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Writer (WGA):
Robert King (written by)
Release Date:
16 December 1994 (USA) more
Tagline:
There are two sides to every relationship... Don't trust either of them. more
Plot:
Two political speechwriters fall in love before they find out they are working for candidates on opposite sides. | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
User Comments:
Nice romance - but could have been funnier and had better chemistry more (23 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Keaton | ... | Kevin Vallick | |
| Geena Davis | ... | Julia Mann | |
| Christopher Reeve | ... | Bob 'Bagdad' Freed | |
| Bonnie Bedelia | ... | Annette | |
| Ernie Hudson | ... | Ventura | |
| Charles Martin Smith | ... | Kratz | |
| Gailard Sartain | ... | Cutler | |
| Ray Baker | ... | Garvin | |
| Mitch Ryan | ... | Wannamaker | |
| Willie Garson | ... | Dick | |
| Paul Lazar | ... | Harry | |
| Richard Poe | ... | Tom | |
| Harry Shearer | ... | Chuck | |
| Steven Wright | ... | Eddie | |
| Jodi Carlisle | ... | Doris Wind |
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99 min
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Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Finland:S | Germany:6 (w) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M
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Michael Keaton and Geena Davis previously starred together in _Beetlejuice (1988)_, where they both played ghosts. While they were antagonists to each other, they still shared a kiss. more
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stage direction:
[While riding in back of pickup truck to get gasoline]
Julia:
Is that cologne?
Kevin:
Black Flag. You know, it's manly, and as you can see, not a roach in sight...
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Featured in The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995) (TV) more
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The Loneliest more
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In town for a political campaign, speechwriters for the opposing sides Kevin and Julia met and share a fun evening together unaware of who the other is. Later they meet sparking a conflict that spills from their romance into the battle between the two politicians.
This is a very light romantic comedy. The story is promising - romance and political competition but the delivery lets it down. The plot drops into a very lightweight romance with a touch of screwball comedy, musical score doesn't help as it has a gentle tickling tune that plays for basically the whole thing. The script doesn't have any teeth either, it's not sharp like a film set around politics should be and it's not as funny as it thinks it is. Instead it has a screwball feel to it - although it can't hold a candle to the films of the 50's that it clearly aspires to be.
It's a shame because for a light movie it has a very heavy cast of well-known faces. Keaton is as good as he always is, but him and Davis lack a great chemistry and their romance isn't convincing, neither is the conflict between them. The support cast is full of well known actors - Bonnie Bedelia, Ernie Hudson, Charles Martin Smith, Mitch Ryan and Christopher Reeve. Even Steven Wright and Harry Shearer pop up for a cameo as sitcom stars Chuck and Eddie. It's a shame that such a face-heavy cast don't have better material to work with.
This is a very light romantic comedy. The romance doesn't work due to the lack of spark between the two likeable stars, and the comedy isn't that funny because it isn't sharp. The director and script-writers miss a fantastic opportunity with such a great cast and a good set-up (Ron Underwood! - were City Slickers and Tremors early flukes?). The film brings out some political claws towards the end but even then they're blunted by the need for a romantic conclusion.
Nice romance with some funny moments - but could have been much funnier.