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Chicago cabbie Mitch Lawrence is a man whose dreams are starting to fade. His only shining light is his loving and pregnant wife... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Rob Lowe | ... | Mitch Lawrence |
 | Joe Mantegna | ... | Alan Webber |
 | Bronwen Booth | ... | Faye Lawrence |
| Charles Edwin Powell | ... | Joe Watson (as Charles Powell) |
 | Steve Adams | ... | Tom Kellman |
| Jack Langedijk | ... | Vic Mann |
| Marie-Josée Longchamps | ... | Snobbish Saleslady |
| Jean-Louis Roux | ... | Professor Gerald Lambert |
| John Dunn-Hill | ... | Larry Sharp |
 | Carl Alacchi | ... | Cabbie #1 |
| Robert Ozores | ... | Cabbie #2 (as Roberto Ozores) |
 | Howard Rosenstein | ... | Richard, Faye's Boss |
 | Neil Kroetsch | ... | Dr. Shepherd |
| Ralph Allison | ... | The Good Doctor |
| Susan Glover | ... | Dr. Peterson's Receptionist |
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This movie has a nice twist, and Lowe and Mantegna act fine. But it moved a little slowly, and was one-dimensional in that we spend too much time with the hero, Lowe. I liked the bohemian aspect, though, of the "struggling actors" who drove cabs. The film was just a bit too cold and distant, and I didn't really feel involved. The plot is quite interesting, but the feel of the movie seemed a bit "thin". I can't put my finger on it, but my guess is that maybe the film meandered too much trying to play the sympathy card (lowe's troubles with his wife, his finding out about cancer, the couple's financial troubles and expecting a baby), that it seemed a bit unnecessary. But I still have to give this film a passing 6 because of the original plot, and great acting by Lowe in creating a highly sympathetic character, both of which kept me watching.