
Meryl and Paul Morgan have separated since his infidelity. He's a Manhattan lawyer, seeking forgiveness. She's moved on, focusing on real estate sales. As he walks her to an appointment one evening, pleading his case, they witness a murder, and the murderer sees them. The F.B.I. wants them in Witness Protection until the killer is caught. He's already hunting them. The F.B.I. sends them to Ray, Wyoming, a tiny ranch town, where they stay with the aging Sheriff and his gun-tot... (Full plot summary below)
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Meryl and Paul Morgan have separated since his infidelity. He's a Manhattan lawyer, seeking forgiveness. She's moved on, focusing on real estate sales. As he walks her to an appointment one evening, pleading his case, they witness a murder, and the murderer sees them. The F.B.I. wants them in Witness Protection until the killer is caught. He's already hunting them. The F.B.I. sends them to Ray, Wyoming, a tiny ranch town, where they stay with the aging Sheriff and his gun-toting wife (who's his Deputy). Meryl and Paul must sort out their relationship while their New York City ways bump up against those of the West. Meantime, Meryl knows two things that Paul doesn't.
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| Orlando SentinelRoger MooreLawrence's recycled observations of the virtues of rural life, his struggles to find something funny about local "types" (an unworldly doctor and his naïve-nitwit nurse), his "grizzly encounter" scene, are painful to watch. |
| New York PostKyle SmithAs for Grant, who hasn't been this sharp since "Love Actually" six years ago, he is once again the prime minister of cute comedy. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongCliché-ridden, stereotype-stuffed and clunky at every inevitably false turn, it's so bad that star Hugh Grant, usually the most relaxed of actors, actually seems to be in pain throughout the film. |
| At the MoviesA.O. ScottThere's a scene where Hugh Grant confronts a grizzly bear and I've never rooted so hard for a predatory mammal. |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip MartinA friend in Hollywood told me last summer to expect a lot of "recession" movies - movies contrived to provide all those involved with a quick paycheck - in the coming months and I'm guessing this is what he meant. |
| Bangor Daily News (Maine)Christopher Smith"Hair balls are prettier than what's coughed up here." |
| TheFilmFile.comDustin PutmanIt doesn't pretend to be an awards contender, and yet, oddly enough this year, it's far more entertaining and astutely written than the majority of recent releases that are. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekMight have been called Witless Protection, if that title hadn't already been taken (damn you, Larry the Cable Guy!). |
| Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyIt's a thoroughly delightful throwaway--the kind of movie for which cable television was made, from the maker of "Music & Lyrics" (Marc Lawrence), who knows his way 'round a snappy tune. |
| E! OnlineLeslie GornsteinAs much as these two characters talk, there's little worth sharing with the wider world beyond hey-you-slept-with-somebody. |