I Do Solemnly Swear

Authors: Jamie Madden
Location: Australia

"I Do Solemnly Swear"

Directed by: Mike Newell
Produced by: Joe Roth
Written by: John Hamburg
Original Score by: Thomas Newman

Principal Cast:

Aaron Eckhart - Michael
Evan Rachel Wood - Judy
Cate Blanchett - Pam
Toni Collette - Christine
Kate Winslet - Linda
Liv Tyler – Kathy
Glenn Close - Kate

Tagline: "How many skeletons do you have in the closet?"

Synopsis: On the eve of his nuptials, Michael, a real estate agent, ponders over his problematic love life, with the help of his alcoholic, temperamental, free thinking mother Kate, and wonders if he is about to marry the right girl. He considers all the girls he has had serious relationships with. First, in high school there was:

Judy - a sweet, shy, but uptight, and sometimes psychotic, Christian drama student, who wanted to wait until her wedding night before she lost her virginity.

In his early twenties camePam - an ambitious, no nonsense, tough talking career woman from the Bronx, whose hair was as fiery as her personality.

When he was 26, he foundChristine – a gutsy, ball busting, pot smoking, nymphomaniac, nightclub owner, who didn’t mind a little S & M, but was less than satisfied with him in the bedroom, especially after the inferno that resulted from the threesome.

Finally, Michael thought he had found the girl of his dreams: Linda – a funny, attractive, unique, wonderful, happy, optimistic beauty therapist from Texas.

But Michael made the mistake on cheating on Linda, with Christine. Now, at 32, he is about to marryKathy – a nice, amiable, fertile (with great child bearing hips) pleasant schoolteacher.

But as Michael thinks more and more he realizes, that maybe he is not prepared to settle with nice and easy. But who will he pick to spend the rest of his life with?.

What the press would say:

A unique team of filmmakers - that includes director Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Harry Potter 4), writer John Humburg (Meet the Parents) and producer Joe Roth,- bring a rare commodity to the cinema; a genuinely funny comedy. Combining the styles of American and British comedy, "I Do Solemnly Swear" is a hilariously moving, and heartbreakingly funny story. Aaron Eckhart, once again, amazes audiences, in his career defining role, which displays his capacity for moving from comedic to dramatic scenes without the blink of an eyelid. He is supported with an array of talented and award winning actress that includes the irrepressibly busy Cate Blanchett as tough taking Pam, Evan Rachel Wood as the pure, demure, and yet slightly insane Judy, Kate Winslet as the upbeat beauty therapist from Texas, Liv Tyler as the very fertile Kathy, Glenn Close as the unattractive, unappealing, alcoholic mother, and the wonderful Toni Collette as the ball busting, drug dealing, nightclub owner, without a heart of gold. "I Do Solemnly Swear" proves to be the biggest laugh out loud experience at the cinemas in a long time.

Oscar Contenders:

BEST PICTURE
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTOR (Eckhart)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Collette, Close, Blanchett, Tyler, Wood, Winslet)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE