DVD Movie Rating for: Sweet Home Alabama

2 out of 5 stars

Movie Plot of: Sweet Home Alabama

New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But Melanie's past holds many secrets, including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past, only to discover that you can take the girl out of the South, but you can never take the South out of the girl.

DVD Production Details of: Sweet Home Alabama

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas

Director: Andy Tennant

Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment

DVD Release Date: February 4, 2003
DVD Features:
Commentary by director Andy Tennant

Eight deleted scenes introduced by director Andy Tennant

Alternate ending with introduction

Music video, "Mine All Mine"

Widescreen anamorphic format

DVD Easter Eggs

Sweet Home Alabama

Cast of the movie: Sweet Home Alabama

• Reese Witherspoon .... Melanie Carmichael
• Josh Lucas .... Jake Perry
• Patrick Dempsey .... Andrew Hennings
• Candice Bergen .... Mayor Kate Hennings
• Mary Kay Place .... Pearl Smooter
• Fred Ward .... Earl Smooter
• Jean Smart .... Stella Kay
• Ethan Embry .... Bobby Ray
• Melanie Lynskey .... Lurlynn
• Courtney Gains .... Wade
• Mary Lynn Rajskub .... Dorothea
• Rhona Mitra .... Tabatha Wadmore-Smith
• Nathan Lee Graham .... Frederick Montana
• Sean Bridgers .... Eldon
• Fleet Cooper .... Clinton
• Kevin Sussman .... Barry
• Thomas Curtis .... Young Jake
• Dakota Fanning .... Young Melanie
• Mark Skinner .... Bruno
• Michelle Krusiec .... Pan
• Phil Cater .... Pablo
• Michael Snow .... Devin
• Bob Penny .... Wallace Buford
• Mark Matkevich .... Tom Darovsic
• Lee Roy Giles .... Eugene the Guard
• Afemo Omilami .... Jimmy Lee
• Kevin Hagan .... Jimmy the Driver
• Dennis Ryan .... Reporter
• Jim O'Connor .... Reporter
• Leslie Hendrix .... Reporter
• Tony Rizzoli .... Gentleman
• Bob Seel .... Bartender
• Kelsey Lowenthal .... Carrie Lee
• Jen Apgar .... Starr
• Sarah Baker .... Dix
• Deborah Calloway-Duke .... Sherma
• Ted Manson .... Col. Murphy
• Sharon Blackwood .... Virgie
• Suzi Bass .... Shirleen
• Don Young .... Old dead soldier
• Jody Thompson .... Dead soldier
• Mark Oliver .... Guard #2
• Deidee Deionne .... Press secretary (as Deide Deionne)
• Doug Killen .... Catfish Festival dancer (as Doug Johnson-Killen)
• Emily Furman .... Catfish Festival dancer
• Pete Talton .... Catfish Festival dancer
• Kelli Franklin .... Catfish Festival singer
• Keni Thomas .... Catfish Festival singer
• Jeanne Arnold .... Catfish Festival singer
• Osjha Anderson .... Catfish Festival singer
• Charlotte Pierrepont .... Model
• Traci Ann Wolfe .... Model
• Jana Lynn Schoep .... Model
• Eddy Donno .... Model
• Katharine Towne .... Erin Vanderbilt (scenes deleted)
• LaChanda Alexander .... New York citizen (uncredited)
• Kena Allen .... TV fashion reporter (uncredited)
• Rich Bryant .... Paparazzi (uncredited)
• Haley Buchanan .... Girl at the battlefield (uncredited)
• Brandon Carroll .... Country line dancer (uncredited)
• Jeremy Carroll .... Line dancer (uncredited)
• Paul Caspary .... Paparazzi (uncredited)
• Aimee Davis .... Festival patron (uncredited)
• Kristina Ekman .... Lurlynn's youngest daughter (uncredited)
• Colin Ford .... Clinton Jr. (uncredited)
• Jason Guy .... Photographer on the red carpet scene (uncredited)
• Ambre Lake .... Wedding coordinator (uncredited)
• Matthew D. Miller .... Bar patron (uncredited)
• Joe Pierce .... Line dancer (uncredited)
• Andrew Prine .... Sheriff Holt (uncredited)
• Sean Treadaway .... TV fashion reporter (uncredited)
• Lori Williams .... Line dancer (uncredited)

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Reviews of the movie: Sweet Home Alabama

As formulaic, utterly inoffensive romantic comedies go, Sweet Home Alabama could be better, and could be worse. It's a variant of Julia Roberts's Something to Talk About, with all the same strengths and weaknesses, and Reese Witherspoon is definitely its saving grace. As an Alabama country girl turned hot New York fashion designer, Witherspoon finds the genuine emotions hidden under a blandly familiar plot, making her character's romantic indecisiveness seem not only credible but disarmingly appealing. She's just agreed to marry the Camelot-bred son (Patrick Dempsey) of New York's no-nonsense mayor (Candice Bergen), but first she has to officially divorce the husband (Josh Lucas) she left behind years earlier... only to discover that their love is stronger than ever. The rest, of course, is a foregone conclusion, but with a sharp supporting cast and a few charming moments, Sweet Home Alabama will satisfy anyone who prefers safe, reassuring entertainment.

This film is so sweet, you may find yourself with a cavity the next morning. Unlike, other films the main character is not perfect and gets mad and does bad things she later regrets. The story deals with a famous fashion designer (Reese Witherspoon) who goes to Alabama in order to divorce her husband in order marry the son (Patrick Dempsy)of New York mayor (Candice Bergen). Cute, appealing little film is by the numbers and rather cliched. Fred Ward as Reese's father is totally wasted.