Product Details

• Actors: Sherilyn Fenn, Jeremy Piven, JoBeth Williams, Wallace Shawn, Alex Rocco
• Directors: Andrew Gallerani
• Writers: Stan Williamson
• Producers: Bettina Tendler O'Mara, Dennis Fahey, Harry Knapp, Heath McLaughlin, Jim Kreutzer
• Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Fox Lorber
• VHS Release Date: February 22, 2000
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1572526912
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #368,424 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

Item Name: Just Write; Studio: Allumination

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Movie!, February 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Just Write [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I was surprised at how good Just Write was, since I had never heard of it and it wasn't produced by a major studio. But Sherilyn Fenn (Twin Peaks) and Jeremy Piven (Cupid) made a great couple, and I was really pulling for them to get together.

Piven has more screen time than Fenn (bummer...), but he really did a good job portraying an average guy who happens to meet his favorite actress. He allows her to assume he's a screenwriter and asks him to review a script she has. Through their time together (and they are great together!), they fall for each other.

Sherilyn Fenn was, as usual, very beautiful. However, she brought a very attractive quality to this role (I'll call it "sweetness") that made me want to fall for her as well. She was awesome in this movie. I still don't know how she hasn't become a major star!

If you like Notting Hill, Pretty Woman, While You Were Sleeping, and Sleepless in Seattle, you'll enjoy Just Write. I watched it twice and even fast-forwarded through it a third time to see the scenes with both Fenn and Piven. Highly recommended!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who's been hiding this movie from us?, October 31, 2004

By 

J. Lawrence (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just Write (DVD)

This overlooked charmer achieves the feel-good level that many high-budget romantic comedies strive for...and miss. Sure it requires us to suspend a certain amount of disbelief (A big literary agent with a soft heart? Come on!), but that's part of the fun.

Sherilyn Fenn radiates girl-next-door charm, something she doesn't get to do often enough. Thankfully, she isn't relegated to a role of "dumb starlet," but rather that of a young actor fighting for more quality in her scripts. A look at Ms. Fenn's uneven filmography makes one wonder if she identified a bit with her character, Amanda. This happy, unpretentious film treats her and her fans very well. Such natural talent...and, oh, those eyes!

Jeremy Piven, whose work can sometimes inspire a yawn, shines here. It's difficult to imagine anyone else pulling off this role as well, and we want to cheer for him all the way.

It's even fun to see JoBeth Williams as Amanda's control-freak agent, too busy making deals to worry about pesky things like script quality.

This movie obviously is several years old, and it isn't going to get the marketing spotlight. Like many other reviewers here, I ran across this DVD by accident. My suggestion: Run across it on purpose -- and enjoy.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jeremy Piven is GREAT!!, December 11, 2000

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Shane Adams (Olathe, KS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just Write (DVD)

I've been watching Jeremy Piven since back in his PCU days...he has truly shown his mettle in supporting roles and I was extremely excited when I saw this on the shelf...great story (although a little predictable, but what isn't anymore?) and terrific acting by Piven and Sherilyn Fenn. A must have for aspiring, romantic writers...