Rating: PG
Genre:
Romance
Release Date: 04/01/2003
SubTitles: Espanol/French
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 103 Minutes
Flags: Brief Nudity, Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
Michael Apted directed and
Lawrence Kasdan wrote the screenplay for this diverting
romantic comedy -- a film that attempts to recapture the spirit of an old
Spencer Tracy-
Katharine Hepburn vehicle. A very subdued
John Belushi plays a star columnist for the
Chicago Sun-Times named
Ernie Souchak (but loosely based on columnist
Mike Royko), who uses his column as a direct line to report on the dirty dealings at Chicago City Hall. When his political reports on a local corrupt alderman get too hot,
Ernie is sent to the Rocky Mountains to do a fluff piece on reclusive ornithologist
Nell Porter (
Blair Brown).
Ernie arrives at her mountain hideaway, but
Nell is hostile and orders him to leave.
Ernie informs her that his guide won't return for a few weeks and she reluctantly permits him to stay. The two first learn to put up with each other and then their aversion slowly turns into love.
~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
