m-47826 Review of 'Til There Was You

'Til There Was You (1997)

One of the dullest romantic comedies, I've ever seen...

[3/10 · 22 July 2022]

Good actors can't make up for a tedious script. And a movie that seems to last hours. I got the point from the beginning. It was about how some people are destined to be together. But why did it have to be so boring? They can have the heroine get as much stuffs thrown at her face, or fall down her butt. It will never make this movie more exciting. Which is sad, because I was genuinely expecting to have a good time, after watching the trailer first. Tricky marketing... What remains is a story about two « soulmates », that struggle through a mish mash of unbelievable serendipity situations, wrong turns and delays. That still led them at the right place, at the right time. That plot implied something very special, but it got lost along it's stretched out way. That being said, I loved the cast, and still laugh at the thought of that « artsy » restaurant...