There is absolutely no reason to watch this movie unless you really have a thing for Jeremy Northam in tight pants. In which case, Google Image Search "Jeremy Northam tight pants". Skip it and watch Clueless instead. Everyone in this movie is terrible. But that's not really their fault. The story is so vapid, it strains credulity that someone in their twenties would act like this. Maybe hijinks like this were de rigeour for the 1800's, but even for 1996 it feels fake. Toni Collette, whose presence usually fills me with joy, is wasted here as the helpless friend stuck in Emma's (Gwyneth Paltrow) increasingly desperate schemes.
There's a reason Cupid ended up with Psyche. Romance without Thought destroys lives. So this Valentine's Day, maybe put the fucking arrows down and stop thinking that you know better than everyone else. And then go watch Clueless.
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