Rating: R
Genre:
Romance
Theatrical Release: 01/18/1991(USA)
Release Date: 12/28/2004
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 115 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
Swedish director
Lasse Hallstrom made his American movie debut with this romantic comedy, starring
Holly Hunter as Renata Bella, an aimless Bostonian thirtysomething who attends a seminar for aspiring condo salespersons. Here she meets hotshot salesman Sam Sharpe (
Richard Dreyfuss), who immediately falls in love with her. After the marriage, Sam's well-meaning but obnoxious insistence on insinuating himself into every aspect of Renata's life rubs the rest of her family the wrong way. Though the script occasionally veers into both cliché and sentimentality,
Once Around ends up a thoroughly charming experience, thanks to Hallstrom's knowing direction and the marvelous chemistry between Hunter and Dreyfuss.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
