So yeah, I could only watch this movie in 15 minute segments which consequently made me forget a lot of it. The characters played by McConaughey (sp?) and Hudson where quite possibly some of the most repulsive examples of human beings I've seen in a movie. By the time the movie was finished I had become a master at suppressing my gag reflex.
That may be a slight exaggeration (very slight), but the characters of Ben and Andie are both so hyper-sexualized and stereotyped that it became ridiculous. Like previous posters have pointed out Andie is the sterotypical whitebread blonde-haired "hottie" that is both confident AND subversive, bringing to bear what the wisest dwarf of all called "wicked wiles" to get what she wanted. On the other hand, Ben is a super competitive asshole that goes to great lengths to win and is apparently obsessed about professional American sports.
The fact that some people buy into and embrace these stereotypical characters so wholeheartedly is profoundly disturbing.
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