| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Indra Moeljadi |
| Directed by Garry Marshall. Starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. What
first comes to mind when hearing those names is Pretty Woman. So, you'll
probably think it's Pretty Woman part 2. Well it's not, because this time
Julia Roberts isn't playing a...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Jeff Bogart |
| * *1/2 out of five
The Runaway Bride is one of those films that comes along that seems as if it
too very little thought to come up with; and probably did. But somehow you
still like the characters and the story itslef. Also you realize it's fault,
which...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Stephen Graham Jones |
| Romantic comedy is largely about oppositions, and the eventual collapse of
those oppositions into a happy ending. Which suggests that those oppositions
weren't oppositions after all. In Gary Marhsall's Runaway Bride, Maggie
(Julia Roberts) and Ike...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| Imagine Joan Cusack as a weird, wild and wonderful woman with certain
insecurities about herself, living in a town not unlike Mayberry or
Pleasantville. She falls in love with an older reporter (Hector Elizondo) who
comes into town trying to verify...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Ross Anthony |
| Galloping onto the screen, a bride in full gown rides horseback through a
field of tall grass accompanied by U2's "Still haven't found what I'm
looking for." "Runaway Bride" puts a strong hoof forward and never looks
back. It's a film full of solid,...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| 'Runaway Bride' is such a bad film that it's difficult to know where to
begin. The poster for it certainly made it look like it was more interested
in showing the physical attributes of its stars rather than their talents.
Their smiles, their smirks,...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Eugene Novikov |
| If I had to name the most common problems with 90's romantic comedies,
at the top of the list would be their inherent implausibility. How and
why the characters fall in love is barely ever explained; instead we are
expected to trust the old Love at First...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Greg King |
| RUNAWAY BRIDE (PG).
(Paramount/Touchstone/Buena Vista International)
Director: Garry Marshall
Stars: Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack, Hector Elizondo,
Rita Wilson, Christopher Meloni, Paul Dooley, Jean Schertler,
Jane Morris, Laurie Metcalf...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Jamey Hughton |
| Runaway Bride is a Pretty Woman reunion that feels more light and fluffy
than it’s predecessor. But, despite it’s obvious tone and rather
formulaic script, it still manages to be a crowd-pleaser. more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Mark O'Hara |
| A lot's been said about the chemistry between Julia Roberts and Richard
Gere, the actors reunited a decade after their hit Pretty Woman. Garry
Marshall returns as their director in Runaway Bride, a story that entertains
and charms but falls just this...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| Maybe I'm just a bigger fan of the original films that spawned the latest
batch of romantic comedies, YOU'VE GOT MAIL (5.5/10)-see SLEEPLESS IN
SEATTLE, NOTTING HILL (5.5/10)-see FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL, and RUNAWAY
BRIDE (5.5/10)-see PRETTY WOMAN,...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by MR JONATHAN RICHARDS |
| RUNAWAY BRIDE
Directed by Garry Marshall
Screenplay by Sara Parriott, Josann McGibbon, Audrey Wells
With Julia Roberts, Richard Gere
UA North, De Vargas PG 115 min more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by David N. Butterworth |
| Nine years after they first struck Hollywood gold together in
"Pretty Woman," Julia Roberts and Richard Gere have teamed up again with
director Garry Marshall. Whereas many will be thrilled to see the two
stars back together in "Runaway Bride," some...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by David Sunga |
| Rating: 2 stars (out of 4.0)
********************************
Key to rating system:
2.0 stars - Debatable
2.5 stars - Some people may like it
3.0 stars - I liked it
3.5 stars - I am biased in favor of the movie
4.0 stars - I felt the movie's impact...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Homer Yen |
| Some studio executive must have been comfortably reclining back in his
office chair with his feet planted on his desk thinking about what the
next great movie project will be. This executive is probably a
last-minute doer. And just before the deadline...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Chuck Schwartz |
| Cranky Critic® movie reviews: Runaway Bride
Rated [PG-13]
Starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere
Screenplay by Sara Parriott & Josann McGibbon and Audrey Wells
Directed by Garry Marshall
website: http://www.runawaybride.com more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Jonathan Hauer |
| Directed by Garry Marshall.
Cast: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Joan Cusack, Paul Dooley, Rita Wilson,
Hector Elizondo, Christopher Meloni, Jean Schertler, Laurie Metcalf more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Garry Marshall.
Cast: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Joan Cusack, Paul Dooley, Rita Wilson,
Hector Elizondo, Christopher Meloni, Jean Schertler, Laurie Metcalf.
1999 - 116 minutes.
Rated PG (for mild profanity).
Reviewed July 31, 1999. more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by James Brundage |
| The saying "they don't make them like they used to" should be revised for
movies. In movies, they make them exactly like they used to. Thinking back
on the romantic comedies I have seen, all of them have the same basic
formula. Their characters are...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "RUNAWAY BRIDE" (Paramount Pictures)
Ever since "Pretty Woman," Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, and
director Garry Marshall have been looking for another project, and
this screwball romantic fantasy seems to fit the bill....more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| Ever since _Pretty_Woman_ came out of nowhere to become a box office
sensation in 1990--and propelling Julia Roberts's star and salary into
the stratosphere--there has been ongoing rumblings about a possible
sequel. Thankfully, no such unnecessary...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| "Runaway Bride" is nothing more than a cynical device to reteam Julia
Roberts and Richard Gere and capitalize on the magic they created a decade
ago with "Pretty Woman." more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by James Sanford |
| "Runaway Bride" begins with a startling image, that of the
lovely Maggie Carpenter (Julia Roberts) in her wedding gown and on
horseback, racing through the fields of rural Maryland to the tune of
U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| Teaming Roberts up again with Richard Gere and director Garry Marshall,
this movie, as everyone associated with it carefully points out, is not
a sequel to PRETTY WOMAN, the hit movie that started this decade. But
who cares? Gere and Roberts evidence...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| The scariest film to take place in Maryland this year isn’t The Blair
Witch Project – it’s the paint-by-numbers re-teaming of Pretty Woman
director Garry Marshall and stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. Here,
in Marshall’s second directorial dud of...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
Paramount Pictures/Touchstone Pictures
Director: Garry Marshall
Writer: Sara Parriott & Josann McGibbon & Audrey Wells
Cast: Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack, Hector
Elizondo, Rita Wilson, Paul Dooley, Tal...more |
| Runaway Bride Review |
| by Mac VerStandig |
| Runaway Bride
1 and 1/2 Stars (Out of 4)
Reviewed by Mac VerStandig
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http://www.moviereviews.org
July 20, 1999
USA Release Date - July 30, 1999 more |
