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The Emperor's Club (2002)
This Would have Made a Good Movie of the Week
With its cardboard characters, paint by numbers plot and earnest pretention, The Emperor's Club would have made a good Hallmark Hall of Fame special or Movie of the Week. Even with star power lent by a very wooden Kevin Kline in the lead role, The Emperor's Club never quite feels like a fully-realized feature film.
On one note, I think the Producers missed a great opportunity for Political Satire. When about half-way through this film I started substituting George W. Bush for Sedgewick Bell, the movie became much more entertaining and enjoyable.
The MatchMaker (1997)
So Where is the Soundtrack?
Every time I re-watch this quirky love story, what stands out the most is the music. If any movie deserves a tie-in soundtrack this one does. The music undergirding this delightful film runs the gamut from the obligatory Van Morrison (this is a romantic comedy after all), to Irish ballads and pop standards.
So, where is it?