Synopsis
Artist Lyle Maze is reconciled to a life without romance thanks to his dual afflictions: Tourette's Syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder. But his life takes an unexpected turn when his friend Mike departs on a humanitarian mission, leaving behind his pregnant girlfriend Callie. She leans on Lyle for help, and before long he's Lamaze coach, pinch-hitting father-to-be and in love with Callie.
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Cast
- Rob MorrowLyle Maze
- Laura LinneyCallie
- Craig ShefferMike
- Rose GregorioHelen
- Robert HoganLyle's Father
- Gia CaridesJulianne
- Betsy AidemLydia
- Keenan ShimizuKorean Market Employee
- Matthew StorffYoung Lyle
- Sheila ZaneLenna
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
There are several Idiot Plot moments when a simple line of dialogue (''He has Tourette's syndrome'') would work wonders but is never said. And yet the movie has a sweetness and care that is touching. - 70
L.A. Weekly
Holds its potentially problematic ingredients together remarkably well, summoning outstanding performances from Morrow and Linney, while never dipping into sentiment or patronizing the ailment's sufferers. - 70
Chicago Reader
Morrow and his collaborators so clearly believe in this project that I was carried along, often charmed and never bored. - 60
Los Angeles Times
In Linney, Morrow has chosen a formidable co-star, an actress who seems to draw upon an unusual degree of self-awareness to endow every character she plays with dimensions beyond what any script could provide. - 60
Film Threat
It works because this isn't really a "disease" film, it's a love story. It just so happens one of the main characters has Tourette Syndrome. Thus, I too will take the easy way out and say, "it's a good love story...with a twitch." - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Well-intentioned but predictable romance. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
Although this is a likable comedy-drama, it never quite balances its humanitarian message (disabled people fall in love like everyone else) with its standard-issue romantic angles. - 40
The New York Times
This mishmash of emotional tones can't be redeemed by the performers' considerable investment in their work.
