Quirky romantic comedy starring Cher as an Italian-American widow who falls for her fiancé’s troubled, opera-loving brother (Nicolas Cage). It works like a play, with elements of farce and drama as a family finds itself tangled up in various relationship complications. Cher is fantastic as a disillusioned woman in her late thirties who suddenly remembers how to live and love. Olympia Dukakis is perfectly cast as her wise and weary mother, who finds herself on an unexpected date with Frasier actor John Mahoney. Cage is intense and charismatic. There’s gentle wit and some laugh-out-loud moments, plus a great soundtrack featuring Dean Martin, Vikki Carr and Puccini. The film avoids the clichés and pitfalls of less sophisticated rom-coms and instead offers something eccentric and distinctive.
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