Lucy Hill is a high-powered food consultant and she is in love with her upscale Miami Florida lifestyle. Also, she wants to move up to a vice presidency job. Her boat is rocked when she is sent to New Ulm Minnesota!! She is to oversee the restructuring of a blue collar manufacturing plant. Their manufacturing processes need to be streamlined. Her reception from the locals is frosty and that's not all that is frosty!! The roads are icy and weather is freezing. She likes the small town's charm and over time she is accepted by the local community. In news from her headquarters, she is ordered to close down the plant instead?? Now, Lucy becomes the real bad guy!! This action will put the entire community out of work!! Lucy must examine her own goals and priorities? Is there a way she could save the town and their livelihood?
There is some romantic comedy but it relies on stereotypes. The career driven woman falls in love with the right guy? There must be Midwestern accents and there is also learning to appreciate more of life. Some mild swearing, a few scenes of drinking, some kissing, no nudity. Also, parents should be aware that there are some rude scenes and rude talk. This film would be good to watch on a very hot day!! Rated PG but more like PG-13. Predictable but not exactly rocket science either. 3 1/2* (I liked this movie)
97 min, Comedy directed by Jonas Elmer and written by Ken Rance and C. Jay Cox with Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr. Siobhan Fallon Hogan, J.K. Simmons, Mike O'Brien, Frances Concroy, Ferron Guerreiro, James Durham, Robert Small, Wayne Nicklas, Hilary Carroll, Nancy Jane Drake.
Note Imdb 5.6* out of 10* with 21,417 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes 28% with 170 critics 37% with 129,417 audience scores, Common Sense Media S. Jhoanna Roblledo, 2*, age 13+, 1* violence 3* sex, 3* language, 3* consumerism 3* drinking, drugs and smoking, Roger Ebert 2*, SF Gate CA, Peter Hartlaub 1* out of 5*, Metacrtic 20 out of 100 with 32 critic reviews (4 positive 7 mixed 21 negative, 5.3 out of 10 with 43 ratings (5.3 out of 10 with 43 ratings (positive 14 16 mixed 13 negative.
Special Note: J.K. Simmons is not wearing a fat suit for his role as Stu Kopenhafer, he gained more than forty pounds!! Filming was done in Winnipeg Manitoba and Renee Zellweger said the temperatures were as low as -55 degrees or -67 degree. The camera could only run for up to one minute per take. This action was taken to prevent the heat generated by the camera's electric motor from cracking the icy lens!! The pictures on Siobhan Fallon Hogan's desk are her actual family. Director Jonas Elmer left halfway during post-production. There were disputes between Elmer and the producers. His aim was for the film to appeal to a mature audience. Originally, the producers supported this and then they changed their minds midway during production? Elmer left the movie behind and he has decided not to ever work in the US again?
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