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Runaway Bride

1999

Garry Marshall

Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Hector Elizondo, Joan Cusack ...

4.6

61,628

Romance. Comedy A big-city reporter falls in love with a small-town handywoman who has made a habit out of fleeing from the altar every time she decides to tie the knot. After changing her mind about marriage at the altar so many times Maggie (Julia Roberts) attracts the attention of NY reporter Ike Graham (Richard Gere).

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The screenplay is so sluggish, they're like Derby winners made to carry extra weight (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	If you're expecting a 'Pretty Woman' re-hash, think again. This lacks any of the first film's charm and is nothing more than deeply average (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Marshall does know when to let the stars turn on their high beams and keep the film's secondary characters amusing and bright."	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Only die-hard romantics will find any charm beneath Marshall's often inept manipulation (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"For the real deal in romantic comedy, stick with Roberts and Hugh Grant in 'Notting Hill'. It’s about feeling, not product."	NEG
United States	Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"Fans of Gere and Roberts may not care about the movie's many implausibilities and other shortcomings because the stars do indeed sparkle like the bubbles in wedding champagne. But the rest of us will find the vintage too sweet."	NEU

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