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Runaway Bride

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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. [More]

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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We can no longer buy Roberts in her tearful romantic - melancholy mode.

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Owen Gleiberman
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Joan Cusack consistently steals the movie's heat and light!

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Philip Booth
Philip Booth
Orlando Weekly

A cheerful, cheeky, agreeable comedy made doubly palatable by two stars in perfectly balanced chemistry.

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Philip Wuntch
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Rob Blackwelder
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Safe and sane and bland.

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Robert Horton
Robert Horton
Film.com
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A runaway bore!

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Rod Dreher
Rod Dreher
New York Post
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After seeing Gere and Roberts play much smarter people, it is painful to see them dumbed down here.

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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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It's a sure bet.

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Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

Delivers some good performances and surprising laughs.

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Sandra Ramani
Sandra Ramani
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Sarah Hepola
Sarah Hepola
Austin Chronicle
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Stanley Kauffmann
Stanley Kauffmann
New Republic
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Gere and Roberts evidence enough genuine chemistry on the screen to fill a dozen run-of-the-mill romances.

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Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
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An awkward and gangly construct!

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Steven Rosen
Steven Rosen
Denver Post
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Susan Stark
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Quite clever and appealing!

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Todd McCarthy
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Misses more frequently than it hits and couldn't care less.

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Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
San Francisco Examiner

The movie's vital signs improve remarkably in the second half, and especially in the last act.

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