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This romantic comedy is the first film from two television veterans, writer Winnie Holzman and director Scott Winant. Gwen Moss (Jeanne Tripplehorn) is a writer working on the life story of former chi... read more read more...ld actress Francesca Lanfield (Sarah Jessica Parker), who is recovering from drug addiction. Nick Dawkan (Dylan McDermott) is an architect working on a housing development that will require razing Gwen's beloved vintage apartment. Gwen frequently visits a restaurant designed by Nick, but she never meets him. In the meantime, she is romantically rebuffed by a college professor (Ken Olin), who reveals that he is bisexual. Eventually, Gwen's crusade to save the apartment complex, which is owned by Francesca, attracts the attention of Nick. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 53 min.

Directed by: Scott Winant

Release Date: May 30, 1997

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DVD Release Date: December 11, 2001

Stats: 127 reviews

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  • July 25, 2009
    Good movie. I enjoyed it alot. Great peformances by Jeanne Tripplhhorn, Dylan McDermott, Jennifer Aniston and Sarah Jessica Parker. You should rent this movie. :)
  • May 16, 2008
    Not too bad of a movie. Was surprised to see Jennifer Aniston and Sarah Jessica Parker in it.
    The Awful Truth was crazy! I would definitely get cut eating there.
    The plot isn't really original but it was kind of interesting. You knew they were going to finally meet and after aw... read morehile you probably didn't really care if they did.
    No such thing as Mr. Perfect, just Mr. He'll Do Because Life is Too Short.
  • February 18, 2008
    It isn't the best romantic movie made, but I enjoyed it. The script could have been better, but the casting was great. The film features Dylan McDermott, Jennifer Aniston, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jeanne Tripplehorn. I felt like I had seen this movie a few times because of the ... read morepredictability. It didn't matter because it was a cute take on the "destined to meet" fated romance flicks. I would love to live in the apartment complex featured in the film...The courtyard is very pretty.

Critic Reviews


Lisa Alspector
July 28, 2009
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader

With its clotted script, art direction that's all splash and no style, and dialogue that's too nakedly calculated to facilitate identification), this tedious and confused movie points several characte... Full Review

Leonard Klady
March 26, 2009
Leonard Klady, Variety

A tired piece of romantic cornball fare that harks back to a bygone era, the film is a badly conceived, poorly executed fairy tale guaranteed to make audiences squirm in their seats. Full Review

Jack Mathews
February 14, 2001
Jack Mathews, Los Angeles Times

Tripplehorn and McDermott are likable enough in their roles, but Holzman's precious, overwritten script gives them few genuinely honest moments. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Here is the most tiresome and affected movie in many a moon, a 114-minute demonstration of the Idiot Plot, in which everything could be solved with a few well-chosen words that are never spoken. Full Review

Andy Seiler
January 1, 2000
Andy Seiler, USA Today

A fragmentary and amateurish fairy tale.

Ruthe Stein
January 1, 2000
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

Tripplehorn and McDermott don't look as if they belong together and aren't strong enough actors to overcome their physical incompatibility. So there's no sense of urgency about them getting together. Full Review

James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

The payoff, such as it is, is distressingly anticlimactic, and results in frustration. Full Review

Janet Maslin
January 1, 2000
Janet Maslin, New York Times

Winnie Holzman's screenplay is uneven. Full Review

Bruce Fretts
May 30, 1997
Bruce Fretts, Entertainment Weekly

The studio left this alleged romantic comedy sitting on the shelf for a year -- and it didn't improve with age. Full Review

Rob Nelson
September 5, 2009
Rob Nelson, Boston Phoenix

Bad romantic comedies with sappy characters aren't always without merit, since we cynics can at least use them to further our conviction that love isn't worth the trouble. But this bad romantic comedy... Full Review

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