Rob Reiner directs Luke Wilson and Kate Hudson in Alex & Emma, a omantic comedy about an author and his secretary. Gangsters will kill Alex (Wilson) in 30 days if he doesnt pay back his gambling debts. The only way he can do that is to finish his new novel. He hires sassy court stenographer Emma (Hudson) to transcribe his dictation. The film intercuts between the two of them writing the story, and the story within the story. Hudson plays three roles in the film, and Wilson plays two. Sophie Marceau and David Paymer round out the cast. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide