of a remake of "Love Story," the '60s film. Actually, it fooled me for the first two thirds. I didn't see the disease angle coming. It's a chick flick, no doubt. But guys will like it up to a point.
Sweet November
2008-08-04 - I loved this movie! Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves were wonderful together. It was actually beautiful yet sad at the same time.Sara Deever ( Charlize) takes a different man into her home every month. Her reasons in doing this is to help the men out with any kind of problems they are having in life. Nelson (Keanu) happened to be her November. He is a rude, arrogant man that doesn't care about anyone but himself. She helps him become a better person and they fall inlove for the first time in both of their lives. Little does Nelson know that Sara is ill. I will leave it at that because i don't want to give everything away.I would recommend this movie to anyone because it is great. Also, Jason Isaacs provides some comedy in this movie as well. He was fun to watch.
