Starring: Gia Carides, Anthony LaPaglia, Rebecca Gibney, Robyn Nevin, Marshall Napier Directed By: Ben Lewin Average Rating: Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: VHS Tape Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Digital Video Transfer, NTSC Label: Orion Home Video Number of Items: 1 Release Date: July 28, 1998 Running Time: 88 minutes Theatrical Release Date: August 15, 1997
Not very romantic I saw this movie last night, but I has not left much of an impression. It was a weird movie, with some hilarious scenes, but there was just no way I was going to like the main characters. Sophie - an erotic writer - chases after Eddie, a jewel thief with a fiancee. There is nothing romantic about it. They willingly deceive Eddies girlfriend, Sophie knows about his illegal business and lies for him to the police. All ending in a very embarrassing scene with police listening in on them in a sleezy motelroom. This is not what I call romance....
Mind Candy Suspended in theTrojan Horse Position It is not a great movie, but is very likable. This movie is the perfect answer to wanting some spicy mind candy. It is funny and just sentimental enough with a little edge. It has some really funny and whimsical erotic scenes in the mind's eye of the challenged young writer of purple prose. Gia Carides (Strictly Ballroom) needs better representation in the States because she has a great knack for comedy, and we should see her more often. Anthony LaPaglia (Lantana) is handsome, dashing and appropriately a jerk and even quite silly. The rest of the cast is subtle and plays this seemingly unlikely story with wonderful, fanciful credibility. This is a fun and very original movie!!!
Cute! Strange, but cute! I didn't quite know what to make of this movie when I first saw it. Finally, after thinking about it for a while, I decided that I liked it. It was quite funny in parts.
A withdrawn, reclusive erotic romance writer meets suave and handsome jeweler Eddie ( played by Anthony LaPaglia). She at first rejects him, because she's shy about her handicap -- she's had to use leg braces, thanks to a childhood case of polio. Later, she meets up with him again, (or rather, chases after him) after she breaks her leg in a freak accident. With her leg in a cast instead of a brace, everyone (including Eddie) assumes that she had a skiing accident. And she lets them continue to assume that, keeping her handicap a secret.
Of course true love finds a way in the end, but there are many adventures along the way-- jewel thievery, an undisclosed girlfriend, a Russian policeman, and more! Plenty of twists and turns appear in the story.
This movie definitely goes for the surprises -- a "romantic" scene can suddenly turn into something else entirely! I confess there were a few times that I was thinking, "No way! This is some sort of bizarre dream sequence! This isn't what is supposed to happen!" But it *does* happen. And somehow, it works.
It's a pretty sweet film, in a weird, bizarre way. And I decided that I liked it.
Absolutely charming, romantic, and unforgettable movie. I don't want to give away too much of the plot in this absolutely charming movie. I highly recommend it. Paperback Romance is a different type of love story. It made me laugh and touched me at the same time. I didn't want it to end. I eagerly await it's release on video; this one's a keeper. Anthony La Paglia was brilliant as well as Gia Carides
See It!!! This is such a great movie. I watch EVERYTHING Anthony LaPaglia's in that I can find because he is such a great actor. The movie has an original storyline and humorous moments. See it soon.
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