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Movie Reviews of Only You
Movie Review: What a scenery!
Summary: 5 Stars
OK, the script may be somewhat cheesy - it is lighthearted, but the actors are utterly delightful and humorous, and the scenery is breathtaking.
Marisa Tomei plays Faith, a young woman whose brother played a prank upon her when they were teenagers and paid a fortune-teller to tell her that she would get married to the main by the name of Damon Bradley. This worked like a hypnotic suggestion - it stuck in her mind. She was just about to get married to someone, and while she is fixing her wedding gown, when the phone rings and a friend of her husband to be presents himself as Damon Bradley. This triggers the words of the fortuneteller and off the chase begins to at least find out who this man is before she commits an error of getting married to the wrong guy.
She only manages to find out that Damon Bradley is at the airport en route to Italy. There is no time to be wasted and without packing anything, dressed in her wedding gown, off she goes lest she'd miss the man of her life. Bonnie Hunt is absolutely priceless in her supporting role - as a best friend, she, too, drops everything and decided to accompany her smitten friend on a wild chase through Italy. That wasn't such a hard decision to make since her own marriage was on the rocks.
While the actors are wonderful in their roles, it is this wild chase through Italy and the scenery that gives the movie special charm and appeal. Some places are simply more conducive to romance than others - they feed your heart and soul with beauty, love, inspiration and romance.
It's here in Italy that Robert Downey, Jr. stumbles upon Marisa Tomei and then he begins designing events to convince her that he is the right guy, originally even misrepresenting himself as Damon Bradley, and eventually incorporating a little bit of help from his friend, played by Billy Zane. As each of his schemes are uncovered, Marisa feels more and more disappointed and frustrated that he is trying to trick her, but at the same time she ends up developing greater and greater affection for him and realizing that he is actually a sweet and charming guy drops the fortune-telling prediction and decides to follow her heart.
Movie Review: Romantic sighs all the way!
Summary: 5 Stars
'Only You' is one of the best romantic comedies around in my opinion.
Faith Corvatch (Marisa Tomei) believes very much in destiny and soul mates and as a child obtained the name of her soul mate from a ouija board. Fourteen years later and she is about to marry a podiatrist when she answers a telephone call from a gentleman by the name of Damon Bradley - the name of her soul mate. She is determined to meet him before her wedding, but the only problem is he is at the airport on his way to Venice. Not to be deterred, Faith and her sister-in-law Kate Corvatch (Bonnie Hunt) set off in pursuit of Mr Bradley. They arrive in Venice too late, so pursue him further to Rome, where Faith bumps into a man. The man is smitten by Faith and this is a match made in heaven except for one teeny, weeny little problem - his name is not Damon Bradley but rather Peter Wright (Robert Downey Jr). Whilst in Rome too, Kate starts a bit of a fling with a seducer by the name of Giovanni (Joaquim De Almeida) who actually helps the slightly enlarged party find a Damon Bradley in Positano. But things turn out not to be as they seem, although everything eventually is sorted out to the satisfaction of all.
If you are going to make a romantic comedy, there can be no better place to set it than Italy, and no better places in Italy than Venice, Rome and Positano. The setting of the film certainly helps no end with some wonderfully beautiful scenery as the backdrop to the story. Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr make a quite wonderful couple and there seems to be genuine chemistry between the two. Bonnie Hunt is well cast in the supporting role of sister-in-law with doubts about the fidelity of her husband. Well crafted in both story and finished film, this is another fine effort from Norman Jewison, better known probably for Moonstruck.
Movie Review: A Man Dares to Review This Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't want to parrot what the editorial review says, but he pretty much nails it right on. "Only You" is something of an enigma--you can never find it in stores, rarely even in a rental shop. My sisters and I loved this movie in our teens--Sarah holds the record for "Most Times Watched." She's not pathetic, it's just that enjoyable. Like "the cop and the waitress" or "While You Were Sleeping" it's one of the genre that belongs in your rotation.
Here's what the editor didn't tell you:
Bonnie Hunt and Marisa Tomei are beautiful. I still have a crush on Marisa Tomei...well, at least enough to chase down whatever movies she's been in since I saw this one. Also, it's quotable. Not quite as good as "The Princess Bride" but a lot of fun to rehash! ("It'ly! My wife's in It'ly!")
Yes, the scenery. Yes, Robert Downey Jr. is at the top of his game. And I've gotta say that with all the scandalous behavior in the movie world today, I feel so good about the treatment of marriage in this movie. (I'll spoil this much of it for you.) This movie makes 3 true statements: Both finding the right person and marriage itself are nearly impossible quests, but both are well worth working out. And you can tell a lot about a woman by the shoes she wears.
I'm buying the widescreen version as soon as I am done with this review. You should too.
Movie Review: A hidden classic of a Romantic Comedy ... utterly delightful
Summary: 5 Stars
Call it biased ... because I LOVE scenes involving running off on a plane in romantic comedies .. but Only You is a pizzazz of a film. The story is a funny rendition of many a love lesson ... that often the love you truly seek is right in front of you ... despite all the attachment to it being something else. Faith has all the faith in the world that her true love is a man called Damon Bradley ... just because a fortune teller at a fair once said so. What Faith doesn't know is that her older brother was playing a practical joke on her and slipped the seer a $20 to give a made-up name. Nonetheless ... a few weeks before the wedding ... when a guest cancels by the name of Damon Bradley ... Faith rushes to the airport en route to Italy to see if he is the real one. What follows next on the streets of Rome is a brilliant play on the whole meaning of fate, destiny, and the pointed question "Do you love him"?
If there is someone in your life who could use a substantial dose of faith in love, risk, and destino .... only see Only You. And then book a trip to Italy or in my case ... California.
Movie Review: 5 stars for Robert Downey, Jr.
Summary: 5 Stars
Really, if RDJ wasn't in this, I wouldn't at all be interested in seeing it again, in spite of the beautiful scenery. After all, there are other movies with beautiful scenery. I saw this years ago and slightly remembered it being cute and enjoyable but it didn't make a strong enough impression on me to try to own it or see it again. However, this is post-Iron Man. I really didn't have a clue who RDJ was until seeing Iron Man. Now I'm trying to find all the movies he's played in. Hence I watched Only You again. I won't say anything about the plot, enough has been said about that already (why reviewers feel they have to constantly repeat the plot is beyond me... just tell what you think about the movie). Overall the movie is cute and fun to watch, despite it's weaknesses (for me Marisa Tomei was one of them) but RDJ's presence and acting ability is what carried the movie for me. Second award goes to the scenery. And the Zane guy from Titanic was hilarious. Definitely recommend worth watching at least once and even owning.