
20th Century Fox - 20th Century Fox
Release date: 2003-01-14
DVD
Director:Alfonso Arau
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Anthony Quinn, Giancarlo Giannini, Angélica Aragón
Adult Situations, Assumed Identities, Atmospheric, Color, Drama, English, Feature, Feature Film-drama, Gentle, Home From the War, Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance, Lyrical, Movie, Period Film, Romance, Romantic Drama, Sentimental, Suitable for Children, Sweet, USA




My wife and I watched this moview several years ago and enjoyed it a second time even though the acting is a little slow. But we both remember the end of WWII and all the soldiers returning home to find what they left behind had changed including wives and sweethearts. Some of the men had been gone for 5 years and during that time kids had been born and lives changed forever. It's too bad that so many people today don't pay the respect to these gallant men that they deserve.
I like romantic comedies when they are well-done, and this is one of the best. It has an engaging storyline, beautiful locales and interesting characters. There is nothing in the storyline that is outlandish or unbelievable and there are no silly moments that you wish had been edited out. This is one of my favorite films and I can watch it over and over.
This is an entertaining, "warm, fuzzy" romantic story set in the late 1940's. It's simplistic and the characters are predictably developed. There is not much depth, but I doubt that that was the intent of the screenwriters or the director. I could see a far more challenging movie in this story line and a wonderful cast of more authentic and gritty actors. It is a good G rated movie.