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Return To Me
MGM
MPAA RATING: PG for language and thematic elements
Starring
David Duchovny,
Minnie Driver,
and
Carrol O'Conner
A young man (Duchovny) falls in love with a woman (Driver) and later learns she is the one who received his former wife's heart. He must decide which woman it is who holds his heart.
| GENRE(S): |
Romance
|
| WRITTEN BY: |
Bonnie Hunt (also story)
Don Lake (also story)
Andrew Stern (story)
Samantha Goodman (story)
|
| DIRECTED BY: |
Bonnie Hunt
|
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: October 31, 2000
Video: October 31, 2000
Theatrical: April 7, 2000
|
| RUNNING TIME: |
115 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
80
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
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.

76
Mr. Showbiz
Cody Clark
Comes off as an exceedingly pleasant, wistful romantic romp.

75
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Stack
Saved throughout by its inviting atmosphere and richness of characters.

75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
A welcome return to the courtship, cuddling and sweet nothings of yesteryear.

75
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
This romantic comedy is about a love that is destined to be, and it celebrates that warm huddle of caring and craziness called family.

75
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
It is what it is, without apology or compromise. It made me smile a lot.

70
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
A top cast, guided by actress Bonnie Hunt in her directing debut, mixes comedy and corn with savvy.
70
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
Almost seems like a godsend in this age of romantic-comedy schmaltz.

70
Slate
David Edelstein
Duchovny is rather endearing and Driver's absolutely enchanting.

63
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
As light and fluffy as it is, Return to Me still proves surprisingly inviting.

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.

63
Baltimore Sun
Chris Kaltenbach
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.

63
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
The cinematic equivalent of meat loaf -- comfort food that's reassuring in its utter lack of sophistication and surprises.

63
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
She (Hunt) is perfection even when her movie falls a little short.

63
San Francisco Examiner
Wesley Morris
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.

63
USA Today
Susan Wloszczyna
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.

63
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
If Return to Me is ultimately too bland and safe, it'll nevertheless serve as a calling card for Hunt's future directorial projects.

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.

60
Village Voice
Jessica Winter
First-time director Bonnie Hunt pays slavish adherence to the Nora Ephron rules of assembly for the prefab rom-com.

60
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
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.

58
Portland Oregonian
Diana Abu-Jaber
Some might call this cheap, formulaic and manipulative, but then again, it still might make you cry.

58
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Hunt is so vibrant that the movie suffers when she's not around.

50
Dallas Observer
Robert Wilonsky
Trite and silly, but, blast it, the movie has a good heart.

50
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Infused with enough infectious charm to make us forget how dopey the plot is and become swept up in its breezy countenance.

50
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
Essentially a romantic comedy with a heavier-than-usual dramatic component.

50
Variety
Emanuel Levy
A simplistic, highly contrived romantic comedy about the mysterious workings of fate.

50
Film.com
Robert Horton
A difficult time rising above the level of a reasonably nice TV-movie.

50
TNT RoughCut
Erin Podolsky
The two leads are what sell it.
40
LA Weekly
Ella Taylor
Where else could this flabby excuse for a women's movie go? Straight to the Oxygen Channel, if it's lucky.

40
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
So phony it makes your gums ache.

40
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
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.

38
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
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.

25
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
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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