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Mixed or average reviews - based on 33 Critics

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Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

Summary: The film opens with a loving husband and wife preparing for a very important fund raising dinner. The evening ends with the loss of the wife. In a hospital a weak young woman who may die soon if she can not get a new heart. Jump ahead one year the young woman received a heart and is trying to adjust to a life no longer counted by hours or days, she can actually make plans. The grieving husband and his dog are still trying to adjust to life without his wife. His friends keep trying to pry him from his "work is my life" existence by setting him up on blinds dates. Finally he actually shows up for one at an Irish-Italian restaurant where he finds himself more attracted to the waitress than his blind date. He finds an excuse to return to the restaurant in hopes of seeing the waitress again, there's just something attractive about her. Unknown to both the attraction they both feel for one another is Grace has the heart of Bob's dead wife. What can you say after that! Carroll O'Connor says exactly the right thing to Bob after he finds out this ironic coincidence.
Runtime: 115 min
Rating: Rated PG for language and thematic elements.
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Languages: English, Italian
Home Release Date: Oct 31, 2000
Director Credit
Bonnie Hunt Director
Writer Credit
Andrew Stern Story
Bonnie Hunt Story
Don Lake Story
Samantha Goodman Story
Principal Cast Credit
David Duchovny Bob Rueland
Minnie Driver Grace Briggs
Cast Credit
Adam Tanguay Adam Dayton
Bonnie Hunt Megan Dayton
Brian Howe Mike
Carroll O'Connor Marty O'Reilly
Chris Barnes Jeff
David Alan Grier Charlie Johnson
Eddie Jones Emmett McFadden
James Belushi Joe Dayton
Joely Richardson Elizabeth Rueland
Karson Pound Karson Dayton
Marianne Muellerleile Sophie
Robert Loggia Angelo Pardipillo
William Bronder Wally Jatczak
Producer Credit
C.O. Erickson Executive Producer
Jennie Lew Tugend Producer
Melanie Greene Executive Producer
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