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Summary: Wonderful, gentle romance.
Review: Ever wish you could find a romantic movie not filled with cynicism and sex? Well, this is the one. Grace (Minnie Driver) is dying of a heart ailment and needs a transplant. Bob (David Duchovny) and his wife are blissfully happy... until a tragic accident takes her life. Bob agrees to donate his wife's organs. In one night two families are changed and united forever.One year later Grace is fully recovered physically, but is still emotionally tired and lonely. She yearns for love, but fears being treated differently. Bob is angry and pained as he slowly lets his wife go. Then he meets Grace. The two soon realize they are perfectly matched and begin a sweet relationship. However, Grace still needs to tell Bob the truth, that she had a heart transplant. When she realizes that it was his wife whose heart she received, she is devestated. Will the love they've created be enough to help them through this trial? The supporting cast in this film is absolutely perfect. From womanizing David Allen Grier to best-friends Bonnie Hunt and Jim Belushi to old men Carol O'Conner and Robert Losiar... all of them will make you laugh out loud as they root for and meddle with Grace and Bob. The ending will make you tear up and you will come away believing in true love. Highly recommended!!
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Summary: Great Movie!
Review: I just finished to see the movie and what can I say this is one of the sweetest movies I've ever seen. Both actors have done a great job.David Duchovny (x-files)is bob rueland a constructer who's wife died in a car accident and mini driver is grace riggs a waiter at her grandpa's restaurant grace waits for an heart transplant and she got the heart of bob's wife.After that they met but I won't tell you how. The only thing I can say that this isn't a chick flick stupid story it's really a sweet movie and it's very reccomnded
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Summary: A great first directorial effort
Review: The first time I saw "Return to me", both my wife and I were unaware that this was Bonnie Hunt's directorial debut. It made no difference: we loved the movie, both cried and laughed at the right (same)times. Minnie Driver is quite endearing in her role, as much as Duchovny is convincing in his - the role of a man who, as a result of becoming a widower, falls apart emotionally, comes across as much as her new found life and heartache upon finding who donated the heart now beating in her chest. Last night, we watched the video again, and found it just as engaging and lovable as the first time. Watch this one with someone you love - odds are you won't regret it!
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Summary: The Best Romantic Comedy EVER!!!
Review: I don't like to give away things - I don't like when people tell me so much about a movie that I don't need to see it when they're done. So...... The story! The characters! The Actors! The Music! Bonnie Hunt (Co-Star, Writer & Director) is simply AMAZING. She's done NOTHING wrong. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll sing along, you'll feel - isn't that what movies are supposed to be about?
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Summary: Reminded me of the old-style romances
Review: I loved this movie. It reminded me of the old-style romantic comedies betweeen Doris Day and Rock Hudson. It was fun, light and made you feel good about family, love and the possibility of finding true romance. There are no explosions, no sex, no murders. There is good fun, good music and good times. I highly recommend this one.
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Summary: Overcomes the hokey premise!
Review: I got this just to watch Duchovny and Driver (together at last!), but I wasn't expecting much. The previews had led me to expect a slapstick and/or hyper-sentimental tone. Turned out they didn't do justice to the genuine tenderness of this film. Of course, I still wouldn't call it great art, but it's a touching little movie you won't regret watching.
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Summary: Simple, light and charming.....
Review: This is a cute little movie that will best fit for a lonely evening every girl sometimes happen to have. The plot fits into a nutshell (and is one of the most unsophisticated ones I've ever encountered): Bob's wife dies in a car-crash and her heart is transplanted to Grace. In a year Bob meets Grace and falls in love with her. Can you guess what hinders their happiness? Like J.Belushi's character justly noticed: "His wife's heart? So what?" I couldn't agree more with him, for taking into consideration the whole light tone of the movie, this obstacle does not seem to be serious. But that's the golden rule of a melodrama - there must be an obstacle for lovers to overcome. I usually dislike such illogical tear-jerkers, but this time I've enjoyed watching Duchovny and Driver interacting: Duchovny as handsome and charming Bob, sensitive and forlorn (all his emotions reflecting in his eyes), Driver as a simple and perplexed Grace, so desperately wanted to find her happiness. The movie is full of little funny and touching moments (thank God, no toilet humor, no nudity, no forced gags). However, the show is stolen by Grace's elderly grandmas and uncles, putting their efforts together to organize Grace's happiness: they have the best jokes and keep you smiling instantly, they give the movie its "warm" flavor. I'm adding one more star for their performance! And although I've rented this movie just to look at DD, the movie succeeds in reaching its goal: to show how love is born and how it transforms a man; that we all long for a family life with its sad and happy moments. It's definitely a "chick-flick", but a nice one.
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Summary: Heart to Heart
Review: "Return to Me" made me laugh, and it made me cry(I can be very sappy and sensitive when it comes to romance films). David Duchovny, who plays the male romantic lead in the film, performs probably one of the most romantic gestures (This is just my opinion.) that I'd ever seen on film. And it seemed so real! It wasn't sappy or corny, it was just so sweet and you have to watch the movie to see it! I could rehash the scenerio,but if you've been reading all these reviews, which almost all of them have been excellent! alot of people seemed to really love this film. I wasnt' sure if I would like it as I am not a big fan of Minnie Driver. She turned out to be very good in it, and it was a good role for her. All the other actors were great. Jim Belushi steals the show as the husband of Bonnie Hunt(one of the screenwriters). Hunt is also a scene stealer, and usually plays that type of role. I am a fan of hers and when I realized she wrote this, well, I had to see this for myself. I know quite a few people who'd seen the movie already, and they all loved it. It's funny, heartwarming, and there is something for everybody in this movie. My husband even liked it! He laughed alot. Archie Bunker himself, plays the grandfather to Minnie Driver, and him and his buddies are all so funny!!! They have quite a few scenes in the film. In Closing, I would definitely recommend "Return to me" for a feel good romantic kind of comedy. Oh, and don't forget the kleenex!!
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Summary: Sweet & Funny
Review: Bonnie Hunt is my hero. An effortless scene stealer whatever the film ("Beethoven", "Jerry Maguire", "The Green Mile"), she proves with "Return to Me" that she is also a gifted director and writer. In this sweet film of fate and love, Hunt and writing partner Don Lake (watch for his cameo as the "hair guy" at the bar!) take an original idea and give it life- great characters, great lines, and great performances from the entire cast (Hunt is actually the standout, along with James Belushi as her husband). "Return to Me" is the type of feel-good movie that you want to watch over and over again. It won't win awards, but that doesn't always determine a film's value.
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Summary: No script transplants needed
Review: As a liver transplant patient who works for an organ procurement agency, I found that screenwriter/director Bonnie Hunt very acurately captured the essence of donation and transplantation. The scenes were David Duchovny returns home after the accident were particularly poignant, as was the scene where Minnie Driver's character visits the doctor and makes the comment that since she has been given the "gift of life" she isn't entitled to having a bad day. This is right on the money. Many transplant recipients feel that they should never be unhappy and feel guilty when they are. This movie accurately shows how normal people, thrust into extraordinary situations, face the issue of donation and transplantation. My only suggestion would have been to include some of the sobering statistics about donation to increase the tension and doubt about Minnie's character getting a transplant. The supporting cast is great, Robert Loggia, and Carroll O'Connor's characters make you want to be a part of their family, to go to their restaurant, and to play a game of poker with them. Despite some mild profanity, this movie is great for the whole family.
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