ROMANCE AT THE MOVIES….In a striking example of good judgment, film fans voting for “least plausible on-screen chemistry” have chosen Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen’s romance in Star Wars Episode II as the worst ever. Since the courtship scenes in that movie rank as among the most embarrassing pieces of dialog and acting I’ve ever witnessed, kudos to the fans. They know dreck when they see it.
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