An ALL-TIME Favorite...
Added 6/24/2009
Love this movie... have watched it untold times! Every person who has watched it with me over the years ends up loving it! It always surprises me how many people have never heard of this movie...
It has all the elements..
Plus, this is the movie that actually made me like Richard Dreyfuss as an actor! LOL!
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Forgetaboudit
Added 5/4/2009
Boring, meaningless. Kept watching because I thought with such good talent, surely it would make sense/improve but it didn't. It's not funny. It doesn't have much of a plot. Dreyfuss is not convincing in his role. Accents come and go and are mostly pathetic. Characters have big shifts in behavior and outlook seemingly out of the blue.
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Great movie, but downer ending
Added 10/25/2008
The script is excellent. The acting is great. The characters are strong. And the plotting, for a family drama, is certainly good. But the ending here is a REAL downer. If you don't mind such a bummer ending, this is a really worthwhile film.
The first two-thirds of it are superb. It's not that the last third is bad; not at all. It's just that in the last third real tragedy strikes and yes, we all know that's real because that's what life can do. But don't expect this movie to make you feel good when you're finished watching it. You can admire the acting and the script and the direction, all of which are first-rate. But the story ends on a very low note.
Just a word of warning. OK, we all know not every story has a happy ending. But this has the exact antithesis of a happy ending.
Just to let you know.
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It was worth it
Added 9/30/2008
Renata Bella feels lost. She has no job, no boyfriend, no plans...that is, until Sam Sharpe bursts into her life. He's loud, he's impulsive, he's passionate, and he's in love with Renata - AND her big Italian family. Will the tight-knit Bella family accept Sam with open arms, or will Sam tear them all apart? This gem of a film pairs Holly Hunter & Richard Dreyfuss, whose chemistry is just as apparent as it was in "Always". Filmed on location in Boston, MA and North Carolina (the Bella house was in Durham, NC, and the big wedding scene was in the Governor's Mansion in Raleigh, NC), the various scenes blend together seamlessly. Casting is superb as the actors give you a sense that you're peeking into the lives of an ordinary family. Before it's over, you're sure to want Danny Aiello and Gena Rowlands to be your mom & dad. A sweet love story that will make you feel like taking a chance at least once.
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"Once Around"
Added 12/24/2007
An older and very quirky love story. This one has pretty much gone unnoticed, but it's worth checking it out. If you like Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter, you will like this movie.
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An ALL-TIME Favorite...
Added 6/24/2009
Love this movie... have watched it untold times! Every person who has watched it with me over the years ends up loving it! It always surprises me how many people have never heard of this movie...
It has all the elements..
Plus, this is the movie that actually made me like Richard Dreyfuss as an actor! LOL!
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Forgetaboudit
Added 5/4/2009
Boring, meaningless. Kept watching because I thought with such good talent, surely it would make sense/improve but it didn't. It's not funny. It doesn't have much of a plot. Dreyfuss is not convincing in his role. Accents come and go and are mostly pathetic. Characters have big shifts in behavior and outlook seemingly out of the blue.
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Great movie, but downer ending
Added 10/25/2008
The script is excellent. The acting is great. The characters are strong. And the plotting, for a family drama, is certainly good. But the ending here is a REAL downer. If you don't mind such a bummer ending, this is a really worthwhile film.
The first two-thirds of it are superb. It's not that the last third is bad; not at all. It's just that in the last third real tragedy strikes and yes, we all know that's real because that's what life can do. But don't expect this movie to make you feel good when you're finished watching it. You can admire the acting and the script and the direction, all of which are first-rate. But the story ends on a very low note.
Just a word of warning. OK, we all know not every story has a happy ending. But this has the exact antithesis of a happy ending.
Just to let you know.
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