It takes a tragedy to teach the young businessman Ian to put love ahead of work and open up to his musician girlfriend Samantha.It takes a tragedy to teach the young businessman Ian to put love ahead of work and open up to his musician girlfriend Samantha.It takes a tragedy to teach the young businessman Ian to put love ahead of work and open up to his musician girlfriend Samantha.
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- TriviaJennifer Love Hewitt wrote the two songs she performs in the movie.
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Ian Wyndham: I love you.
Samantha Andrews: Ooh, I love you too.
Ian Wyndham: I wanna tell you why I love you.
Samantha Andrews: It's... It's raining. You know that, right?
Ian Wyndham: I have to tell you this and you need to hear it. I loved you since I met you, but I wouldn't allow myself to truly feel it until today. I was always thinking ahead, making decisions soaked with fear... Today, because of you... what I learned from you; every choice I made was different and my life has completely changed... and I've learned that if you do that, then you're living your life fully... it doesn't matter if you have five minutes or fifty years. Samantha, if not for today, if not for you, I would never have known love at all... So thank you for being the person who taught me to love... and to be loved.
Samantha Andrews: I don't know what to say.
Ian Wyndham: You don't have to say anything... I just wanted to tell you.
- ConnectionsReferences A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- SoundtracksSymphony No.1 in C Major, Op. 21
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
"All birds are like that" "Oprah and stuff"...so offensive.
The star power in this film is great starting with Tom Wilkinson, who plays a Taxi Driver who seems to know more than he should and poses the question "if she went away and never came back, could you live with that?" This also sets up the theme of the film..."just love her".
There is a twist which works for the overall story, but as a true romantic...I was sad to see. I will say I did appreciate Paul's finally understanding how to love Samantha, including opening up to her, that was very romantic and almost makes up for the end.
I think Jennifer Love Hewitt fans will love this film, romantics may have mixed reviews, but the two leads really do have great chemistry (eventually).
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- Gross worldwide
- $5,275,103
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1