We know it is meant to entertain. And co-headliner Bill Pullman is easily recognized from the most enjoyable adaptation of TV's Caspar, and my ex's favorite, While You Were Sleeping . Mr. Wrong is meant to be a candy cotton fluff of entertainment. It is a comedy movie. But, if you've had more than your share of disastrous relationships or dates, every cliche you see on screen is something you've probably experienced.
Every groan is a groan of recognition.
Whitman Crawford, is stinking rich, breathtakingly handsome, and wonderful in every possible way. He asks permission for the first kiss. He takes her for a walk on a moonlit beach. There is one exceptionally funny running gag about one of the most vomitous hard-rock ballads, by Foreigner, ever recorded. Not to mention a throwaway, which I won't spoil, about Stevie Nicks.