'Til There Was You

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Summary: To all men out there: Avoid this movie like the plague!
Review: 'TIL THERE WAS YOU is one of the worst movies that I have seen in a long time. The movie goes into the comedy/romance genre, but the characters in the story don't meet until 1 hour 50 minutes into the movie. What makes it even worse is that the movie is only 114 minutes long. Giving you a grand total of four minutes of the happy couple together at last. Meeting, by destiny I presume, at a Nicotine Anonymous meeting. I kept watching till the end, hoping that there was something there to make up for the rest of the movie. There wasn't. It actually gets worse in the end.

This movie is for all the women out there who are still waiting for Mr. perfect to come and ring the doorbell, and for all the guys who wanted to experience what pure torture was all about.

Some of the previous reviewers (Probably all women) have given this movie very high marks, so maybe I missed something. Probably not.

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Summary: Sweet and Romantic
Review: A very sweet, and very witty romantic comedy but no, not a remake of Alan Rudolph's "Made in Heaven." Very good performances and a smart script make this a very refreshing watch.

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Summary: An excellent film
Review: Contrary to the reviews given above, this movie was very enjoyable. Gwen's search for "the right one" that she knows is out there was the thread that you kept in mind throughout the story. And watching Nick self-destruct his relationships showed the emptiness he felt inside that he wanted someone to fill. It was all in all a great romantic date film.

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Summary: til there was... phew!
Review: Dear Ms. Parker, I've noticed that in your work, you've got the dumb blonde character down cold. Could we get some acting mixed in too?

Dear Ms. Tripplehorn, I think I owe you an apology. "Waterworld" was not your worst acting in a film.

Dear Mr. McDermott, "Practice", please.

Dear Ms. Aniston, You're great at playing a "friend". Could your next character have a point?

Dear Ms. Ebersole, So what?

Sincerely, Ciccone4

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Summary: A light hearted love story.
Review: Despite many reviews to the contrary, I really enjoyed this movie. I don't expect it to live up to the comparisons to movies like "Sleepless in Seattle" and I guess that's why I like it so much. It never fails to bring out the romantic wishful thinking in me. Maybe I find the lack of depth in the characacters interesting because I know so many people like them. Maybe I'm not disappointed because I watch movies to be entertained and escape from my own life, not to change the world. If you like slightly sappy movies about finding your true love you'll like "Til There Was You".

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Summary: A light hearted love story.
Review: Despite many reviews to the contrary, I really enjoyed this movie. I don't expect it to live up to the comparisons to movies like "Sleepless in Seattle" and I guess that's why I like it so much. It never fails to bring out the romantic wishful thinking in me. Maybe I find the lack of depth in the characacters interesting because I know so many people like them. Maybe I'm not disappointed because I watch movies to be entertained and escape from my own life, not to change the world. If you like slightly sappy movies about finding your true love you'll like "Til There Was You".

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Summary: Story about NOT meeting
Review: Gwen and Nick spend their whole lives just missing eachother.

They bump into each other (literally) when they were about 6 years old and over the next 20 years they just miss meeting eachother. There are so many times that they might of seen each other if only that by the time that they actually do meet each other going for a cigarette at a meeting for people to try to stop smoking that you want to say "finally."

All in all though it is a very good movie and Dylan McDermott and Jeanne Tripplehorn are both excellent as the older Nick and Gwen and Sarah Jessica Parker is also very good as Nicks girlfriend Francesca a washed up former television star whom everybody thinks is dead.

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Summary: My favorite romantic comedy
Review: I absolutely love this movie. This is for those times we all have. When we get lost and can't find a direction. When we wonder if we're really meant to be happy, and to be in love. This movie is so wonderful because it makes me believe that somehow everything is connected. Everyone is perfectly put into some great plan and all our lives are intertwined. It gives me hope for myself and everyone else. This is definately a movie worth at least renting. Yeah, it's kind of a chick flick. But it really is incredible.

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Summary: So bad- you have to watch it- again and again.
Review: I actually did look forward to the release of this film due to the premise of the plot and being a sucker for a good romantic comedy. An added bonus was that Scott Winant of "thirtysomething" fame (my all-time favorite television show) was the director/producer. Simple plot- two people meet briefly throughout their lives on parallel courses until their lives become involved with the future of an old apartment building slated for demolition. The Fates enlighten them with the realization that they are soulmates destined to meet and fall in love. Well, I was a sucker- for going to see this movie! I can't think of another movie that got yanked out of my local cinema faster than this one was (less than a week). I can't think of another movie in recent memory that I checked my watch as many times as I did during this flick. It was more exciting to look at my watch dial than the movie screen.

While the story did have brief flashes of brillance in some of the dialog pertaining to life philosophies, they were few and far between. Dylan McDermott, always a good actor, absolutely flubs here. Sarah Jessica Parker, never one of my favorite actresses, looks so bad in this film to me that I was afraid my eyes were going to bleed... I guess I couldn't look away every time she was on the screen for that reason. Jean Tripplehorn's attempts at physical comedy left me gasping. Everytime she was hit with something or knocked down or fell, I wanted to jump into the movie and yell at the director (or call PETA) for torturing this poor woman that way. At least Jennifer Aniston and Ken Olin had the good sense to save their careers by appearing only briefly in minor supporting roles.

The self-angsting dialogue on "thirtysomething" worked incredibly well and bonded you to the characters. In this movie, listening to the characters bemoan their life circumstances you finally say, "Enough is enough!" and hope they all get hit by a bus so they stop talking. The plot flows along very disjointedly and at a very slow pace. I felt no chemistry between the two main characters, who are destined to meet and fall in love. The finale takes a sudden awkward jump a few years later when the couple are married and putting their child to bed. How the plot/premise went from "A" to "B" (how this couple fell in love and decided to make a life commitment) was left unanswered by the film and made the ending very unsatisifying, disappointing, and unbelievable.

Whoever the hair stylist was for this film should never work again. Mr. McDermott has a great head of hair. His greased look in this film- not a "successful architect style", that's for sure- terrible and very distracting! Ms. Parker's hair style?? My nightmares as a 5 year old were not as scary as this disaster on her head!

In all fairness, I will say some one good thing about this film. The cinematography is wonderful, especially around the apartment complex. You always see this dust, fuzz, or pussy willow type stuff floating in the air in the building's courtyard. I'm still trying to figure out the symbolism intended by the director of this effect. There are quite a few recognizable name actors in this film, but remember "Mars Attacks"? The film is such a flub, it is one of those movies you will want to watch more than once because the acting and dialogue are so bad.... like a horrible car wreck with blood, gore, and screams of agony- you can't take your eyes away! (heh heh) I always put this movie on when I'm in a masochistic mood and feel the need to be punished by Hollywood.

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Summary: What's Up W/Previous Review(ers)???
Review: I don't "get" it....previous reviewers panned this movie. I thought it was touching, inspiring, tough & honest. Great acting! Fabulous script! Superb directing! Jaded reviewers. I can tell you that it moved me to tears. Shame on you who are so hard, so jaded, so shallow, that you just couldn't get it (up?)!!! What's up w/you way down people?