DVD Kate & Leopold
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Rating: - Hugh Jackman, You're an Awesome Duke
Rented this on a friend's recommendation. Currently re-assessing whether or not this person is a true friend. Loved Hugh Jackman & the brother. Plot was predictable, but bearable. What was not predictable was and aging, sad-looking woman with a mean outlook on life somehow attracting & forming a bond with a man from the 1800's. Who wrote this? I'd believe a romance between Ann Coulter & an Amish man before I'd believe this one. Meg Ryan, please quit trying to convince us that you are a hip, feminist career woman in your late twenties--you are not and you look sad and pathetic trying to be one. You are an excellent actor, but not when you try to stuff yourself into the same tired old box that made you a star. Hugh Jackman is a wonderful Duke, and I would gladly tango with him, but what woman of today would EVER, EVER, EVER want to go back in time to the Victorian era and GIVE BIRTH THERE? A man wrote this story! Don't waste your time on this movie. By the way, her ex-boyfriend looks amazingly like a prairie dog, doesn't he?

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Rating: - Thank goodness for Hugh Jackman
I hate chick flicks, normally. They are extremely predictable, sappy, boring and overly sweet. However, what makes this one different is, it uses time travel, and it has Hugh Jackman. I am going to completely ignore Meg Ryan because she is unimportant in this. Hugh Jackman is what makes this movie, and really, is the only reason to see it. He is so flawlessly elegant and suave in this. Its almost like he's not even acting. It's extremely charming. Like I said, the film deals with time travel, but it is in no way a sci-fi film. It is still a chick flick and yes, still predictable, BUT not as sappy or boring. It has its ups and downs.

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Rating: - Kate & Leopold
I love this movie. I love this movie so much that my teenage son knew that it was the perfect gift for Christmas. I do think that it needs to be purchase in the DVD format so that you have the director's cut available to watch. I love the different slant that you get to the plot of the movie with the longer version. It is a fun story with laughter and a little bit of serious thrown in.

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Rating: - Something's missing.
Kate & Leopold starring Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman is a cute romantic comedy which features time travel but I felt disappointed and I don't know why. Ryan and Jackman are very talented actors and they have great chemistry in this film but the story feels strange and forced. It's too bad that I didn't like this movie more because this film was directed by James Mangold, he is my favorite director but I just couldn't get into it. Defintely one to rent but not to purchase.