of course i knew this going in .
why is it that whenever a tv-star makes a movie it’s always a romantic comedy , and then they say on entertainment tonight or something , that they were ” attracted to the characters .
they were really original . ”
original ? ! let me give you a run-through of picture perfect : character a ) kate ( jennifer aniston , from tv’s friends ) , a smart , beautiful , professional woman wants two things she can’t have : a new job-title and the love of her co-worker kevin bacon .
her boss will only give her the job if she gets married and gets a mortgage and gets a lease on a german sportscar , and kevin bacon pnly sleeps with married or involved girls .
what does she do ?
she invents a fiance !
then when everyone wants to meet him , she tells some poor schmoe she met at a wedding that she will pay him $1000 to pretend to be in love with her for a company dinner , and pick a fight with her at the end , thus breaking the engagement but still being able to keep her job , since the guy ends up looking like a jerk and she is the poor , defenceless female .
he , of course , goes along with it .
gee , i wonder if they get together in the end .
i’ve seen more original stuff on the wb .
and better stuff too .
picture perfect also makes the mistake of being _wayyyyy_ too long at 100 minutes , and expecting us to like aniston’s character , who comes off as a cold , spoiled bitch .