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Directed by Alek Keshishian.
A hyperactive and high-fashion American transplant living in London and working for Vogue magazine does her best to enhance the lives of those around her while remaining blissfully unaware of the man who longs to profess his true love to her in an ultra-modern romantic comedy produced by Luc Besson and David Fincher and directed by Alek Keshishian. Emily Jackson (Brittany Murphy) lives a charmed life. Always on the go in her Mini Cooper and able to talk until the sun comes up and then some, her fast-paced lifestyle belies a sensitive soul who takes great joy in playing matchmaker for her many friends. It's Emily's gay roommate and constant companion, Peter (Matthew Rhys), who usually becomes the subject of the quirky Cupid's frequent pairings, and when handsome new photographer's assistant Paolo (Santiago Cabrera) arrives at the Vogue offices, Emily makes it her mission to bring the two men together. Unfortunately for the contemporary Holly Golightly, Emily is so busy arranging a love connection between Peter and Paolo that she remains completely blind to the obvious torch carried for her by the one suitor who longs to provide her the with the loving companionship that she so cheerfully arranges for others. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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"Sandwhiched somewhere between "Notting Hill" and "Pretty Woman" is "Love and Other Disasters," a romantic comedy with a level of awareness we haven´t seen on screen since the "Scream" films. Brit Emily Jackson (an Audrey Hepburn-esque Brittany Murphy) works at U. K. Vogue, lives with her best gay friend Peter (Matthew Rhys from "Brothers and Sisters") and maintains an on-again, off-again romance with James Wildstone (Elliot Cowan). She is so intent on fixing Peter up with photographer's assistant Paolo (Santiago Cabrera) that she completely misses the forest for the trees. It turns out, and this is no spoiler, Paolo isn´t gay and actually thinks he´s in love with Jacks. But the Jacks/Paolo romance is only one of the stories revolving around the "l" word. All intersect and intertwine until, fortuitously, they meld together in the finale. "Love and Other Disasters" is a new kind of rom com. It acknowledges the world it inhabits and never shies away from poking f ... " [More]
 



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