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Summary: One of the Best Romatic Comedies in Years
Review: This movie was nothing short of Excellent. Superb acting. A beautiful and fresh story. Recommended to all who not only enjoy romatic comedies, but to those who enjoy movies in general.
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Summary: A Wonderful Romantic Comedy
Review: I thought this was the best movie that no one got to see. Minnie Driver and David Duchovny played well opposite eachother and the older gentleman in the movie were charming and funny. The movie makes you laugh, cry, and cheer out loud. It was sweet but not at all corny. The soundtrack was excellent and really made the movie. If you're looking for a romantic comedy, this is the one!
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Summary: Not your typical "chick flick"
Review: I'm not a great fan of "love stories". My friend had to talk me into watching this one. I rented it one night and bought it the next! This is a great movie. I cried, I laughed, I agonized over the decisions the couple had to make. James Belushi and Bonnie Hunt are at their comedic best in this movie. Carrol O'Connor and his gang of buddies round off the cast beautifully. A must own movie. You can watch it again and again.
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Summary: I Never Knew A Heart Transplant Could Mean This Much!
Review: This is perhaps one of the most underrated movies I have ever seen.
David Duchovny and Minnie Driver star as Gracie Briggs and Bob Rueland, two people who are brought together with more than fate, but also a heart. When disaster and devastation hits Bob, he unselfishly donates his wife's organs. Gracie is in desperate need for a heart after suffering for many years with heart disease. Her heart finally does come, at the most needed moment, and it is a special heart at that.
It takes over a year for Bob to get back in the dating scene, and that's only with help from Charlie played by David-Alan Grier. When the date lands them in Gracies grandfather's (Carroll O'Connor) restaurant, Gracie is their waitress, and it's love at first sight, and their lives will be forever changed.
There is also great classic songs that sprinkle this movie with class and romance. Songs like "At Long Last Love" by Frank Sinatra and "Tenderly" by Jackie Gleason finish the movie off without any hitches only adding more detail. Bonnie Hunt and Don Lake take their first stab at writing, directing, and starring in Return To Me, and I must say it is one movie that reminds me the most of the classic romances of long ago.
Please note that if you like this film, Bonnie and Don are writing and directing a tv show on ABC this fall, called Life With Bonnie. Bonnie stars in this along with many of the stars from Return To Me. If her show is anything like the movie, then ABC will have a hit for sure!
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Summary: A Sincere and Lovely Fairy Tale
Review: I found Return to Me to be a really lovely and sincere fairy tale about two simple and honest people. It's a romance without the smarmy, a fairy tale without the fantastic. I really wanted the two main characters to get together, instead of just expecting it as you would with most. I was very touched by the friends and family of Grace, especially Carroll O'Connor. He made me wish I had a grandfather, or a father, or even a neighbor as kind as him in my life. The story is simply honest and beautiful, without being pretentious, over-blown, and...likely. It suggests that God has a plan for our lives, and that God can work out anything.I also really enjoyed the cut on the DVD with the writers' comments because it showed what a really personal effort this film was for them.
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Summary: Unexpectedly WONDERFUL
Review: Some movies can be purchased VHS or DVD without a whole lot of difference... this one is a DVD ALL THE WAY! I expected a good movie but found the surprise of a lifetime in this robust comedy with a sensitive, heartfelt storyline. THEN when you watch it again with the writers/producers comments... WELL, that's the icing on the cake! Bonnie Hunt, being a standup comedian anyhow, shares incredible details behind the movie and during the production in such a hilarious manner! Her explanations as to WHY they fought to spend time on certain scenes to develop the characters that would pay off ten-fold later on in the movie were priceless! Great sensitivity, compassion, humor, character, attention to detail, and more... One of the BEST movies I've seen in a long time. 5 stars is not high enough of a rating for this one.
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Summary: A Rainy Day Movie
Review: This is a good rainy day movie. I first watched it on such a day myself. Duchovny is suprisingly convincing in this sentimental role. Driver also makes us understand her character's conflict, even though I couldn't relate to it. Jim Belushi, Carrol O'Connor and Wayans and a good supporting cast keep it rolling, with a lot of comic relief. Keep your eye out for the blind date scene. "Return to Me" would never win an Oscar, but it is a well done story that celebrates love. Even when love is clean (dirty being something like wife stealing), it unfortunately isn't always tidy. This movie shows that you can fall in love twice.
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Summary: Great touching movie in the tradition of love stories
Review: I really love this movie. Minnie Driver is excellent as a young shy girl, with a failing heart, raised by her grandfather, played wonderfully by Caroll O'Connor (his last performance before his sad death), and three other older gentlemen who together run an Irish/Italian restaurant where Minnie works. David Ducuvnoy is a victim of tragedy when his loving wife is accidentally killed in a car crash. She is a heart donor. I will leave the rest of the story for you to see.
The music, the atmosphere, Dean Martin singing, the whole thing works and works on you. Great wonderful movie.
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Summary: Utterly Charming
Review: If you liked Moonstruck, you'll be pleased with Return to Me. It has the same feel, with gentle humor, romance, and quirky characters.
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Summary: A fresh approach to a tired genre...
Review: Okay, in terms of the plotline- maybe NOT so fresh... But this movie approaches that plot line with some faces that are new to the genre (Mimi Rogers and David Duchovny-- both of whom do a great job), fresh humor (Irish-Italian restaurant-- GOT TO LOVE IT!), and somehow manages to come off NOT feeling like that same romantic-dramedy that you've seen 800 times before... This film is NOT forgettable! Long story short, Mimi Rogers has David Duchovny's dead wife's heart... Neither of them know this, but of course, they meet-- and sparks fly. Will everything work out? Take a guess... But it's not in the plot that this movie succeeds, but in the script, and in the acting, and in the overall feeling of the movie, which is sweet, funny, and fresh!
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