Video Review

'TIL THERE WAS YOU

Reviewed by Michael Sauter | Dec 19, 1997
EW's GRADE
C-

Details Movie Rated: PG-13; Genres: Comedy, Romance; With: Dylan McDermott and Jeanne Tripplehorn

In this too, too precious romance, 'Til There Was You, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Dylan McDermott play a made-for-each-other couple who take 20-odd years to fall in love at first sight—even though they're never more than one degree of separation apart. In the interim, they endure romantic mismatches that, with the exception of the radiantly narcissistic Parker as a prima donna former child star, should have been a whole lot more amusing than they are. Delaying the inevitable at such contrived length will sorely tempt home viewers to fast-forward to the fateful moment. Even if you do, though, it's anticlimactic. C-

Originally posted Dec 19, 1997 Published in issue #410 Dec 19, 1997 Order article reprints
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