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| Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: May 24, 1991 |
Starring:
Ally Sheedy, Anthony Quinn, Bert Remsen, James Belushi, Joe Greco, John Candy, Kevin Dunn, Marvin J. McIntyre, Maureen O'Hara, Milo O'Shea
Summary:
A Chicago cop must balance loyalty to his overbearing mother and a relationship with a shy funeral home worker.
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Lonely ends up being confused and repetitious. [27 May 1991, p.B08]
Candy is indisputably charming. A master of timing, he also is adept at doing a kind of verbal doubletake after saying the wrong thing, and, like Jackie Gleason, carries his weight with style and grace. The problem is, he can't carry the whole film. [24 May 1991, p.B]
Candy breaks out of his goofball mold and delivers a solid performance as a lonely Chicago cop who can't pull loose from his domineering mother. The major flaw in Only the Lonely is that the mother (Maureen O'Hara) is such a vicious, whining, manipulative bigot that it is hard to care about her when the inevitable turnabout comes, or see why Candy doesn't just pull out his service revolver and blow her away. [24 May 1991, p.3F]
The script is by Chris Columbus (Home Alone), who also directed, and it's as lazy as it is maudlin. [24 May 1991, p.G13]
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