What’s Aged the Best?
The title; Julia Roberts' and Cameron Diaz's looks; Chicago as a character; the White Sox setting; Cameron Diaz's BMW convertible; Julia sharing the screen with Diaz; the ending; Julia's crop tops and two pairs of sunglasses; someone telling you not to smoke; the backup pact
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- The title has aged best: rom-coms from about 1988 to 1998 had fantastic four-word titles that explained the movie, like When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle and While You Were Sleeping.
- Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz have aged fantastically; Julia has never looked better in a movie and Cameron Diaz probably hasn't either, both at the peak of their powers, though one host found Diaz's hairstyle too frumpy and the shift dresses too many.
- Chicago is used nicely as a character: a great summer city that is minus nine with a wind chill in December, telegenic with big buildings and cool suburban spaces; it is also a White Sox movie rather than a Cubs movie, which was ahead of its time in picking the cool team, perhaps because the Cubs would not allow it or for money.
- Cameron Diaz's BMW convertible, seen when she picks Julia up at the airport, is an iconic mid-90s car; the driving scenes are funny, she is a terrible driver, and it is the only point where the movie puts you in Julia Roberts' perspective.
- Julia being okay battling for screen time with Cameron Diaz has aged really nicely, since most top-tier list actresses would not have been cool with that; the ending where she does not end up with him also holds up.
- How beautiful Julia Roberts looks, in a style that is current again, is one host's hands-down choice: the half shirt or crop top, the two pairs of sunglasses, outfits Zoe Simmons tries to wear now, and the small sunglasses Kanye told Kim are in; smoking is not in, but having someone tell you not to smoke still is.
- The concept of the backup pact, if we're not married by a certain age, really started with this movie and is now seen everywhere, having taken on a life of its own. — Amanda Dobbins
- The pact's age limit of 28 is far too low and seems very early now; if someone did this today it would be more like 38, a point that had been planned for what's aged the worst.