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David Hare (written by)
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18 May 1990 (USA)
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Two sisters are about to meet the man of every woman's dreams. He's wealthy, sexy and incredibly romantic. Something's got to be wrong. more
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Bizarre, ludicrous, yet mesmerizing
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Blair Brown | ... | Dr. Lillian Hempel |
| Bruno Ganz | ... | Raymond Forbes |
 | Bridget Fonda | ... | Amy Hempel |
| Alan Howard | ... | Mr. Cooper |
| Michael Gough | ... | Douglas Brodie |
 | Hugh Laurie | ... | Colin |
| Suzanne Burden | ... | Romaine Salmon |
| Rohan McCullough | ... | Annie Rice |
| Billie Roche | ... | Gerry |
| Camille Coduri | ... | Mrs. Clark |
| Gary O'Brien | ... | Mr. Clark (as Gary O'Brien) |
| Spencer Leigh | ... | Hus |
| Julie Foy | ... | Nurse |
| Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence | ... | Staff Nurse |
| Cyril Nri | ... | Harold Sabola |
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Canada:100 min | USA:99 min
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When I Fall In Love
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Bizarre is probably the best word to use when describing this film. The plot lazily, and arbitrarily, bounces back and forth between totally under-written characters and indeterminate settings (at one point I thought some scenes were taking place in Monte Carlo), with barely a nod to coherence. Blair Brown, always fascinating, doesn't have too much to work with here; her character is woefully undeveloped. The mysterious stranger is nothing more than a stalker, and no reason is given for her falling in love with him other than the luxury he can offer her. Bridget Fonda has nothing to do; the scenes in the hospital seem straight out of another movie (or an episode of St. Elsewhere). Despite the flim's almost dizzying lack of sense, I could not, at times, take my eyes away from it. This film is redolent of the sort of warm-shadowed, color-flecked rococo headiness (just look at the title sequence) that is often associated with the culture of the late eighties (watch Bonfire of the Vanities- dont turn up the volume, or pay attention to the characters, just look at the sets). Perhaps the incoherence of the film added to this mysterious gauziness. In any case, I still cant believe this came out of David Hare (despite the presence of Blair Brown). A playwright I usually admire, Hare can go off track, and this is a definite instance of that. There is even a gratuitous, non-sequitur joke about actors, done in a set that includes a poster for a Hare play. This sort of in-jokeyness is completely out of place in a film that sets itself up as a psychological mystery/romance. Also, Nick Bicat's score is distracting, often building into pointless crescendoes in the middle of talky scenes. This movie is . . . . well, lets just call it a curiosity.