And her wealthy, handsome boyfriend, mayor's son and politician Andrew Hennings (Patrick Dempsey), has just proposed to her in a grandiose, romantic fashion. Her career as a New York City fashion designer is taking off with her very first show. As the film opens, life is good for Melanie Carmichael (Witherspoon). Sweet really established the actress' model of mediocrity. Walk the Line now feels like a one-time departure from her standard course of middle-brow romantic comedies, which are generally several notches above Kate Hudson quality but never good enough to transcend the genre or make a meaningful impact. It hasn't helped that Witherspoon has made little effort to challenge herself since making it big. Ten years after its formidable theatrical release, Sweet Home Alabama makes its Blu-ray debut next month, some of its luster and promise faded with its star not quite becoming the titan of industry envisioned. Since then, her movies have not fared very well, doing moderate business but less than expected in light of the $15 million salary she commands on each. In a three-year stretch, the critically trashed hit Four Christmases (2008) was Witherspoon's only onscreen appearance. Though that award generally brings heat to a career, Witherspoon's cooled off, the result of her picking one wrong prestige project ( Rendition) and not staying busy with any other high-profile films to fall back on. There was, of course, Walk the Line, which crossed the $100 M mark, attracted much praise, and secured Witherspoon a place in the film history books with a Best Actress Oscar win. 2003's Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde added to the actress' strong box office streak, though people didn't care for it much. Witherspoon was a true movie star, seemingly ready to accept the America's Sweetheart label that Julia Roberts was about to relinquish. Until last month, its $35 million opening weekend stood as the biggest ever logged in the month of September. Though it struck out with critics, it grossed $127 million domestically. Here was a routine romantic comedy sold on Witherspoon as leading lady. Witherspoon's next wide release, Sweet Home Alabama, cemented her drawing power. The attention and accolades that Alexander Payne high school comedy won Witherspoon paved their way for her first solo vehicle and 2001's Legally Blonde was a hit both with critics and audiences. 1999 marked her arrival,Ä«etween Cruel Intentions and her role in the much-celebrated Election. Beginning as a teenager in the early 1990s, Witherspoon climbed the professional ladder, working her way up to prominent roles in movies people saw, like Pleasantville (1998). It seems that Reese Witherspoon's stint on Hollywood's A-list was a brief one.
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