She's the One (1996 film)

She's the One ( reference Title: She's the One ) is an American comedy film directed by Edward Burns from the year 1996.

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Mickey Fitzpatrick works in New York City as a taxi driver, his brother Francis is a stockbroker on Wall Street. Although Francis is married to Renee, he has an affair with the former girlfriend of his brother, Heather Davis. Heather in turn has a much older, wealthy lover.

One day the student Hope rises in Mickey's cab and asks him to drive her to the wedding of her best friend to New Orleans. On the celebration of Mickey and Hope get married also, even though they know each other until 24 hours. After the spontaneous wedding visit the two Mickeys brother Francis and his wife Renee, who finds the quick marriage almost 24 hours after the first meeting romantic. Francis, however, feels his brother's decision as untrustworthy. He is also upset that he was not present as a witness at the his opinion hasty wedding. Renee, who fought shortly before the visit because of their unfulfilled love life with Francis, Mickey asks sarcastically whether this have more brothers. Still, they can not know that Francis despised because he has an affair with Heather and is already planning their divorce.

One day Heather is random customer in Mickey's Taxi. He accompanies her to her apartment to take his TV. He gives her back the watch, she has once given him. Heather, who works as Mickey's brother on Wall Street as a stockbroker, scoffed Mickey's career. Hope in turn is jealous when she finds out that Mickey has visited his former fiancee Heather, but begins again fast.

Hope wants to study in Paris and earn a doctorate. During her studies Mickey should accompany them. Since Mickey is not immediately enthusiastic about her future plans and concerns expressed, she changes her request and tells him that she will leave the country alone. In order to master their relationship crises, Mickey and Francis visit often their father, from whom they receive advice in their love affairs.

Heather Francis makes a marriage proposal. Heather asks for time to consider the decision. Before she can tell her answer Francis, Mickey warns his brother that Heather would have financed their studies through prostitution. Although Francis temporarily turns away from her, he tries to return to her. But Heather has in the meantime already married her older lover who was her most loyal regular customer during their studies. Then Francis calls Renee, of which he has now left to tell her that he had made a mistake he regrets now. Renee, however, is returned in the meantime to her former friend from high school and has Francis from.

Mickey announces that he wants to follow his wife to Paris. She doubts, first at the future of their marriage. However, shortly before departure accompanies Mickey, Francis and the father of two while fishing. Although Mickey's father no women tolerate general on his boat, he manages through his change, to save the marriage of one of his sons after has his own wife days earlier left him, him - had for months cheated - to go under the pretext of the Church.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that was actually interesting in the film story being told, but Edward Burns they try artificial. He scoffed, New York just need a Woody Allen. Berardinelli praised the illustrations of John Mahoney and Cameron Diaz, with limitations, the presentation of Jennifer Aniston.

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun - Times on August 23, 1996 Cameron Diaz in the comedy proves that they have a real actress (real actress ), and also one of the most beautiful women in the world of film (one of the most beautiful women in the movies ) be. The dialogue games from John Mahoney, who played the father of the brothers, as well as the way in which the texts were presented, mocked Ebert. Overall, he found the film disappointing.

Awards

Edward Burns was nominated in 1996 for a special prize from the Deauville Film Festival. Tom Petty was nominated in 1997 for the song Walls for a Golden Satellite Award.

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