If Only (2004)

Director:

Gil Junger

Writer (WGA):

Christina Welsh (written by)

Release Date:

15 July 2004 (Lebanon)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

He loved her like there was no tomorrow.

Plot:

After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha (Hewitt), dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up)...

Plot Keywords:

Car Crash | Wrist Watch | Break Up | Violin | American Abroad

Cast

Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Samantha Andrews
Paul Nicholls	...	Ian Wyndham
Tom Wilkinson	...	Taxi Driver
Diana Hardcastle	...	Claire
Lucy Davenport	...	Lottie
Roy Sampson	...	Dunbar
Kevin Moore	...	Hotel employee
Neville Phillips	...	Concert MC
Ben Ridgeway	...	Teenage boy
Teo-Wa Vuong	...	Enniko
Terence Harvey	...	Trahem
Al Wilde	...	Oliver
Danny Babington	...	Nigel
Stewart Wright	...	Mike
Graham Turner	...	Richard

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual material.

Runtime:

92 min | Argentina:93 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:LH | Australia:M | Finland:K-7 | Brazil:Livre | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Germany:6 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 | Philippines:PG-13 | South Africa:PG

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company:

If Only Production Services Ltd.

Trivia:

Jennifer Love Hewitt wrote the two songs she performs in the movie.

Quotes:

Ian Wyndham: I adore you.
Samantha Andrews: [with tears in her eyes] I don't wanna be adored! I wanna be loved.

Movie Connections:

References "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986)

Soundtrack:

Take My Heart Back

Homage to 'Run Lola Run'???

This movie has some seriously cheesy cringe-worthy moments. In particular, the concert performance made me want to gag, though JLH herself was impressive... it was just a ridiculous scene added to the story to highlight JLH's musical talent... and it put this movie into Soap Opera category! (As in US soap, not UK soap... I don't think you'd see Paul Nichols performing in a concert hall on EastEnders as Joe Wicks, would you?) It is a nice cute movie though, and I admit it made me cry some tears at the end. The acting was very good, I thought. The one thing I can't believe nobody is commenting on, though, was the total rip-off of the German movie "Run Lola Run"! Well, maybe it was an homage to that brilliant movie. They even practically copied the RLR soundtrack in the scene when Ian was running to Lotte's flat! I do like such movies like this where people get a second chance to change things, so though it can't touch Run Lola Run, it's definitely a nice TV movie to watch and think about.