Who knew when he ordered the special he get the dish of his life. David Duchonvy and Minnie Driver ignite a spark in this warm hearted winner about a widower and waitress who meet and fall in love . Featuring an incredible cast . This hilarious comedy delivers a lot a laughs , tears and smiling that make your spirits soar. It took a lots of coaxing to get bob a recently widowed architect, to go on a blind date at a quirky Irish ,Italian restaurant, once there he's smitten instantly not with his dates but with a sharp witted waitress. Grace with a little help from her match making grandmother . Bob asked her out and as their relationship goes from strength to strength an unbelievable truth is revealed one that could easy break them apart and it not the cheating kind or reveal this 1hr 50 mins of a film is quite a charm and its worth 7

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 ****

I'll start by confessing that I generally regard romantic comedy as one of the most dishonest, cynical genres in Hollywood filmmaking, because so many of them follow the same precalculated formula: set up some cockeyed premise and then employ a series of outlandish plot devices to manipulate the audience's emotions in precisely calibrated ways from first frame to last. I approached this one with especially low expectations because of the brazenly contrived gimmick at its core (a grieving young widower unwittingly falls in love with the recipient of his beloved wife's transplanted heart) and its male lead, David Duchovny. I enjoyed Duchovny's tongue-in-cheek performance in the X-Files despite the fact that I never thought he could act a lick. The idea of him as romantic lead in a situation like this had me dreading an afternoon wasted.Well, I couldn't have been more wrong. This is a terrific movie that deftly avoids over-exploiting its basic plot device, instead telling its story in honest, affectionately rendered details and relying on the team play of a marvelously unselfish cast, each of whom is given a turn to shine (even the bit players). Each actor takes full advantage of their opportunities without attempting to upstage the others. One of the things I enjoyed most was how comfortable and familiar the cast are with one another; the whole movie works because of it. The result is characters and a story line that draw you in and make you feel like you know the people involved - and better yet, that they really know and care for one another in the casually intimate way that only the closest-knit friends and families can. This is wonderful ensemble acting led by a director with a light but capable touch. Even Duchovny manages to hold his own among much better actors, delivering some surprisingly earnest scenes and painting his character with appealing honesty and humility.This isn't a perfect movie. It has a slightly TVish feel and there are predictable moments and flat notes here and there, but an ample supply of small delights make up for it ("What was God thinking?"). The strength of this movie is in its performances, and in the decision of the writers and director Bonnie Hunt to establish the initial premise, then let go of it and concentrate on fleshing out well-drawn relationships between engaging characters we can identify with and care about.If you liked "50 First Dates" with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler, you'll love this. Much broader in its appeal than your standard romcom chick flick, this is a warm, satisfying story about the lifesaving power of love and family.

It's great to see a romance with those two great actors whom have marked the late 90's. Minnie is a unique woman, the living proof that sexy blonds aren't the ultimate dream! For Duchovny, if Pacino is the man i would like to be, well David is the man i am: shy, silent, retired with a dry humor and basketball fan. Their reunion gleams and the story is deliciously written to bring as much as joy as sorrow. I admit that i was waiting to see David cry and he was memorable indeed. Another strong point of the movie is the elder club. They are wisdom alive with all their mileage and they are maybe more lively than the young. With the beginning, i was afraid that the father would pass away, above all it appears to be the last movie of this actor. At last, the choice of Chicago (instead of LA or NY) allows intimacy and the brief Italian interlude adds an exotic Romanticism. Ah, if love in real life could be as simple as in movies, well the world would be paradise!