Director : Steven Feder
Producer : Steven Feder, Neil Kaplan
Screenwriter : Steven Feder
Starring : Joelle Carter, David Healy, Natasha Henstridge, Michael Rispoli, Michael Vartan, Olivia d'Abo
Sweet and inoffensive, It Had to Be You probably didn't deserve to be
unceremoniously dumped on the direct-to-DVD market, but here it is.
The cute tale is reminiscent of Sleepless in Seattle and Serendipity, with a
star-crossed couple (Natasha Henstridge and Michael Vartan) meeting
unfortuitously on the eve of their respective weddings to other people. Well,
the eve before that, anyway -- they happen to be registering for gifts at the
same time. While everyone around them tries to convince the two that their
respective betrotheds are total idiots, they maintain their faithfulness,
despite a near-miss-kiss in Central Park.
I needn't tell you how things end up (in fact, Henstridge's S.O. is never even
seen on camera), but the film is mildly funny, enough so to earn a qualified
recommendation for anyone browsing the Blockbuster aisles in search of a
half-decent romantic comedy they haven't seen before.
Unfortunately, though, Vartan and Henstridge neither have much chemistry nor do
they really look all that interested in the movie they're in. That's
unfortunate, because with a bit more steam and a better sense of comic timing,
It Had to Be You might have been a less qualified success.
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Rating: PG, 2000