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Director: Peter Chelsom |
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Amy J. Kaufman, Amy Slotnick, Andrew Panay, Bob Osher, Julie Goldstein, Peter Abrams |
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John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Lilli Lavine, Michael Guarino Jr., Abdul Alshawish |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 |
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(NTSC Widescreen) |
Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment |
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DVD Region: 1 |
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PG-13 |
DVD Release: Apr 2002 |
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Discs: 1 (DVD) [$14.99] |
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Reviews: The irresistible casting of John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale highlights this predictable romantic comedy, which combines the romantic yearning of "An Affair to Remember" and the New York charm of "You've Got Mail". It all begins "a few years ago," when New Yorker Jonathan (Cusack) meets Brit beauty Sara (Beckinsale). They share a few perfect hours together before parting ways, leaving future encounters to her quirky obsession with fate. "A few years later," they're about to marry their respective fiancés (reluctantly, of course), and urgently hoping for destiny to bring them back together. Under the casual direction of Peter Chelsom (barely recovering from "Town & Country"), this starry-eyed romance offers no surprises, but it has a comforting familiarity, made warmer by the easy chemistry of the leads, with obligatory best-friend support by Molly Shannon and long-time Cusack pal Jeremy Piven. It's hokey, but die-hard romantics are sure to be forgiving. "--Jeff Shannon" |
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