Take Hollywood romantic comedy at its fluffiest, stir in a few Farrelly Brothers-style bodily-function jokes, season with pratfalls, add a soupcon of Hitchcock and you've got Head Over Heels, the perfect way to while away 85 minutes without putting the least strain on your brain cells. Our heroine, Amanda, is a shy retiring young lady with a dusty museum job and a non-existent love-life. (She's played by the dishy blonde Monica Potter, which gives you a fair idea of this movie's grip on reality). Having moved into a palatial Manhattan apartment (yeah, right) shared with four wannabe supermodels she meets--via a randy Great Dane--the handsome guy from across the courtyard. But it seems he has a deep, dark secret in his life.

Mark Waters' film gets a lot of mileage out of poking fun at the bubble-headed attitudes of the model girls, which might well provoke mutterings about pots and kettles in more censorious quarters. But the whole confection's so innocuous and eager to please that it's hard to stay as irritated with it as it deserves. Potter (or occasionally her body double) executes her pratfalls gamely, her flatmates pose elegantly, and Mr Maybe-Right Freddie Prinze Jr grins boyishly--even if his subsequent metamorphosis into an action hero takes a bit of swallowing. Waters' direction keeps things moving briskly enough to prevent us musing on the idiocy of the whole enterprise. The insert inside the box suggests that "if you enjoyed this title" you should try Taxi Driver or Being John Malkovich. Could someone at Columbia TriStar be having a little joke?

On the DVD: not much to mention. There's a trailer, brief cast and director biogs, production notes and a 12-minute shooting-of featurette in which, as usual, everybody was just wonderful and they all adored each other from the get-go. Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) and Dolby Digital 5.1 sound ensure a suitably glossy presentation. --Philip Kemp

The rise of Hear’Say, the winner of ITV1’s 2001 series PopStars, has been phenomenal to say the least. As Hear’Say Live documents, despite being together only nine months and having just two hit singles, the group accomplished the unthinkable--a dazzling, all-singing, all dancing, sell-out UK arena tour. Kicking off with a thrilling James-Bond-style opening sequence the group descend via ropes on to the stage. Despite being a slickly choreographed affair, the concert appears to be hindered by the audience’s general lack of familiarity with the material. This is further emphasised by the highlights of the concert being the solo, cover performances given by each band member--"Chains" (Mylene); "I Found Lovin'" (Danny); "How Do I Live" (Kym); "Never Too Much" (Noel) and Suzanne’s excellent version of Madonna’s "Express Yourself". Although their second album Everybody was released just two months after the featured live concert, the show fails to include any material from this release.

On the DVD: the extras on this release are truly excellent value, with individual video diaries from each member of the group and a comprehensive photo gallery. As well as the quality concert footage (presented in 16:9 anamorphic picture format), the "behind the scenes" documentary provides a fascinating overview of the preparations and rehearsals for the tour, as well as highlighting the band’s apparent insecurity about their continued future success. There’s also an interactive quiz--answer three questions correctly about a chosen member of the group and you’re shown exclusive footage of the individual performing live. The menus are attractive, extremely easy to use and each section is orally introduced by the band. --John Galilee