If Lucy Fell Review
by Michael J. Legeros (legeros AT nando DOT net)April 4th, 1996
IF LUCY FELL
A film review by Michael John Legeros
Copyright 1996 Michael John Legeros
(Columbia)
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
Written by Eric Schaeffer, from a story by Schaeffer and Tony Spiridakis
Cast Sarah Jessica Parker, Eric Schaeffer, Ben Stiller, Elle Macpherson
MPAA Rating "R" (presumably for language)
Running Time 93 minutes
Reviewed at Six Forks Station Cinemas, Raleigh, NC
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A couple years ago, writer/director/actor/ex-cabby Eric Schaeffer, along with his co-everything pal Donal Lardner Ward, made the very funny, ultra-low budget MY LIFE'S IN TURNAROUND. (Actually, one of the better of films of 1994, as I recall.) The two went on to television-- on "Too Something," on Fox-- and now Schaeffer's back on film, with Ward nowhere to be found. Too bad. This super- sleight New York romantic comedy could use a helping hand.
The premise has longtime roomies Schaeffer and Sarah Jessica Parker (playing a therapist, no less!) vowing to take a dive off the Brooklyn Bridge if they don't find love by age thirty. Which is in one month. Off they go to find romance, which, of course, is right in front them. Yawn. There isn't much substance to IF LUCY FELL; the loosely played laughs come and go, and the emotion behind the romance just isn't there. If there's a reason to watch this film-- on tape, of course, after renting MY LIFE'S IN TURNAROUND-- it's to enjoy Schaeffer's endearingly goofy performance. He's a natural, even if his movie isn't.
Grade: C-
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Mike Legeros - Raleigh, NC
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