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Two relative strangers try to turn a one night stand into a marriage in this romantic comedy. Alex Whitman (Matthew Perry) is a designer from New York City who is sent to Las Vegas to supervise the co... read more read more...nstruction of a nightclub that his firm has been hired to build. Alex is a straight-laced WASP-ish type who, while enjoying a night on the town, meets Isabel Fuentes (Salma Hayek), a free-spirited Mexican-American photographer. Alex and Isabel are overtaken by lust at first sight and end up spending the night together; however, their immediate attraction doesn't last in the cold light of day, and they don't see each other for another three months. When they do meet again, it's because Isabel has some interesting news for Alex: she's pregnant with his child. Alex and Isabel decide that they should do the right thing and quickly get married (with an Elvis impersonator serving as witness), but after Isabel meets Alex's mom (Jill Clayburgh), and Alex is confronted by Isabel's father (Tomas Milian), both start to wonder if "doing the right thing" was just that, especially as Alex tries to balance his career in New York with Isabel's desire to continue working in Nevada. Fools Rush In gave Matthew Perry his first big-screen starring role following his success on the TV series Friends. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 49 min.

Directed by: Andy Tennant

Release Date: February 14, 1997

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DVD Release Date: February 10, 1998

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  • SirPant
    December 15, 2010
    SirPant
    A fairly typical formulaic rom-com. While it was fairly inoffensive and I quite like Perry and Hayek, it seems really dated for a film only 13 years old now and it is terribly dull.
  • movieguru12
    March 14, 2009
    movieguru12
    "You will never know love unless you surrender to it". My main reason for renting this movie was because I started to watch Friends and Matthew Perry was hilarious in it so I decided to get this, and you know what I was ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY not dissapointed. You know it was ... read morestill the same type of movie Matthew Perry would do but at the same time this movie was funny but a touching love story. Matthew Perry will forever be my fave, and he always will be! :) Salma Hayek is a good actress herself too.
  • FiLmCrAzY
    November 4, 2007
    FiLmCrAzY
    hated it
    thought it was boring and pointless
  • LitelBluHli
    August 9, 2007
    LitelBluHli
    Very cute movie.
  • DrZeek
    June 2, 2007
    DrZeek
    Isabel Fuentes: No. No quiero oir nada. No quiero que me digas una palabra. Estoy harta de todas tus mentiras. Eso son todo lo que me has dicho. Cobarde.
    Alex Whitman: What does that mean?
    Isabel Fuentes: It means that you are a liar and a coward. That's what it means.
    Alex Whitm... read morean: It sounded so much prettier in Spanish.

    It's funny thinking about this movie after seeing Knocked Up. Its basically the same premise: after a one night stand, the woman ends up pregnant and the two form a relationship. Granted this movie is a lot more tame, with a chick flick sentiment behind it.

    I remember seeing this a long time ago and was pleased enough, and now its one of those movies where if its on TV I'll leave it on in the background while I do something else.

    Its nothing special, but it has Salma Hayek looking good and Matthew Perry, who I think can be pretty funny at times. Enjoyable.
  • ajaymuthecooldevils
    April 12, 2007
    ajaymuthecooldevils
    I remembered watched this movie on TV... The movie was funny and great... Salma Hayek and Matthew Perry stars as a great couple... But as I remembered it too, I didn't make this film to the end... Wonder why...
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 15, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    i love that salma hayek
  • mjgildea
    December 6, 2006
    mjgildea
    While it's nice and pleasant, I don't see any way in hell how someone would be able to remember this movie.
  • dreamfaeries
    October 17, 2006
    dreamfaeries
    It was okay.
  • Fascade518
    January 21, 2008
    Fascade518
    Tongue in Cheek comedy about the trials and tribulations of commitment in a relationship.

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Critic Reviews

Mike Clark
January 1, 2000
Mike Clark, USA Today

Take away the ethnic/pregnancy angles, and we've seen this premise countless times -- all the way back to the spate of post-World War II romances about returning veterans and the mates they married in...

Michael Dequina
September 17, 2005
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

A fun no-brainer that successfully casts a sweet romantic spell. Full Review

Fred Topel
July 14, 2003
Fred Topel, About.com

No laughs in this one at all. Who decided to write a movie about a club designer? Boring concept, no chemistry.

Alex Sandell
March 4, 2003
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

Fools rush in to watch this stupid romantic comedy.

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 29, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

Shows how love leads away from reason into the mysteries of the heart. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
July 26, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Stick to the sitcoms, Matt.

Todd McCarthy
October 18, 2008
Todd McCarthy, Variety

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Mick LaSalle
June 18, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

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April 12, 2002
Globe and Mail

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Kevin Thomas
February 14, 2001
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

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