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5.2/10
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A philanthropist meddles in the lives of newly-married couples in an attempt to relive his past.A philanthropist meddles in the lives of newly-married couples in an attempt to relive his past.A philanthropist meddles in the lives of newly-married couples in an attempt to relive his past.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
Edward Rendell
- Mayor
- (as Ed Rendell)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaEd Rendall, former mayor of philadelphia from 1992-2000 appears as a party guest at a fundraiser where he calls Gere "the king of phialdelphia"
- GoofsHydromorphone is not morphine, as (Theo James) the physician referred to it. Hydromorphone is also known as Dilaudid. A physician should know that.
- Quotes
Franny: Why are you hiding?
Olivia: I haven't seen any of these people in years. I don't feel like being judged.
Franny: You want me to tell them to leave? I will. Look at you.
[walking closer]
Franny: Last time I saw something so perfect, you were in there. And I knew... I knew you'd be someone very special. And I'm never wrong.
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Good performance by Richard Gere in a very lackluster film
Richard Gere plays a semi Howard Hughes type character who looses his two best friends in a car accident, and now feels obligated, because he's slightly responsible for the accident, to take care of their adult daughter, who really does not need his help.
Though this is the main plot of the flick, the best part is watching Gere deal with an addiction to morphine he develop. The film is most just Gere trying to self medicate the physical pain in hopes that it will also take away the emotional one.
It was also fun to see him attempt to turn Olivia, played by Dakota Fanning, and her new husband into the friends he lost long ago.
But overall, this movie could have been put together far better. It's not solid enough to contain Gere's decent performance. It also could have benefited from using Dakota Fanning more, or giving Theo James, as Olivia's husband, more to do than set up lines for Gere.
It's very mundane and leaves you with nothing.
Though this is the main plot of the flick, the best part is watching Gere deal with an addiction to morphine he develop. The film is most just Gere trying to self medicate the physical pain in hopes that it will also take away the emotional one.
It was also fun to see him attempt to turn Olivia, played by Dakota Fanning, and her new husband into the friends he lost long ago.
But overall, this movie could have been put together far better. It's not solid enough to contain Gere's decent performance. It also could have benefited from using Dakota Fanning more, or giving Theo James, as Olivia's husband, more to do than set up lines for Gere.
It's very mundane and leaves you with nothing.
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $2,159,380
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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