2karl- Who knew when he ordered the special he get the dish of his life. David Duchonvy and Minnie Driver ignite a spark in this warm hearted winner about a widower and waitress who meet and fall in love . Featuring an incredible cast . This hilarious comedy delivers a lot a laughs , tears and smiling that make your spirits soar. It took a lots of coaxing to get bob a recently widowed architect, to go on a blind date at a quirky Irish ,Italian restaurant, once there he's smitten instantly not with his dates but with a sharp witted waitress. Grace with a little help from her match making grandmother . Bob asked her out and as their relationship goes from strength to strength an unbelievable truth is revealed one that could easy break them apart and it not the cheating kind or reveal this 1hr 50 mins of a film is quite a charm and its worth 7

moonspinner55 Modern-day romance gets by on its sheer sincerity and the gentle, affable performances, even if contrivances are in abundance. Construction engineer in New York City (David Duchovny) loses his wife in a car accident, though her heart lives on via an organ transplant. The recipient (Minnie Driver) is a sweet-natured waitress working in her grandfather's Irish-Italian restaurant; she chances to meet the widower, but how long will it take for them both to realize the miraculous turn of events which has occurred? Director Bonnie Hunt (who also co-wrote the screenplay and co-stars as Driver's girlfriend) pushes too hard in making the supporting characters--a colorful gaggle of family and friends--wacky and wonderful; however, the lovestruck twosome at the center of the story are nicely grounded and understated. The picture has a fresh, glossy look, though it ambles about in search of warm and fuzzy moments, finding its happily-ever-after footing in the final third. **1/2 from ****

leplatypus It's great to see a romance with those two great actors whom have marked the late 90's. Minnie is a unique woman, the living proof that sexy blonds aren't the ultimate dream! For Duchovny, if Pacino is the man i would like to be, well David is the man i am: shy, silent, retired with a dry humor and basketball fan. Their reunion gleams and the story is deliciously written to bring as much as joy as sorrow. I admit that i was waiting to see David cry and he was memorable indeed. Another strong point of the movie is the elder club. They are wisdom alive with all their mileage and they are maybe more lively than the young. With the beginning, i was afraid that the father would pass away, above all it appears to be the last movie of this actor. At last, the choice of Chicago (instead of LA or NY) allows intimacy and the brief Italian interlude adds an exotic Romanticism. Ah, if love in real life could be as simple as in movies, well the world would be paradise!

kastellos I always like to read what the reviewers say that hated the film. Most who did not like it say it was predictable. In a thriller or mystery movie, that may be an issue, but for a romance or a romantic comedy, I say, "So what?" Some say it is too sweet, again, I'm not sure that being "too sweet" warrants condemning the film.This movie has much charm, very likable characters (Driver, Duchovny, and O'Conner), good supporting acting (Logia, Hunt, Belushi, Grier, etc.) a good pace and a happy ending. What more do you want? The characters in the "back room" of the restaurant provide the comedy, while the main characters bring the story (and the romance) home; you want them to get together and be happy. Some critics say that the predictability of the gorilla and the dog sensing Driver's uniqueness is mushy as well as predictable - I say, for the sensitive, it brings a tear of joy.Some attack the happy ending. All of Jane Austen has a happy ending and she wrote some of the most critically acclaimed novels of all time. I like happy endings. If I wanted to see sad endings, I would just watch the evening news.Lastly, although you really don't see Joely Richardson's long gorgeous legs and she has a small part, just seeing her for one minute and dreaming of those legs warrants the film to start at a rating of 5.