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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   22,750 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Peter Howitt (writer)
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Release Date:
24 April 1998 (USA) more
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Tagline:
There are two sides to every story. Helen is about to live both of them ...at the same time. Romance was never this much fun. more
Plot:
A London woman's love life and career both hinge, unknown to her, on whether or not she catches a train. We see it both ways, in parallel. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins & 2 nominations more
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Clever idea, nicely implemented more (257 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Gwyneth Paltrow ... Helen Quilley

John Hannah ... James Hammerton
John Lynch ... Gerry

Jeanne Tripplehorn ... Lydia
Zara Turner ... Anna
Douglas McFerran ... Russell
Paul Brightwell ... Clive

Nina Young ... Claudia
Virginia McKenna ... James's Mother

Kevin McNally ... Paul
Terry English ... Kind Cabbie
Paul Stacey ... Man on Tube
Peter Howitt ... Cheeky Bloke
Joanna Roth ... Suspicious Girl
Neil Stuke ... Defensive Bloke
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some sexuality and language.
Runtime:
99 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba) | Iceland:L | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Italy:T | Mexico:B | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:18 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (original rating) (1997)

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Trivia:
When Sydney Pollack called from Hollywood to offer financing, director Peter Howitt was on a drinking spree in a London pub, and had to be sobered up before he could speak to Pollack. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Gerry tells Russell that he has ended the relationship with Lydia, he enters the pub and sits down without buying a drink, then finishes a nearly empty pint glass and leaves. more
Quotes:
James: Cheer up. Remember what the Monty Python boys say.
Helen: "Always look on the bright side of life"?
James: No, "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition."
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Film '72: A Christmas Treat" (2001) more
Soundtrack:
More Love more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
Clever idea, nicely implemented, 26 February 2004
7/10
Author: jasonz42 from London, England

This had always been one of my ideas for a film- a slight change in something creates two parallell lives led by the same character, and as the film progresses you see how those lives split further apart and differ just because of that small change. It's a fantastic idea and it was nicely taken on my the producers, although in general a film like this is always limited. It was fun to watch, but not funny, despite it being marked as a comedy. I found it more of an interest than a laugh, which is fine, but not what it aimed to be primarily.

Nevertheless, it was flaweless in the sense that there was nothing boring throughougt, although there was nothing that particulalry stood out apart perhaps from the interesting ending, but other than that it is reasonably easy to forget. Good for a rental, hats off for attempting to tackle a difficult storyline, but the doors are sliding for this to be forgotten in 5 years time. (omg my cheesy endings get worse every time :P)

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