Must Love Dogs
Diane Lane returns in another
second-time-around screwball romance film
After the success of "Under the Tuscan Sun," it
is no surprise that Diane Lane is back in "Must Love Dogs" as another divorce
thrown into the world of dating. Here, her character is thrown into the world of
online dating by one of her sisters (Elizabeth Perkins), and her big Irish
family has an intervention at the film's start to get her back into dating. One
of her online paramours turns out to be her own father (Christopher
Plummer).
Another divorce, played by
John Cusack, is also being urged to date by a friend of his also. The two wind
up meeting and an awkward romance ensues, complicated by Lane's flirtation with
one of her kindergarten student's fathers (Dermot Mulroney).
While the film has a typical
screwball romantic comedy finish, there are some nice touches along the way,
with one of the better performances coming from Stockard Channing, a
sextagenarian who is one of three women Lane's father is seeing
simultaneously.
[Seen at the Regal
Cinemas at Lloyd Center, Portland, OR.]
Posted: Wed - November 2, 2005 at 01:11 PM