Forget Paris

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Summary: A good story that's funny and original!
Review: Genuinely funny and original! From the opening, you'll be both touched and thoroughly entertained by this truly romantic comedy!

Billy Crystal is wonderful as a slightly neurotic basketball referee and Debra Winger is convincing as an ascending career woman who finds herself torn between love, Paris, and her job.

Highly recommended.

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Summary: Full of fun and life
Review: Great love story, full of surprises and one liners as only Crystal can do. Makes loveing someone seem fun and great as it should be. One to see over and over. Once you have seen this flick you won't forget it and you will think about it every time you want love.

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Summary: a perfect movie
Review: Hay!! I am Onur Alpturk from Ankara, Turkey. As the title of my review indicates, i think that this movie is really great. I just dont write this statemne\ent just because of the fact that i am a fan of billy crystal but in stead because of his manner of reflecting ,in a honoust way, what does take place between a man and a woman. all the idea, all the feeling are completely true. i got really suprised when i noticed it. the way he missed her, the way they fight with each other (especially about moving to dallas). I think this is the general of policy of billy crystal. so, if you really want to see the facts, i strongly suggest this movie.

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Summary: Hilarious, sweet comedy
Review: Hilarious romantic comedy with Crystal (one of my favourites) as a NBA ref who meets cute with Winger in Paris, and their assorted romantic travails. One of the great strengths here is the supporting cast: John Spencer, Richard Masur, Julie Kavner, Joe Mantegna and Cynthia Stevenson. Priceless moments: The entire pigeon sequence and the late, great William Hickey.

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Summary: Unforgettable
Review: I have never been a huge fan of romantic comedies, but Forget Paris is a rare exception. The film stands out because of its superior writing, structure, and performances. Billy Crystal is in perfect form, and Debra Winger plays the perfect foil, showcasing her rarely-seen comedic talents. The supporting cast fills out the ensemble nicely.

I found the structure of the movie entirely engaging. Although the film could have been told as a straight story, the flashback devices kept me pulled into the story. In sum, this is not a film to be missed--even those who don't particularly care for romantic comedies will enjoy it.

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Summary: Unforgettable
Review: I have never been a huge fan of romantic comedies, but Forget Paris is a rare exception. The film stands out because of its superior writing, structure, and performances. Billy Crystal is in perfect form, and Debra Winger plays the perfect foil, showcasing her rarely-seen comedic talents. The supporting cast fills out the ensemble nicely.

I found the structure of the movie entirely engaging. Although the film could have been told as a straight story, the flashback devices kept me pulled into the story. In sum, this is not a film to be missed--even those who don't particularly care for romantic comedies will enjoy it.

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Summary: Best Romantic Comedy
Review: One of the best romantic comedy films ever. Classic Billy Crystal witty dialogs. I watched this movie more than 3 times and I still want to buy the DVD edition. Outstanding performance from all the cast including Debra Winger's father. Hilarious!

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Summary: Paris...Sigh....
Review: Paris is one of the most romantic places on earth. It is in the air and when my husband bought me a ticket to go to Paris with my best girlfriend, I thought it would just be a fun trip. The minute I got there I was wishing my husband was there with me. There are the cutest little restaurants and romantic spots to walk. Then, there is the Louvre and painters selling art on the sidewalk. Sigh...

In this story, a woman who loves Paris meets a man who is in love with his job in America. Mickey (Billy Crystal) is in love with his job as a referee and leaves for a short while to pay his last respects to his father who wants to be buried in France. Ellen (Debra Winger) helps to arrange the funeral and find the coffin, which is misplaced.

This is one of those stories that is played out as it is told. Their love story is recounted by friends sitting around a dinner table as they wait for Mickey to arrive.

If you are trying to bribe your husband to whisk you off to Paris, this might be a good start. It has just enough sports (basketball) action to keep his attention and drama and romance for you. If you enjoy love stories and adore any movie with a Paris backdrop, then this will hold your attention.

Dreaming of returning to Paris! This time with my husband!

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Summary: Funny Romantic Comedy
Review: The romantic comedy is a very popular genre at the movies right now. I suppose that it always has been. In "Forget Paris" the emphasis is on the comedy, rather than the romance, and it provides a nice counterpart to some of the others.

The story is structured in a fashion that will be familiar to Woody Allen fans. Three couples are sitting around at dinner telling stories about their absent friends Mickey (Billy Crystal) and Ellen (Debra Winger).

Mickey and Ellen first meet in Paris through a rather amazing set of circumstances. (I won't give it away.) They fall in love, but Mickey has to go back to work-he's an NBA referee-so he leaves. He pines for Ellen, though, and it starts to affect his work. (There's a great scene with him and Kareem Abdul Jabbar.) Finally, Mickey returns to Paris and they resume where they left off.

Eventually, they decide to get married and Ellen quits her job and moves to California with Mickey. That's when the problems begin. Mickey is constantly on the road, so Ellen gets lonely, plus she hates her new job. Basically, she's miserable.

Trying to make things work out between them, Mickey quits his job and stays home with Ellen. In the meantime, she has gotten a great job that she loves so she's never home. Now Mickey is miserable.

If you suspect that somehow everything works out in the end, you've probably seen this kind of movie before. No matter. A romantic comedy succeeds or fails, not based on its originality or unpredictability, but on its charm, humor and the charisma of its characters. On that basis, "Forget Paris" succeeds.

Billy Crystal produced, directed and co-wrote the film, in addition to starring in it, so it's his picture all the way. With that kind of pedigree, you know it's going to be funny, and it is. Sometimes hilariously so.

It also means that there will be moments when the story or the characters will be sacrificed in order to serve the humor-and there are. There are too many scenes where Crystal cracks jokes and all Winger is given to do is laugh at them. That's too bad. An actress of her talent and intelligence should have a character that is more worthy of her.

There will be natural comparisons between this film and "When Harry Met Sally...," which also starred Billy Crystal. Although this picture is not as good as that one, it is still enjoyable.

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Summary: Better Than Average
Review: This is not a great movie, but I have to admit it is better than most romantic comedies out there. There are at least two or three "laugh-out-loud" moments (my favorite is the pigeon scene), but for the most part it is just okay. I thought my lack of enthusiasm could be attributed to the fact that this is more of a "chick flick," but alas, my wife felt the same way.

Using the friends of the main characters to tell the story in flashback is an interesting device, but overall this film is only a little bit better than average.