Synopsis
Dedicated environmental lawyer Lucy Kelson goes to work for billionaire George Wade as part of a deal to preserve a community center. Indecisive and weak-willed George grows dependent on Lucy's guidance on everything from legal matters to clothing. Exasperated, Lucy gives notice and picks Harvard graduate June Carter as her replacement. As Lucy's time at the firm nears an end, she grows jealous of June and has second thoughts about leaving George.
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Cast
- Sandra BullockLucy Kelson
- Hugh GrantGeorge Wade
- Dana IveyRuth Kelson
- Robert KleinLarry Kelson
- Alicia WittJune Carter
- Heather BurnsMeryl Brooks
- David HaigHoward Wade
- Dorian MissickTony
- Joseph Badalucco Jr.Construction Foreman
- Jonathan DokuchitzTom
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
I WANTED it to be a typical romantic comedy starring those two lovable people, Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant. And it was. And some of the dialogue has a real zing to it. There were wicked little one-liners that slipped in under the radar and nudged the audience in the ribs. - 70
Dallas Observer
Viewers looking for extremely light, romantic entertainment with a guaranteed happy ending could do worse. - 63
USA Today
If anything, Grant seems to be getting funnier, and he now has the ability to elevate material the way another Grant -- Cary -- did. - 63
Baltimore Sun
The result may not make for a great adventure, but it's sure a fun ride. - 50
L.A. Weekly
It's not a horrible film -- and it's a fuckload better than some other oops-we-fell-in-love comedies in recent years (e.g., J. Lo's doggy "The Wedding Planner"). It's just not very smart. Deeply rentable. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Lawrence isn't nearly as adept at romantic comedy as his stars. His rushed jokes and insensitivity to tone are yet more sad reminders that the genre is an endangered species not because we lack new Hepburns and Cary Grants, but because there are no more George Cukors. - 50
The A.V. Club
Lawrence is fortunate to have appealing pros like Grant and Bullock around to bail him out with romantic chemistry and enough crisply delivered one-liners to survive the barren stretches of script. - 38
New York Post
Evokes such deja vu, you'd swear you'd already fallen asleep on the damned thing in the middle of the night on HBO.
