When I start surfing Netflix Instant for something to watch, I get caught up in the surfing and its takes me a while before I find "the movie" to watch. I will see one offering that looks promising, but wait, on the next page there might be a better one or on the next page. Anyway, I keep paging through the choices until I've forgotten what it was that was originally promising.
This movie choice happened to be on the front page and I actually chose it right away. I like both Marisa Tomei (Faith in the movie) and Robert Downey Jr. (Peter in the movie). I also think Bonnie Hunt is cute. She plays Faith's sister, Kate. Every time I hear her in a movie now, I think of the Pixar movie, Cars. She voices the cute blue little love interest girl car and does a memorable job - great voice, sort of husky and lively.
In describing this movie, I would say part travelogue (Italy), somewhat shallow and a little too cutesy for my tastes. But that's not to say I didn't like it. It was entertaining, with a few interesting turns in the story to keep your interest. I love the way both of the stars looked. Both have dark, shiny full heads of hair. Marisa is delicately lovely and somewhere in her mouth vicinity, maybe it's her teeth, there's a sort of Pretty Pony face look that is very lovely. (That's a very strange, but apt descripton.... ) Robert Downey has the best eyes and the rest of his face ain't chopped liver. This movie was made in 1994 and he looks much better now (Ironman) - maybe because he is no longer a drug addict. At least we hope he has managed to escape that nasty trap.
The story revolves around Faith's belief that a guy named Damon Bradley, whose name was foretold to her and who she doesn't even know exists, is her true soul mate. When a Damon Bradley calls from Italy a few days before her wedding to congratulate her fiancee, it sets Faith and her sister on the trail to find him which involves their traveling to Italy and so on... The rest of the movie follows their various escapades on that quest. Faith runs into Peter, Peter falls in love with her and woos her under false pretenses. She finds out, dumps him but he won't be dumped. Meanwhile, Kate, whose marriage is rocky, explores Italy with a gigolo, but maintains her purity. After much to do, all ends well for everyone involved. In the meantime, we get to see some of the most gorgeous Italian countryside imaginable and watch Faith do some serious drama - almost too much at times. She's very passionate about her quest, she's very angry at deceit, she's very nervous about meeting Damon, she's very depressed and so on. A wide range of emotions are played out, giving Ms. Tomei a chance to show her wide range of acting skills. I liked her best when she was being mushy, her eyes are so big and bright, set like two soft brown pools on her perfectly flawless face. She must have the freshest skin in Hollywood - it looks like she bathes her face in morning dew.
If you are looking for a romance movie with some good scenery and great looking stars that won't challenge you much, then this is a movie you should see.
Rating for "Only You"
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