'Til There Was You

Two singles in LA ( Original title: Til There Was You ). 's An American comedy film from the year 1997 was directed by Scott Winant, the screenplay was written by Winnie Holzman. The main roles were played by Jeanne Tripplehorn and Dylan McDermott.

Action

Gwen Moss grew up in a happy family, in contrast, the father of Nick is an alcoholic. Both children love to see the TV series One Big Happy Family.

Several years later, Nick is an architect. His office is the star of the series, Francesca Lanfield, committed to convert a residential complex. Nick and Francesca come closer and start a relationship.

Gwen is to write as a ghost writer the memoirs of Lanfield. When she learns that the designed by a famous architect complex to be demolished, she fights against it. Gwen writes letters to the media. The Ortsvertretung debated to provide the residential complex under monument protection, but the request is rejected.

Gwen is released from Lanfield. She advises Francesca to get involved no other ghost writer, but writing the book itself. Nick tried in vain to convince his bosses to preserve at least parts of the plant. Then he leaves his company.

The book is published by Lanfield. Gwen and Nick are a couple. In the last scene we see how Gwen - some years later - their daughter tells how she and Nick had met each other.

Reviews

James Berardinelli gave the film two out of four stars and comparing it with the comedy Sleepless in Seattle, where the main characters meet at the end. Because they already know each other earlier in the film, said Berardinelli, that this is " a joke with no punch " would be equivalent. Although he still praised some scenes criticized but generally the figures.

Roger Ebert criticized in the Chicago Sun-Times, in particular the " idiot plot" ( " idiot plot" ) and the cast.

" The casual conversational tone told story that always takes time for digressions and leaps of thought and thus ensures a pleasant light-hearted entertainment. The sympathetic of talent of a director, which is additionally secured by good actors and ironic distance. "

Publication

Since its release on 30 May 1997, the film was only able to import 3.5 million dollars at the box office, so he on 27 January 1998, only appeared in Germany on VHS.

1997 in film Tom Rosenberg Film score Terence Blanchard Miles Goodman Richard Marks Michael Tucker (actor) John Hawkes (actor)
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