This movie can't quite make up its mind as to what it wants to be, romantic comedy, light drama, slapstick, story of a modern marriage.
Couple 'meet cute' in Paris. Debra Winger (Ellen) and Billy Crystal (Mickey) seem like a natural fit. One liner blitzfest, some funny.
They get married after a few bumps and a few unrealistic plot contrivances.
Then the story of the marriage as viewed through the eyes of Mickey's friends.
The films gets seriously dramatic then with infertility problems, career problems, elderly father moving in.
Some parts are brilliant - the elderly father particularly, and Mickey throwing his weight around with the twice-as-tall basketball players.
Some parts are flat - the sperm rush to the hospital, the marriage counselling.
The supporting cast add some value but the movie is all Billy doing his Harry redux from "When Harry Met Sally." It fell a little too flat for me. 6 out of 10.
Couple 'meet cute' in Paris. Debra Winger (Ellen) and Billy Crystal (Mickey) seem like a natural fit. One liner blitzfest, some funny.
They get married after a few bumps and a few unrealistic plot contrivances.
Then the story of the marriage as viewed through the eyes of Mickey's friends.
The films gets seriously dramatic then with infertility problems, career problems, elderly father moving in.
Some parts are brilliant - the elderly father particularly, and Mickey throwing his weight around with the twice-as-tall basketball players.
Some parts are flat - the sperm rush to the hospital, the marriage counselling.
The supporting cast add some value but the movie is all Billy doing his Harry redux from "When Harry Met Sally." It fell a little too flat for me. 6 out of 10.