Rating: PG13
Genre:
Romance
Release Date: 12/26/2001
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: 5.1/2/1
Run Time: 99 Minutes
Flags: Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: MGM
A mix of political satire and a modern take on 1930's-style screwball comedy, this romance from director
Ron Underwood was assumed by many to be based on the real-life relationship between liberal political consultant
James Carville and conservative commentator Mary Matalin.
Michael Keaton stars as Kevin, an insomniac who meets Julia (
Geena Davis) in a store late one night as they haggle over the last bottle of sleeping pills. After spending a romantic evening together, Kevin and Julia each discover to their chagrin that the other is a rival speechwriter in a nasty New Mexico senatorial campaign. As the senate race heats up, the bickering pair tries to keep the relationship alive, but then Julia's ex-fiance
Baghdad Bob Freed (
Christopher Reeve), a network news foreign correspondent, shows up with the intention of renewing their relationship.
~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide