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80Duchovny and Driver have distinctive good looks and they both combine attractiveness with talent and intelligence. Best of all, they possess that essential quality all screen lovers must have: terrific chemistry.
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76Comes off as an exceedingly pleasant, wistful romantic romp.
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75It is what it is, without apology or compromise. It made me smile a lot.
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75This romantic comedy is about a love that is destined to be, and it celebrates that warm huddle of caring and craziness called family.
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75Saved throughout by its inviting atmosphere and richness of characters.
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75A welcome return to the courtship, cuddling and sweet nothings of yesteryear.
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70Almost seems like a godsend in this age of romantic-comedy schmaltz.
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70A top cast, guided by actress Bonnie Hunt in her directing debut, mixes comedy and corn with savvy.
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70Duchovny is rather endearing and Driver's absolutely enchanting.
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These characters deserve more than storybook plotting, as do we. The movie has won our hearts. It shouldn't be so timid about challenging our minds.
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63As light and fluffy as it is, Return to Me still proves surprisingly inviting.
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63The cinematic equivalent of meat loaf -- comfort food that's reassuring in its utter lack of sophistication and surprises.
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63She (Hunt) is perfection even when her movie falls a little short.
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63Crammed with such earnest belief in the power of love - even if it happens in the Chicago Zoo - it almost doesn't matter that O'Connor and Loggia have better chemistry than Duchovny and Driver.
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63But there is a satisfying, old-fashioned "Moonstruck" sensibility at work, one that will be appreciated by folks who like their beef corned and their movies cornier.
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63If Return to Me is ultimately too bland and safe, it'll nevertheless serve as a calling card for Hunt's future directorial projects.
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63The real strength of Return to Me is Hunt, who knows just when to retreat from the film's overriding sweetness and inject a cynical moment or two.
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60First-time director Bonnie Hunt pays slavish adherence to the Nora Ephron rules of assembly for the prefab rom-com.
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60In the second half the film meanders into all the danger areas one might expect: predictable plot twists, tearful separation scenes between the lovers, and even a joyful reunion in Rome.
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60There's little rapport between Duchovny and Driver after their initial meeting. More exciting and suspenseful is the relationship between Driver's confidant (Hunt) and her husband (James Belushi), who can't seem to get all their kids to go to sleep at the same time.
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58Hunt is so vibrant that the movie suffers when she's not around.
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58Some might call this cheap, formulaic and manipulative, but then again, it still might make you cry.
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50Essentially a romantic comedy with a heavier-than-usual dramatic component.
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50Infused with enough infectious charm to make us forget how dopey the plot is and become swept up in its breezy countenance.
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50Trite and silly, but, blast it, the movie has a good heart.
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50A difficult time rising above the level of a reasonably nice TV-movie.
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50A simplistic, highly contrived romantic comedy about the mysterious workings of fate.
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50The two leads are what sell it.
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40Where else could this flabby excuse for a women's movie go? Straight to the Oxygen Channel, if it's lucky.
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40Weightless and polite when it means to be magical and gentle, Return to Me is a piece of fruit gone soft from being off the vine too long.
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40So phony it makes your gums ache.
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38If you get past the preposterous hypothesis at the start of Return to Me, you'll find a passably pleasant, utterly bland romantic comedy without a surprise to its 110 minutes.
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25The picture goes for sentimentality rather than substance every chance it gets, and the cast falls right into its syrupy trap.
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