Ephron imbues the film with a self-awareness that remains rewarding in spite of its contradictions.
This is the script Tarsem Singh should have directed.
Every year, a lovely spa town awakens from its long sleep to welcome hundreds of mostly young, backpack-toting film enthusiasts.
Next time you snuggle up with your childhood friend, remember these teddy bear stars, who strive to prove there’s more to them than mere fluff.
Once Nora Ephron ditches the whole social impetus of her remake, the movie settles in to a lovely rhythm.
Take Two #9: Love Affair (1939) & An Affair to Remember (1957), with Complaints About Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
by John Lingan
Superficial qualities aside, the movies are entirely the same, even line for line in many cases.
The film leaves us with a rather overlong, lovey-dovey picture of Julia Child.
This is a comedy that gets away with more than it deserves, even using “Everybody Hurts” on the soundtrack.