Excellent Romantic Comedy

Rating: 9/10 (12 March 2000)

Romantic comedy has to be the most difficult type of film to make, at least to this middle-aged guy. So many are such groaners that when one is so well done as this one, well, you are very impressed. My only complaint are the witty contemporary in-jokes sprinkled throughout the film, tainting the broad, timeless human comedy with "humor" that may be out-of-date (and unfunny) ten years hence. You know what I mean; Will's coffee mug, the "analyst", the boatman wanting his script read, etc. For shame, to me they soiled what should have been a perfect film. Nonetheless, it almost is.