There’s a kind of strange magic to this rom-com that so many films in this genre are missing these days.

| Feb 14, 2024

Driver and Duchovny have such great chemistry and all the supporting cast feel like a family.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Feb 28, 2019

An unbelievable premise, but sweet and romantic.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 28, 2010

Touches the audience's heart without being sappy.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 4, 2010

Contrivances abound, no doubt, but the picture refuses any disingenuous pollutant access to the mix, instead leading with heartfelt, lived-in emotions, enjoying a deliciously homey mood of friendly flirtation and old-world wisdom.

| Original Score: A | Dec 7, 2009

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 7, 2008

It works, despite the far-fetched plot, because the characters and the script are fresh and engaging.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 1, 2006

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 31, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 20, 2003

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 8, 2003

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 8, 2002

Even the undercharged charisma of David Duchovny as Bob is well cushioned by the film's refreshingly zesty script.

| Dec 2, 2002

Driver and Duchovny shine in romance with heart.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 7, 2002

Every time I see this it is better and better. Bonnie Hunt is an amazing writer.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 1, 2002

Characters you can enjoy watching and will care about, places you will enjoy spending time, and a charming, hopeful look at love amid the vagaries of life.

| Original Score: B+ | May 8, 2002

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 22, 2002

See this wonderful film and let it teach you about the warmth, the richness, and the renewal of life.

| Mar 13, 2002

Have a heart.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Oct 10, 2001

[Hunt] chooses early emotional depth to fulfill later parts of the movie--a master stroke, as it turns out.

| Original Score: A | Mar 24, 2001