Directed by:
Joel SchumacherScreenplay:
Stephen MetcalfeCinematography:
Ralf D. BodeComposer:
Angelo BadalamentiCast:
Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young, William Petersen, Lloyd Bridges, Norma Aleandro, Keith Coogan, Gina DeAngeles, Katharine Isabelle, Gordon Currie (more)VOD (3)
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When a pair of cousins-by-marriage (Ted Danson and Isabella Rossellini) meet at a family wedding and discover that their own spouses (William Petersen and Sean Young) are carrying on with each other, they decide to pretend to have an affair to get back at them. Their good-natured plan takes on unexpected gravity when they realize they're falling in love with one another. (official distributor synopsis)
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A forgotten remake of a forgotten (but much-appreciated) French masterpiece that successfully stormed American club theaters in the 1980s. A seemingly traditional romantic soft drink that puts an unlikely couple against a backdrop of funny wedding traditions and family reunions, it benefits in particular from Schumacher's sensitivity to the characters, good dialogue, an emphasis on 80s hedonism, transience, its permissiveness, and therefore the possibility of constant new beginnings, demonstrated by the senior weddings where half the film takes place. The devil is in the details, and Schumacher knew it from the start. The film is at its strongest in its various digressions, brief snatched moments, and off-the-cuff conversations. This makes it possible to enjoy the romance of even such unlikable people as Ted Danson and Isabella Rossellini.
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