Recently just watched this film for the first time. Don't be skeptical because it is 18 years old. They simply don't make movies like this anymore.Minnie Driver as the main character was darling and loveable. She was relatable and quirky, all the right things a lead character of a rom-com these days. It's a shame that in movies these days the actresses seem like someone they just picked off the street and asked to read the lines and be okay with spewing profanities and talking about private organs 800 times per minute. With the exception of Zoey Deutch, but I digress. When David Duchonvny lost his wife and was sitting at the entrance with the dog, it made me weep. I was audibly sobbing. He did very little acting wise and not a whole lot was done cinematically to try to dramatize this pivotal event but you felt every feeling that a man who had just lost his wife would be feeling. You don't expect to get so emotional when going into a rom com but the scene was handled perfectly. Bravo. Those 4 old guys at the restaurant should form their own comedy group and go on the road, if they are still living. Those dudes sitting around a table play cards and talking about jazz musicians practically made the movie. This movie is a classic. Watch it.

Movie hits it on all levels! Well produced and directed, great acting. Great story line (totally hits close to home in my life as I lost my wife of 32 years and God brought a new love into my life miraculously). Hits all the emotions, but actually very uplifting and hilarious.

Modern-day romance gets by on its sheer sincerity and the gentle, affable performances, even if contrivances are in abundance. Construction engineer in New York City (David Duchovny) loses his wife in a car accident, though her heart lives on via an organ transplant. The recipient (Minnie Driver) is a sweet-natured waitress working in her grandfather's Irish-Italian restaurant; she chances to meet the widower, but how long will it take for them both to realize the miraculous turn of events which has occurred? Director Bonnie Hunt (who also co-wrote the screenplay and co-stars as Driver's girlfriend) pushes too hard in making the supporting characters--a colorful gaggle of family and friends--wacky and wonderful; however, the lovestruck twosome at the center of the story are nicely grounded and understated. The picture has a fresh, glossy look, though it ambles about in search of warm and fuzzy moments, finding its happily-ever-after footing in the final third. **1/2 from ****

This is about as perfect a romantic comedy as one could ever hope to see. It's the kind of romantic film that Hollywood has simply forgotten how to make. Thank heavens Bonnie Hunt still remembers how. Her gift for storytelling shines brightly in her big screen directorial debut, which she co-wrote with her long-time collaborator, Don Lake. Splendid cast, wonderful story, and genuine performances. In the hands of a lesser director this could have gone into treacly territory. But Miss Hunt has hit all the right buttons, using the experience she gained from Second City and producing and directing her own TV shows, and her own innate sense of what works and what doesn't, to craft a tale worth watching again and again. For a first-time movie director, Bonnie Hunt, you did better than good.