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Jennifer Aniston’ star vehicle honks out JULIE TAPLEY Daily Texan Staff You demanded more Jennifer. You got more Jennifer. Picture Perfect is the Jennifer Aniston mega-event of the summer, or just another sorry excuse to bolster the Friend's star to true Hollywood leading lady status. On the other hand, Picture Perfect, the romantic comedy of dull wit, just may be the sum mertime fluff you enjoy. Aniston stars as Kate, a hungry advertising grunt with her sights on the top rung of the corporate ladder. Her boss doubts her, until she can prove she has some stability in her Kate invents a fiancé from an impromptu picture taken with a stranger, which somehow proves her stability, winning her a spot on the team and the affection of her dream date, Sam (Kevin Bacon). When the big boss wants to wine and dine Kate and her hubby-to-be, she must track down the guy in the photo and con vince him to play a role in her scheme. Aniston doesn’t go for much of a stretch here. The plot of this flick could easily substitute as a made-for- TV movie, a medium for which she seems better suited. She attempts every scene of the film as Rachel, Gas TV character, and her constant mug ging is downright nauseating. Bacon seems miscast as the sexy Sam. Not since the mid-’80s has he been considered a sex symbol, more the object of a trivia game. Jay Mohr deserves a nod for an honest, respectable performance as Nick, the stand-in boyfriend. After sharing the screen with Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire,you'd think Mohr would have better offers than this script. Kate’s mom Rita (Olympia Dukakis), another notable character, is virtually ignored. The few moments ai PICTURE PERFECT = Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Bacon, Jeff Mohr Director: Glenn Gordon Caron Playing at: Arbor, Highland 10, Movies 12, Lakeline, Westgate Rating: *’, (out of five) Aniston doesn’t go for much of a stretch here. The plot of this flick could easily substitute as a made-for-TV movie. she’s given on the screen are usually arguments with Kate, yet she brings life to such an unmemorable charac ter. Written and directed by Glenn Gordon Caron, Picture Perfect does not follow in the footsteps of his Moon lighting, lacking the zippy dialogue exchanges, chemistry and the talent that made that series such a success. But maybe Aniston's inept transi tion to the screen is contagious. Note her fellow “friends” attempts at movie stardom. David Schwimmer’s Pallbearer, Matt LeBlanc’s Ed and Matthew Perry's Fools Rush In were all huge box office disappointments, so she shouldn’t feel too bad. After all, the film is lighthearted, and its lack of seriousness keep it fresh and moving. If nothing more than a safe date movie, Picture Perfect serves its pur pose as mindless entertainment but don’t expect much more. FILM
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Austin Daily Texan
Austin, Texas, US
Tue, Aug 05, 1997
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