Alex & Emma
Seen it?2003 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 11% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.2 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
Writer Alex Sheldon must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if that happens, angry Mafia types to whom he owes money will come looking for him. In order to expedite things, Alex hires typist Emma Dinsmore and begins dictating his novel. The book is about a doomed love affair between a character similar to Alex and a character named Polina Delacroix. But, as Alex falls for Emma, his work takes a different turn.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
11% on Rotten Tomatoes, 32 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$30 million worldwide on a $30 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 95K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rob Reiner
- Luke WilsonAlex Sheldon / Adam Shipley
- Kate HudsonEmma Dinsmore / Ylva / Elsa / Eldora / Anna
- Sophie MarceauPolina Delacroix
- David PaymerJohn Shaw
- Lobo SebastianBobby / Flamenco Dancer #1
- Chino XLTony / Flamenco Dancer #2
- Rob ReinerWirschafter / Marty Van Buren
- Cloris LeachmanGrandmother
- Alexander WauthierAndre Delacroix
- Leili KramerMichele Delacroix