How many more seven degrees of Kevin Bacon (Mystic River, Apollo 13) were made with this movie? I really did not give it much thought, due to a surprisingly solid performance from Rene Zellweger (Bridget Jones’s Diary, Chicago). I have not always been fond of her acting, but she really shined in this film as the polite, southern belle, Anne Devereaux. Her huband Dan Devereaux, played by Kevin, was a popular bandleader. Loosely based on George Hamilton’s (Love at First Bite, Hollywood Ending) childhood experiences, the lovely and proper Anne discovered her husband in bed with another woman. Rounding up her two boys, Mrs. Devereaux set off on an unusual cross country road trip, to seek out a new man. Not only did he have to be a father to her sons and husband to her, but he had to be rich enough to allow them to live in the lifestyle they were accustomed to living. I was curious to see what the perpetually tanned Hamilton’s childhood was like (maybe to find an answer for his obsession with being bronzed); however, I was not expecting to find the dialog so witty. There was a great stylish look to the film and the acting was quite decent. As it turned out, this was a fun and wild road trip movie, where I actually was glad to be a passenger.

2 3/4 stars — DVD