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Serving Sara You could make a movie out of all the things that happened while they were making this movie. Matthew Perry goes into rehab. Elizabeth Hurley gets pregnant. The man she claims is the father wants a paternity test, and rumors fly that Perry might be the Dad (but he was so screwed up on drugs, he doesn't remember making it with one of the hottest women on the planet!). You have 3 years of material for Days Of Our Lives in that little drama. You might expect Serving Sara to suffer from the off screen antics, but it is a passable, sometimes hilarious, film. Perry stars as Joe - a process server in a feud with a co-worker, Vincent Pastore (Tony), and suffering from a horrible slump. He's under a great deal of pressure to serve divorce papers to a rich society woman, Sara (Elizabeth Hurley), but she has a proposition for him. If she serves her husband with divorce papers first, she'll get millions and she'll give Joe a nice cut of the cash. Will Joe and Sara succeed? Serving Sara starts off as a formulaic film with all the right pieces, but a lack of fun and chemistry. It seems to have everything a movie would want - comedy, romance, easy to understand plot - but it doesn't click. Perry isn't tough or macho enough to play the character (Chandler Bing is trying too hard to be Mel Gibson, Vin Diesel or Sylvester Stallone), Hurley's character is unsympathetic and director Reginald Hudlin and writers Jay Scherick and David Rohn go through a great deal of unnecessary effort to establish the premise. However, the movie starts to pick up steam as it goes along. All of the sudden, the jokes are funnier, Hurley and Perry have great chemistry, Perry's character becomes wacky and funny, and the schemes the two leads employ to serve the divorce papers are very entertaining. I can rationalize the abrupt change by believing that each participant gave into the stereotypes. Perry starts playing his wacky, neurotic character from Friends. Hurley becomes a saucy, sassy, flirtatious bad girl (yeah, baby!). Pastore plays a great heavy, and Cedric the Entertainer gets a chance to bring his unique blend of attitude and charm to the screen. Overall, Serving Sara is passable. You won't regret going, and you'll have a decent time. Maybe it's the perfect rental. Beware of the sexual innuendos and content. Also, be ready for a very gross scene involving Perry and a bull. Grade: C Copyright 2002 - WaffleMovies.com
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