Very nearly an eight, but sad to say it went on too long. It's tough on Elizabeth Perkins, who needed a break, that she performed very well in this little love story, and the idiot of a writer (and the directors) felt the need to make it 25 minutes too long which kind of wrecks it. Kevin Bacon, too, must have been furious when (if) he viewed the final cut and found that the movie went on for ever and Sharon Stone only appeared for maybe three minutes in total. The repeat from Elizabeth Perkins' character's point of view was totally unnecessary and actually contained straight repeats of scenes: hardly necessary. So, it's a shame that this pair took so incredibly long to decide to get married. If they'd done it in 85 minutes the picture might well have been a decent hit for both of them. Well, I guess that's showbiz for you. Of course, it's ironic that the reviewer quoted in her IMDb biography said Elizabeth Perkins was too old (in 2005) to see a change in her disappointing (until then) career, just before she appeared in the smash-hit series Weeds and made millions. So, you never know, do you, and that too is showbiz folks!
Review of He Said, She Said
