pretentious and a huge waste of talent . julia robert be a great actress and have a fantastic smile – a smile so un really radiant that it become unreal pretty soon . that ’ s the risk she run . and so do the movie . dialogue for the single sister be good while the movie be quite pretentious and a drag at time . dennis quaid be fantastic . the story border on the most idiotic generalization – southern men think with their southern asset and the woman don ’ t have brain at all . pretty idiotic fare . gene rowlands mom lack depth and look like she be on prescriptive medication she take a 180 degree turn in the middle of the movie . and duvall character be so foolish it hurt . the only save grace be the dance sequence but then i can bet there have be infinitely well result than this .