One Special Night
One Special Night
| 28 November 1999 (USA)
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Builder Robert is visiting his ailing wife in a nursing home and is having problems getting a taxi home due to an intense snow storm. One of the doctors, Katherine offers him a lift home however their car gets stuck and they have to spend the night in an empty cabin nearby. They talk and bond, but afterwards seem to have difficulty beginning a relationship.

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OllieSuave-007

This is a nice TV movie starring screen legends James Garner and Julie Andrews. Garner plays construction contractor Robert Woodward who encounters medical doctor Catherine (Andrews) after having problems getting a taxi home during a snowstorm. After Catherine offers him a ride, her car gets stuck in the snow, forcing them to spend the night at an empty cabin, resulting in at first a fiery, but later an unlikely relationship.There is great chemistry between Garner and Andrews and both delivered some solid portrayals of their respective characters. Their presence really made this drama a worthy viewing experience and made the plot, although slow at times, entertaining. This movie also captures the values and integrity of humans and the genuine love and special bond people share - things sorely missing in many of today's movies.I will always remember Julie Andrews as Maria from Sound of Music, but it is great seeing her in a TV production later on in the years. It's one special movie for everyone.Grade B

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bob the moo

Builder Robert is visiting his ailing wife in a nursing home and is having problems getting a taxi home due to an intense snow storm. One of the doctors, Katherine offers him a lift home however their car gets stuck and they have to spend the night in an empty cabin nearby. They talk and bond, but afterwards seem to have difficulty beginning a relationship.This starts badly, Robert is too nice a man, while Katherine is far too cold and unpleasant to be an appealing character. It's also pretty predictable that the night is going to see them gradually become friends and fall for each other. However what follows is a more realistic depiction of romance - misunderstood messages, miscommunication etc. Unfortunately it ends in yet more sentimental predictability.James Garner is good here as is Andrews, however Andrews has a quite unlikeable character so she has a harder job to do. The rest of the cast are actually quite good in that their characters are believable if not particularly well painted.Overall the film is poor TV sentiment but it's still quite entertaining and nice despite the fact that most of it is predictable and overly sentimental.

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TIG

While it was nice to see a film about older people finding each other and falling in love and the performances by Andrews and Garner were not bad, this picture poured on the sapp and schmaltz at every turn. Every curve in the plot was in view from a mile away!

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Gene 34

I enjoyed seeing James Garner and Julie Andrews again in this genuine feel good movie. After watching the movie I felt good just as I was supposed to. Don't expect to see any surprises as the movie is totally predictable; but, hey, that's okay. It's a nice movie about nice people and I enjoyed seeing the chemistry between Jim Garner and Julie Andrews, beginning to end. You can almost bet on a sequel.

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