When you think back to cinema in the 1990s, there’s a lot that the decade had to offer. There were some groundbreaking horror movies, a plethora of action classics, and, of course, a ton of romantic comedies that focused on young adults finding themselves, and each other. Two of the big stars to come out of the decade were undoubtedly Julia Stiles and Freddie Prinze Jr., who were paired together in the year 2000 for the film Down to You, which Stiles now says was completely ruined by disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein.
On Brett Goldstein’s “Buried With” podcast, Stiles reminisced about her time on the set of the movie “Down to You,” directed by Kris Isacsson and co-starring Prinze Jr., where they played college sweethearts navigating the highs and lows of a relationship. She praised the script, penned by Isacsson himself, as excellent. However, things took a sour turn when Weinstein intervened.
“When we did reshoots, I’m told that [Harvey] decided that because of the success of Save the Last Dance and 10 Things I Hate About You, with me dancing on the pool table, that he needed to have me dance in the film. It was just dumb. ‘Let’s get her on a pool table and have her [dance].’ It wasn’t even imaginative. I felt so slimy doing it the whole time. I don’t know if it made it into the film but it was annoying. Because I was like, ‘Well, this is so cheap, and it’s not adding to the story.'”
Sadly, the scene did make it into the film, and featured Stiles’ character of Imogen dancing and mouthing the words to Al Green’s classic R&B song Let’s Stay Together. When viewed in context with her story above, there does seem to be an air of cringe about the whole thing, not just in the subtle expressions on her face, but on Prinze Jr.’s as well, as from the looks of it, the two can’t wait for the moment to be over.
‘Down to You’ Was Panned by Critics
Released on Jan. 21, 2000, Down to You managed to take in $24 million at the box office against a small budget of just $11 million, but the romantic comedy was far from a critical success. It holds just a 3% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with Owen Gleiberman from Entertainment Weekly saying “it’s like watching the dreckiest of teen puppy courtships trying to pass itself off as Annie Hall.” Robert Dominguez from New York Daily News echoed those sentiments, adding:
“[It] relies too much on gimmicky flashbacks and the quirkiness of the movie’s supporting characters to compensate for the uninteresting leads.”
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2025-03-15 18:07