"Alex & Emma" is the kind of movie you might get stuck watching on an airplane. It's a harmless Rob Reiner romantic comedy -- though it lacks the both wit of "When Harry Met Sally" and the comedy of "The Princess Bride".The main character, Luke Wilson's Alex, has 30 days to write a book or else loan sharks will kill him. It opens with them holding him off a green screen balcony demanding to see what he has written. Already, preposterous -- why would they care about his writing (Does the screenwriter has delusions of grandeur about his craft)? Enter Kate Hudson's Emma, a court stenographer who can help him quickly hammer out his novel. He waffles, she backseat drives the creative process... obviously they'll fall in love by the end.
I wouldn't blame either actor for this being a boring movie. They gave their best to the repetitive dialogue. With Alex dictating the story to Emma, there is little action and too much explanation. Remember when your English teacher used to say "Show, don't tell"? This movie only tells.
"Alex & Emma" is set in Boston, but it looks like it was mostly filmed on a soundstage. Even its lone passing reference to the Red Sox feels out of place. The production probably came here for a few days, shot some building exteriors, and then flew back to LA. We don't know anyone who worked on it... prove us wrong!
For being a story about a writer that's poorly written, it gets...
Final Score = C-
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