Die Braut, die sich nicht traut (1999)
6KDie Braut, die sich nicht traut: Directed by Garry Marshall. With Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack, Hector Elizondo. A reporter is assigned to write a story about a woman who has left a string of fiancés at the altar.
“This could have been a great movie. It should have been a great movie. I wanted it to be a great movie. It was a pretty good movie, but it wasnu0026#39;t a great movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI know itu0026#39;s not a PRETTY WOMAN sequel, but with Garry Marshall directing Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Hector Elizondo, and Larry Miller, I couldnu0026#39;t help but expect at least some of the old magic. And RUNAWAY BRIDE starts with lots of promise. Good characters, interesting plot, actors I enjoyed watching. But after a while, every scene seems like little more than a setup for the next punch line. In any romantic comedy, especially in a Garry Marshall romantic comedy, and ESPECIALLY in a Garry Marshall romantic comedy starring Gere and Roberts, I know how I want it to end. And at a certain point, I donu0026#39;t want any more plot twists ands turns, I just want to see the ending I happily paid 8 bucks for. Iu0026#39;m willing to play the will-they-or-wonu0026#39;t-they game for just so long. RUNAWAY BRIDE messes with that formula a bit too much, and it ended up frustrating me. And I had really enjoyed it up to that point. After a while, it seemed like the story was being prolonged just for the sake of prolonging it. It seemed forced.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI wonu0026#39;t spoil anything, but I will say that I loved the movie up until the scene with the FedEx truck. Everything after the FedEx truck was unnecessary and frustrating. That last 15 minutes or so took an 8 out of 10 movie and made it much harder than it needed to be. Final vote: 6 out of 10.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSequel or not, people will invariably compare it to PRETTY WOMAN. If Marshall had wanted RUNAWAY BRIDE to stand on its own, he could have cast different actors. (Kevin Costner or David Duchovny come to mind as the male, Jenna Elfman or Sandra Bullock opposite.) But instead, I left the theatre with the taste of leftovers in my mouth; I liked it better the first time around.”
