10 Awful Movie Couples Who Have No Chemistry

3. Nick Nolte & Julia Roberts - I Love Trouble

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-8XzTf3l4s Granted, Nick Nolte didn't look quite as haggard in 1994 as he does now, but that doesn't mean his pairing with Julia Roberts for this old-school screwball comedy is in any way convincing. The story follows veteran reporter Peter Brackett (Nolte) and newbie Sabrina Peterson (Roberts) as they both compete to score the same big scoop, and soon undercover a bigger conspiracy that, you guessed it, brings them closer together. Harkening back to classic romantic comedies from the early-to-mid 20th century is fine, but it's hard to imagine matching up two greater, more polar opposites than Nolte and Roberts; not only does the age difference make this one hard to believe, but their total lack of chemistry seals the deal. Neither actor really seems to care, instead content that their natural charisma and previous successes will see them through. Try and find a review that doesn't decry their lack of chemistry - I dare you.
 
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