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Metascore
19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThe film's mix of romance and reading matter is seductive in its own right, providing comfy book-lined settings and people who are what they read and write.
- 78Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisA valentine to the happenstance miracle of lovers and other strangers, a movie that regards modern romance as something that is, ultimately, old-fashioned to its core.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyTy BurrEntertainment WeeklyTy BurrA perfectly enjoyable star vehicle that does exactly what it sets out to do. [7 May 1999, p.66]
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliA feel-good movie that offers enough comedy and romance to warm the heart without risking a sentimental overdose.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinSan Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinBoasts a collection of oddball characters, some more sharply written than others.
- 70NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenUltimately achieves that lump in the throat that is the romantic comedy's promised land.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThis is filmmaking as a minor feat of engineering, the kind where even the gossamer emotions seem like prefab components -- charm, whimsy, serendipity, all so many discs plugged into the hard drive.
- 63San Francisco ExaminerSan Francisco ExaminerToo many questions are raised with no good answers.
- 40SalonSalonIt's as if the whole movie's on Prozac, only in this case the antidepressants are cuteness and romance.
- 0The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinTakes almost two self-infatuated, smarmy, condescending, cringe-inducingly sentimental hours to reach its pre-ordained conclusion.