Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Richard Gere | ... | Will Keane | |
Winona Ryder | ... | Charlotte Fielding | |
Anthony LaPaglia | ... | John | |
Elaine Stritch | ... | Dolly | |
Vera Farmiga | ... | Lisa Tyler | |
Sherry Stringfield | ... | Sarah | |
Jill Hennessy | ... | Lynn McCale | |
J.K. Simmons | ... | Dr. Tom Grandy | |
Sam Trammell | ... | Simon | |
Mary Beth Hurt | ... | Dr. Sibley | |
Kali Rocha | ... | Shannon | |
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Steven Randazzo | ... | Alberto |
Toby Poser | ... | Autumn Woman #1 | |
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George Spielvogel III | ... | Netto |
Ranjit Chowdhry | ... | Fakir |
Forty-eight year old Will Keane is a successful restaurateur and serial womanizer, his reputation generally preceding him. When he is introduced to twenty-two year old Charlotte Fielding by Charlotte's grandmother, Will's old friend Dolly who he has not seen in years, there is a mutual but slow to acknowledge attraction. After their first date, Will and Charlotte agree that their relationship will never progress to one of a long term standing, but for different reasons: while this is Will's somewhat standard modus operandi, Charlotte announces that she has a terminal heart condition. Charlotte's admission makes Will look at this relationship differently, he being told by his best friend John that if he is going to continue to date Charlotte that he better treat her well. Their relationship does end up being different than both expect, for Charlotte which could mean a change from her current "let me die in peace" attitude to want to fight for her life. And Will's time with Charlotte is... Written by Huggo
Slow moving romantic comedy/drama featuring Winona Ryder as Charlotte Fielding, a beautiful young women who falls for an older and richer man played by guess who, Richard Gere. It's actually what you could call a typical Gere movie! But Charlotte is sick and we don't know if she'll live much longer.
About the acting. Richard Gere is Richard Gere in this movie. I don't know about other reviewers, but it seems to me that he always delivers the same kind of performance. Beautiful Winona is good but not excellent in this one. After seeing her superb performance in «Girl, Interrupted», I was a little bit disappointed.
6 out of 10.