Sweet, funny, romantic, pokes fun at north and south, Democrats and Republicans...what more could you want? I don't live in Alabama, but I've driven through several times to get to Mississippi from my home state, Georgia (where it was shot!), and it isn't that incorrect. My mom says my grandfather would have been exactly like Melanie's dad with the chair, and the joke about marrying your cousin only popped up once. It was tame compared to what I expected. Also, ignore everyone who says Reese Witherspoon and Josh Lucas had no chemistry. They did too! When they're in the dog cemetery, I could feel it. My only complaints are: We never hear Lynyrd Skynyrd's (BADLY misspelled) version of the song, and Reese Witherspoon had no chemistry with Patrick Dempsey. I know there isn't supposed to be a lot of romance between them, but I wasn't buying it at all and had no idea why they were engaged. Other than that, cute movie! 7/10
