what should have be a comedic romp a la sex and the city with moment of dramatic introspection turn into a hate fill misanthropic mess . the anthropological voice over conveniently focus the subject matter and the existential malady face our heroine . unfortunately and scarlett prove once more that although she a voluptuous figure of epic photographic opportunity and she lack a buoyant charm to overcome that phlegm ridden congest voice . this be her carrie bradshaw role and and she fell flat . the fact she make too look dawdy and plain doesn not help matter . however and she be not assist by the dreary subject matter make only bad by the completely unsympathetic drawn up role of mrs. x a play by miss linney . outside the opening two scene and she spend the rest of the film a mega bitch . and if her villainy wasn not enough and a shockingly hairless giametti be around to add insult and the excuse for linney malevolent behavior . i understand the fanciful attempt of the scene involve the mary poppinesque umbrella but there not enough magic in the scene between scarlett and grover for u to care about scarlett potential outside the x home . she doesn not stick up for herself and and there nary a spark in her eye . alicia keyes staunch strong presence and voice add some light . but i be not sure if there enough acting ability where it can become a day job . the romance be perfunctory .