| 80 |
Los Angeles Times
Duchovny 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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| 76 |
Mr. Showbiz
Comes off as an exceedingly pleasant, wistful romantic romp.
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| 75 |
San Francisco Chronicle
Saved throughout by its inviting atmosphere and richness of characters.
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| 75 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
A welcome return to the courtship, cuddling and sweet nothings of yesteryear.
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| 75 |
New York Daily News
This 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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| 75 |
Chicago Sun-Times
It is what it is, without apology or compromise. It made me smile a lot.
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| 70 |
Rolling Stone
A top cast, guided by actress Bonnie Hunt in her directing debut, mixes comedy and corn with savvy.
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| 70 |
Salon.com
Almost seems like a godsend in this age of romantic-comedy schmaltz.
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| 70 |
Slate
Duchovny is rather endearing and Driver's absolutely enchanting.
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| 63 |
Miami Herald
As light and fluffy as it is, Return to Me still proves surprisingly inviting.
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| 63 |
Chicago Tribune
Marc Caro
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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| 63 |
Baltimore Sun
The 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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| 63 |
New York Post
The cinematic equivalent of meat loaf -- comfort food that's reassuring in its utter lack of sophistication and surprises.
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| 63 |
Philadelphia Inquirer
She (Hunt) is perfection even when her movie falls a little short.
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| 63 |
San Francisco Examiner
Crammed 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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| 63 |
USA Today
But 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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| 63 |
Boston Globe
If 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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| 60 |
Newsweek
Andrea C. Basora
In 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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| 60 |
Village Voice
First-time director Bonnie Hunt pays slavish adherence to the Nora Ephron rules of assembly for the prefab rom-com.
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| 60 |
Chicago Reader
There'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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| 58 |
Portland Oregonian
Some might call this cheap, formulaic and manipulative, but then again, it still might make you cry.
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| 58 |
Entertainment Weekly
Hunt is so vibrant that the movie suffers when she's not around.
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| 50 |
Dallas Observer
Trite and silly, but, blast it, the movie has a good heart.
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| 50 |
Austin Chronicle
Infused 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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| 50 |
TV Guide
Essentially a romantic comedy with a heavier-than-usual dramatic component.
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| 50 |
Variety
A simplistic, highly contrived romantic comedy about the mysterious workings of fate.
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| 50 |
Film.com
A difficult time rising above the level of a reasonably nice TV-movie.
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| 50 |
TNT RoughCut
Erin Podolsky
The two leads are what sell it.
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| 40 |
LA Weekly
Where else could this flabby excuse for a women's movie go? Straight to the Oxygen Channel, if it's lucky.
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| 40 |
Washington Post
So phony it makes your gums ache.
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| 40 |
The New York Times
Weightless 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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| 38 |
Charlotte Observer
If 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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| 25 |
Christian Science Monitor
The picture goes for sentimentality rather than substance every chance it gets, and the cast falls right into its syrupy trap.
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