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We get the feeling that, about nine-tenths of the way along, after he had all the characters knotted up, Bass suddenly thought, Good heavens! I've got to find some way to finish off this thing. The way that he found is lame and makes a hash of what precedes it. [28 July 1997]
One of the pleasures of Ronald Bass' screenplay is the way it subverts the usual comic formulas that would fuel a plot like this.
The film makers understand that it's possible for a romantic comedy to appeal not only to the heart, but to the mind as well.