Written and directed by its star, Julie Davis, this
Bridget Jones wannabe is a depressingly retrograde, "post-feminist" romantic comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women. Amy Mandell (Davis) is an attractive, soon-to-be 29-year-old Ivy-League grad who's not only sworn off men completely but has made a successful career of being alone. Amy's claim to fame is having written
Why Love Doesn't Work, a self-help book/manifesto that declares romantic love a sucker's game and claims that women are perfectly capable of finding happiness without men. The book has created quite a sensation and Amy's bossy publicist, Janet (Caroline Aa...
Released:
2002
Rated:
NR
Length:
85 mins