'Runaway Bride' is no pretty woman
By Gary Dunn
Special to the
Summer Forty-Niner
Julia Roberts and
Richard Gere are up to their old tricks again.
As one of the most
lucrative summers for Hollywood films prepares to wind down, the pair that
brought us the movie "Pretty Woman" is trying to get people back to the
theaters for a few more bucks with "Runaway Bride." Again, they try to
do it with another story of love and slap-stick comedy.
"Runaway Bride"
revolves around a cynical newspaper writer from the city who sets off for
a small town in search of a girl who has a bad case of prenuptial jitters.
Richard Gere, who
plays the writer, and Julia Roberts, who plays the hopeless bride, team
up again with director Garry Marshall, who created the romantic comedy
"Pretty Woman." What derives is a cute tale of scattered laughs, incredible
predictability and low-audience involvement.
"Runaway Bride"
will probably make a ton of money and make a few first dates for young
romantics go smoothly. Otherwise, the film is nothing to get excited about.
From the moment
the lights dim, one can foresee that somehow Gere’s character, Ike, will
sweep Robert’s character, Maggie, off her feet. The film never attempts
to develop past a cute movie with a fairy-tale ending.
"Runaway Bride"
is your run-of-the-mill love story with nothing to really make it stand
out from the countless others produced in Hollywood. Audiences shouldn’t
expect this film to live up to "Notting Hill" or "My Best Friend's Wedding."
The story just isn’t as unique and Roberts isn’t as good.
"Runaway "Bride
will probably make money off the names of its actors but don't rush from
the altar to go see it.
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