Amazon.com video review:
Director Martin Ritt (Norma Rae) helmed
this offbeat romance that earned costar James Garner an Oscar
nomination for his portrayal of a widowed druggist who befriends a
confused divorcee (Sally Field) and her son, who move to a small rural
town to start over. The laid-back performance of Garner as a man
finding love "for the last time in his life" contrasts wonderfully
with Field's portrayal of a woman scared and unsure of what the future
may hold for her, and the two of them together exhibit great comic
timing. As well written and as deftly performed as any movie of its
type, Murphy's Romance will rope you in with its winning
style. --Robert Lane
