How sweet it is
The Sweetest Thing

Stars Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate and Selma Blair. Columbia TriStar. Rated MA. 87 mins.

Reviewer :: Ben Caddaye

The creators of romantic comedy The Sweetest Thing must have been doing something right.

Within days of its release on video at the beginning of the year it had quickly climbed into the top five new releases in the country and even held the number one spot for a while.

When you watch this movie for the first time, these stats are, at first, difficult to believe.

It’s fair to say The Sweetest Thing, starring the talented Cameron Diaz and former Married With Children sit-com star Christina Applegate, is one of those flicks that grows on you.

A cross between a musical, teen screwball comedy and light, fluffy romance, The Sweetest Thing will have you shaking your head in disbelief one moment and rolling with laughter the next.

In between there are even moments that will have some viewers reaching for the Kleenex.

The Sweetest Thing is like one of those lollies that tastes strange on the outside but has a delectable centre.