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Writer:
Terry Reed (writer)
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She's given up on love...but love hasn't given up on her.
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At age 19, a young woman is jilted at the altar. This leads to a declaration that she will swear off men forever... more | add synopsis
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The quirky supporting characters and breezy script make this a great date movie. more (8 total)

Cast

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Shalom Harlow ... Leila Sweet

Jake Weber ... Dr. Beverly Kirk

Isaach De Bankolé ... Menu Man

Laurel Holloman ... Evy Sweet
Donovan Leitch ... Eddie
Gil Rogers ... Uncle Ernest

Aleksa Palladino ... Darcy

Heather Matarazzo ... Dottie
Jack Gilpin ... The Preacher

Matt Servitto ... Customer

Tim Bohn ... Donald
Johann Carlo ... Nurse
David McCallum ... Mammy
Caleb Archer ... Jack
Kelly Singer ... Red
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
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90 min
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Darcy: [opening narration] / Leila once said that somebody once said that all stories end in death or marriage... That's 'cause somebody was a complete idiot. more

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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
The quirky supporting characters and breezy script make this a great date movie., 23 April 2000
Author: (gaylandw) from Austin, Texas

Once you agree to suspend belief over a few minor points in the script(that the beautiful main character would still be a virgin at 29 and that anyone can pick up orphans off the street and keep them for example) you can curl up with your date and enjoy this breezy romantic comedy. Leila Sweet has rejected love because she was stood up at the altar 12 years earlier. As her sister, Evie,prepares for her wedding, Leila realizes her life is empty and seeks to have a child wihout the muss and fuss of finding someone to fall in love with first. Everyone from her gay uncle and his delightfully cheerful better half, Mammy, to the quirky characters who fill her muffin shop, try to fix her up. The uncles (Gil Rogers and David McCallum) have some of the best lines in the show and are worth a whole movie unto themselves as are the cafe patrons and the dim but likable waitresses. As Leila flounders along in her quest for a baby, she encounters a struggling clown who pops over in a variety of costumes to win her heart. He's charming and a nice guy but he's not the "one" Her gynecologist, Dr. Beverly Kirk, has the hots for her and struggles to keep his cool as he attempts to guide her through her quest for a child. Along the way Leila rescues some kids who are literally dumped on her doorstep. As the wedding plays itself out, Leila realizes she's gotten it all wrong and completely blows her sister's wedding out of the water. All ends well of course or it wouldn't be a comedy. The supporting characters and the New York scenery alone would make it worth a rent. Curl up with a muffin and someone eccentric and watch it.

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