The 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.
A 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.
75
Entertainment WeeklyTy Burr
Entertainment WeeklyTy Burr
A perfectly enjoyable star vehicle that does exactly what it sets out to do. [7 May 1999, p.66]
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
A feel-good movie that offers enough comedy and romance to warm the heart without risking a sentimental overdose.
75
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
Boasts a collection of oddball characters, some more sharply written than others.
Ultimately achieves that lump in the throat that is the romantic comedy's promised land.
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
This 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.
63
San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco Examiner
Too many questions are raised with no good answers.
40
Salon
Salon
It's as if the whole movie's on Prozac, only in this case the antidepressants are cuteness and romance.