Synopsis
London publicist Helen, effortlessly slides between parallel storylines that show what happens when she does or does not catch a train back to her apartment. Love. Romantic entanglements. Deception. Trust. Friendship. Comedy. All come into focus as the two stories shift back and forth, overlap and surprisingly converge.
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Cast
- Gwyneth PaltrowHelen Quilley
- John HannahJames Hamilton
- John LynchGerry
- Jeanne TripplehornLydia
- Zara TurnerAnna
- Douglas McFerranRussell
- Paul BrightwellClive
- Nina YoungClaudia
- Virginia McKennaJames's Mother
- Kevin McNallyPaul
Recommendations
- 88
ReelViews
One of its most obvious strengths is that it can satisfy many different types of audiences -- those who demand something substantial from their motion pictures, and those who could care less. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
The story is hackneyed, and the gimmick only doubles the dullardry. - 70
Slate
That neither tale is especially interesting doesn't matter -- the contrast alone is enough to make Sliding Doors an irresistible romantic fantasy. - 70
Salon
At least entertaining enough to keep you amused for an hour or two. - 63
Boston Globe
You're hooked enough to keep watching, even if the characterizations veer toward the two-dimensional. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Ultimately, Sliding Doors becomes a victim of its own cleverness, shutting down all that early promise. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Dithery, nattering and a bit long for such a conspicuously airy trifle. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
As we switched relentlessly back and forth between A and B, I found that I wasn't looking forward to either story.
