This is a lovely, easy-watching family film. Typical early nineties romcom with plenty of scope for both Hawn and Martin's particular brands of humour. Goldie Hawn is always nice to watch, and Steve Martin is always golden doing comedy and this isn't an exception. There were shades of Gil Buckman (his character in Parenthood) in this, which is one of my favourite films, and he was pretty flawless in this role too. Martin plays Newton Davis, an architect who's down on his luck in life and love, a bit downtrodden, and by chance he meets "Gwen" (Hawn) a pretty waitress who it soon turns out is a bit of a teller of tall tales. She uses him as a hook to con her way into an ideal life for herself, by posing as his new wife in his home town, and of course it's funny, sweet, and more than a little bit silly. The blagging is improbable, but perhaps in a small town you could pull it off and you sort of admire her guts and determination! Really nice supporting cast including Donald Moffat and Julie Harris as Martin's parents.
There's nothing unpredictable in this, no surprises; it is what it is, a nice film where you laugh a bit and feel good at the end. The film is as infectious as Goldie Hawn's smile, and Steve Martin's eyebrows! Enjoy.
There's nothing unpredictable in this, no surprises; it is what it is, a nice film where you laugh a bit and feel good at the end. The film is as infectious as Goldie Hawn's smile, and Steve Martin's eyebrows! Enjoy.