Sweet About Me its own, rather than stiffly wearing its '60s influences like a pair of slightly-too-small cuban heeled boots [similar to that of Duffy]." Mark Reid of "The New Zealand Herald" described the track as "incredibly catchy". The song was classed as an obvious highlight on "Lessons to Be Learned" by Colin Polonowski of The Digital Fix. Andrew Cock of The Dwarf said that "Sweet About Me" is as catchy as ever and will continue to receive wide public acclaim. Cock noted, "At times this song seems so sweet it oozes honey, feeling deliberately boppy." Cilmi's vocal performance on the song was
Hit Me (film) Hit Me (film) Hit Me is a 1996 crime film directed by Steven Shainberg starring Elias Koteas, Laure Marsac, and William H. Macy. The film is based on the novel "A Swell-Looking Babe" by Jim Thompson. Sonny lives with his intellectually disabled older brother and works as a bellhop in a hotel where Monique checks in. Del invites Sonny to take part in a heist but executive Lenny Ish is on to them. This was Haing S. Ngor's last film. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 1996, followed by a release in US theaters