The critic consesnsus is: Reese Witherspoon is charming enough, but the road to Alabama is well-traveled.. What reviews supported this critic consensus?
1. Melanie eventually slugs the Yankee. Too bad the former Murphy Brown doesn't pop Reese back.
2. Never rises above the level of TV sitcom mediocrity.
3. Using her blond, blue-eyed pout to full advantage, Witherspoon is just as likable as a Southern belle as she was as a California sorority girl in Legally Blonde.
4. A horrifyingly predictable romantic comedy that, unlike Legally Blonde, can't coast even partially on the formidable charm of suddenly-a-star Reese Witherspoon.
5. Reese Witherspoon stars in a startlingly well-written and enjoyable romantic comedy full of laughs and finely crafted characters.
6. The battle of the country spouse versus the city spouse - either way, Reese is the winner. Cute movie.
7. Director Andy Tennant works straight out of the romantic-comedy playbook, right down to the big kiss in the fake rainstorm.
8. If one defines a 'movie star' as an actress/actor whose presence can carry, even elevate, a mediocre movie, Reese Witherspoon is definitely a movie star. Despite the predictable plot and cliche stereotypes, her irresistable charisma makes it frothy and am
9. Every time you look, Sweet Home Alabama is taking another bummer of a wrong turn.
10. About the best that can be said about Sweet Home Alabama is that it will make a good airplane movie -- it's bland, mostly inoffensive, and predictable enough that you can nap through large sections and not get lost.