Hottie & the Nottie | 
| Director: Tom Putnam
Actors: Joel David Moore, Paris Hilton, Christin Lakin
Studio: Genius Products (TVN) / Liberation Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 40968
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: LIB00136
UPC: 858423001360
EAN: 0858423001360
ASIN: B0013LL2ZW
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: May 6, 2008
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Celebutante Paris Hilton takes on leading lady status in this fluffy comedy about the mysteries of love, and the importance of orthodontia. Nate Cooper (Joel David Moore) is an unfeeling commitment "challenged" lemon. His fed-up girlfriend runs out on him and he's just about hit rock bottom. Haunted by his childhood, he can't seem to get over his kindergarten crush with the cutest girl at school, Christabel Abbot (Paris Hilton). Unable to move forward in love and life, Nate decides to track down Christabel, hoping to unlock the key to his future. As luck and movie magic would have it, Christabel has blossomed into LA's hottest blonde who's miraculously single. Unavoidably however, there's a catch: she's still playing guardian to childhood best friend and physically cursed June Phigg (Christine Lakin) and has made a solemn vow of chastity until June has a boyfriend of her own. Considering June's sad and highly exaggerated state of affairs (e.g. rotting teeth, whiskers, etc.), Nate is faced with a daunting task. As his hare-brained schemes to find June an appropriate suitor evolve, she begins to undergo an extreme inner and outer transformation. When her teeth are whitened and the moles and whiskers are removed to reveal a Hollywood actress-like allure, Nate "suddenly" has an unobstructed view of her "inner beauty" and in an epiphanic moment realizes that love and destiny are pretty confusing things. Lacking verisimilitude and plagued with gross-out jokes, spotty direction, and an underwritten script, much of the film plays out like Farrelly brothers' sloppy seconds. Nonetheless, there's plenty of silliness, some good laughs, and a very willing cast who is more than up to playing along, most notably the talented Lakin and Moore. Hilton fans can rejoice in knowing that within the limited confines of the script, she aptly holds her own and when given the chance, has comedy potential. All in all The Hottie and the Nottie is a modest ultralight romantic comedy that though forgettable, is not without its charms. Neither a Hottie nor a Nottie, let's just call this a Middle-of-the-Roadie. - Matt Wold
Product Description
A young man moves to L.A. to track down the woman he's been in love with since childhood, only to discover that his plan to woo her only has one hurdle to overcome: what to do with her ever-present, not-so-hot best friend
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 Paris Hilton being in a movie doesn't automatically make it bad January 26, 2009
J. Hogan (Chicago)
This movie is really cute and sweet and dumb. It's also really funny - not the funniest out there, but still has some good laughs. The only reason so many people hate on it is because Paris Hilton is in it. Honestly, it could be any other actress playing her role, and people would love it. It's definitely no Academy Award winner, but hey, it is entertaining! And it has a message about inner beauty.
 paris July 30, 2008
kristen
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
Paris Hilton Is a great actress i love her movies . Id love her on more . her and the cast are great. this islike a movie version of beauty and the geek.
 More "Not" than "Hot" July 16, 2008
Roland E. Zwick (Valencia, Ca USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
*SPOILERS*
"The Hottie and the Nottie" is one of those hypocritical films that pretends to make the case that beauty is only skin deep - only to turn right around and prove the opposite.
Cribbing at least a portion of its story from "The Taming of the Shrew," the movie stars Paris Hilton as Cristobel, a drop-dead gorgeous "hottie" who has put her own love life on hold until her grotesquely unattractive best friend, June ("the nottie"), can get some guy to go out with her. This is bad news for Nate Cooper, a first class dweeb who's had a major crush on Cristobel ever since the day she sauntered into his class in the first grade and ignited his passion. When he finally finds her again after all these years, he's stuck with having to come up with a guy who'll be willing to date the nottie - that is, if Nate is to have any chance at all of making it with the hottie.
I suspect that "The Hottie and the Nottie" was originally designed as some sort of bizarre vanity project for Ms. Hilton, showcasing just how much better looking she is than the rest of the human race by placing her side by side with the most unattractive woman the filmmakers could possibly come up with. But I believe there's something more insidious at work here, in that, in the end, the movie endorses the very thing it is supposedly arguing against. Through all sorts of unlikely cosmetic alterations, the "nottie" is miraculously transformed into a "hottie," making her at last an acceptable object for love - thereby assuring that all is indeed right with the universe. The movie also labors under the double standard of requiring that the women all be beautiful and sexy while the men are allowed to look as dowdy and disheveled as they please and not be judged for it.
Still, there's probably no point in over-thinking a movie that's as featherweight and insignificant as this one is. And bad as it is, there are a few genuinely funny moments when Nate finds himself competing with an impossibly handsome, blonde, granite-jawed, muscle-bound "doctors without borders" dentist for Cristobel's affections. Nate gets a bit of his own back in these scenes and they are well-played and clever, at least compared to the rest of the movie. Hilton doesn't exactly disgrace herself in the role of the hottie - she actually has a certain innate sweetness that is rather disarming at times - but her acting has yet to go much beyond simple posturing and posing. Joel Moore, Christine Lakin and Johann Urb can't be blamed for the material they've been handed, so we can be generous in our assessment of their performances and simply note that all three have their moments of likeability and charm. Here's hoping they have better luck in their future projects.
Not as bad as I was expecting July 15, 2008
Cheryl (SW Minnesota)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Ok...to start with - I cannot stand Paris Hilton. I still have not figured out what business this woman has still getting headlines - Isn't her 15 minutes up yet? Anyway, I watched this film and was actually humored and entertained. Paris played the part very well and convincing and the story line was cute. Not an award winner but also not a waste of time.
Very funny July 8, 2008
J. M. S. Ferreras (Spain)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
A great and funny movie. Perfect for watching with friends.
Do not take seriously the negative reviews, people seem to hate the movie because of Paris, but you'll be surprised, she doesn't acts bad!
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