Synopsis
A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.
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Cast
- Sandra BullockLucy Eleanor Moderatz
- Bill PullmanJack Callaghan
- Peter GallagherPeter Callaghan
- Peter BoyleOx Callaghan
- Jack WardenSaul
- Glynis JohnsElsie
- Micole MercurioMidge Callaghan
- Jason BernardJerry
- Michael RispoliJoe Jr.
- Ally WalkerAshley Bacon
Recommendations
- 90
The New York Times
This is a formula film, but it has the kind of good cheer and fine tuning that occasionally give slickness a good name. - 80
Empire
Bullock is a delight, disarmingly kooky, pleasing to look at, and - as she has previously proved - a gifted comedic actress. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
It's a feel-good film, warm and good-hearted, and as it was heading for its happy ending, I was still a little astonished how much I was enjoying it. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
It's a feel-good deal you can take the whole family to, or even better, a date. And this almost cuddly film, built on a farfetched case of mistaken identity, delivers plenty of fun. - 63
ReelViews
The plot runs out of steam just past the one-hour mark and the charade, although necessary to the story, goes on for too long. The ending is, of course, the requisite happy one, but it seems a little anticlimactic. - 50
Austin Chronicle
It's charming, in its own little way, but really, this film has as much substance as a Cirrus cloud, despite fine turns from Boyle as the family patriarch and Warden as Godfather Saul. - 50
San Francisco Examiner
In general, the script is just slightly above sitcom level, but a few lines, owing to great delivery by terrific actors, raise this a few notches on the comedy scale. - 50
Washington Post
Its attitude seems to be: You met her and liked her in "Speed," now get to know her better. But while it's easy to like her, liking the movie is another matter.
