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Runaway Bride (1999)
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Reviews Counted: 82
Fresh: 37
Rotten:45
Average Rating: 5.3/10
Consensus: Cliche story with lack of chemistry between Richard Gere and Julia Roberts.
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis:
Ike Graham (Richard Gere) is a New York newspaper columnist with a problem - his deadline is an hour away, his ex-wife is his boss and his writer's block is working overtime.
Retreating to his...
Ike Graham (Richard Gere) is a New York newspaper columnist with a problem - his deadline is an hour away, his ex-wife is his boss and his writer's block is working overtime.
Retreating to his favorite watering hole to "brainstorm," Ike hears about a young woman in rural Maryland named Maggie (Julia Roberts) who, apparently, loves being engaged, but who has very cold feet about getting married. Intrigued, Ike composes a column about Maggie, beginning a chain of events which leads him to Hale, Maryland, her hometown.
Maggie Carpenter also has a problem - Ike Graham. Furious with the column and its author, she plans to even the score with him. Ike eventually discovers there is much more to Maggie than just a problem with commitment; and he ends up with the story of a lifetime.
Starring: Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack, Hector Elizondo
Starring: Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack, Hector Elizondo, Rita Wilson, Paul Dooley
Director: Garry Marshall
Director: Garry Marshall
Screenwriter: Josann McGibbon
Producer: Ted Field
Composer: James Newton Howard
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Reviews for Runaway Bride
Runs a half-hour too long, and it drags through its multiple endings. Runaway Bride has plenty of delights, just a few too many.
A satisfying romantic comedy that reveals that we can't open our hearts to love until we stop cheating on our true selves.
Remember the romantic sparks between Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in Pretty Woman? In Runaway Bride it's more like a damp fizzle.
Marshall is too much of a softie; he meanders around the story, milking it for both sentiment and comedy and often tripping over himself in the process.
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