Movies: Who Killed the Love Story?

On the lost art of making a great romantic movie

Melissa Moseley / Sony

Evan (Michael Cera, left) could get the chance to hook up with Becca (Martha MacIsaac, right) as he has the night of his life in Superbad .

Correction Appended Aug. 10, 2007

Somewhere in the outer reaches of outback Australia, a place where there are few paved roads and, since it's winter, the temperature gets to only 98°F (37°C), Nicole Kidman is trying to fall in love. This is an incredibly risky thing to do. Not because it's difficult: the object of her affection is Hugh Jackman, a broad-shouldered swoony hunk of the old school. And not because a lot of her needs--Chanel, lip gloss, salad--aren't available in nearby Kununurra, and the nearest substantial town is about 350 miles (560 km) away. It's because Kidman & Co....

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