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Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

  • Starring: Cher, Danny Aiello, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis
  • Summary: In this romantic comedy, Loretta (Cher), a young widow, feels unlucky in love and is content to wed a man she does not love (Aiello)...until she meets and falls hopelessly in love with his younger brother (Cage).
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. 100
    In its warmth and in its enchantment, as well as in its laughs, this is the best comedy in a long time.
  2. 100
    Sold as a romance, but actually is one of the funniest pictures to come out in quite some time. [15 Jan 1988]
  3. Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    80
    Simply stated, it is difficult not to be swept up by this charming picture.
  4. A corny, overblown romance, and while it eventually wins you over with its atmosphere and good nature, it's far from the masterpiece you've been hearing about. [15 Jan 1988]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. MarioD
    10
    I could watch this movie again and again and again. One of the most charming ensemble casts I've ever seen. And one of the few films that really "gets" the Italian family right. Expand
  2. I found this movie to be most charming, eloquently written, and just all around a silly romantic comedy. The banter between the characters portraying an Italian family couldn't have been more accurately. This classic Cher movie is one all movie lovers should watch in their life time. Expand

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