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Some may argue that this is a pre-packaged "product" of a movie. They'd be right. "Runaway Bride" is simply the team who made "Pretty Woman" getting back together about 10 years later. That's the "angle"- see Roberts and Gere back together again. The film works suprisingly well due to goregous cinematography and production values capturing a suprising amount of chemistry still apparent between the two leads nearly 10 years later. Although it doesn't work quite as well as Robert's "Notting Hill"(which had it's share of faults as well), "Runaway Bride" is still entertaining fare. Roberts plays Maggie Carpenter, a woman famous in her small town of Hale, Maryland for leaving three men at the altar at the last moment. Gere plays Ike Graham, who writes a rather anti-female column for USA Today, who's about to feature Maggie in his next article. Furious, Maggie writes a letter to the editor which results in Ike being fired. Offered to write the tale for GQ magazine, Ike sets out to push himself into Maggie's life and save his career. Ike makes friends in the small town quickly, gaining allies to the horror of Maggie, who would like nothing else but to see him leave quickly as possible. But, as we all can predict, the two are meant for each other and during Ike's stay, the two will warm to each other. Roberts is winning and charming in the role as expected, but Gere really suprised me with the sort of sarcastic, energetic energy he brings to the role of Ike. Both definitely have great moments of dialogue and perform quite well. The supporting cast's main asset is Joan Cusack, very funny as Maggie's longtime friend. It's silly, yes. At times, it's a little unreal. But, similar to "Never Been Kissed" earlier this year, the performances and dialogue are so enjoyable that I was taken through the trouble spots. The only thing that I really found at fault beyond a few goofy lines of dialogue was that this film could have easily been trimmed around 15 minutes or so, which would have helped the pace, which does get a little slow at times. All in all, I enjoyed "Runaway Bride". It's not perfect, but it certainly serves it's purpose well. It's light entertainment with involving performances and more often than not, it works. *** BACK TO THE SITE: Listing Of DVD Special Sales Back To A Guide To Current Film A List Of Current/Upcoming DVD For Sale Soundtracks For Current Films |