
New York columnist Ike Graham elaborates, for once without full fact checking, the story he heard from a bar mate of Maryland small town girl Maggie Carpenter, who left several grooms at the altar, taking off without warning or serious reason. Fearing a legal case from Maggie, Ike's editor and ex Ellie fires him. Staff buddy Fisher cues Ike to seek his job back (or earn another) by attempting to prove the alleged inaccuracies and/or writing a priceless follow-up piece. So his... (Full plot summary below)
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New York columnist Ike Graham elaborates, for once without full fact checking, the story he heard from a bar mate of Maryland small town girl Maggie Carpenter, who left several grooms at the altar, taking off without warning or serious reason. Fearing a legal case from Maggie, Ike's editor and ex Ellie fires him. Staff buddy Fisher cues Ike to seek his job back (or earn another) by attempting to prove the alleged inaccuracies and/or writing a priceless follow-up piece. So his sports-car heads for her home Hale, where she runs a garage and designs glassware. His charms and journalistic nose get everyone to open up and reveal her embarrassing past before she can swear people to silence, from her three dumped grooms and family to her overconfident present groom, high school coach Bob Kelly. In the process, Maggie finds hating him as hard as tempting, while Ike develops a strange appreciation for the maverick, until even Bob sees reason to get jealous.
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| Norman TranscriptJim ChastainThe chemistry between these two stars is undeniable, something that cannot be taught in acting classes. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames SanfordWhen Gere and Roberts were first paired up nine years ago in 'Pretty Woman,' the result delighted a whole lot of people, and 'Bride' proves lightning can strike twice. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe pic is sweet, well-played and a bore. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkOnce the premise had been established and the leads began to interact, I stopped totting up the inanities and had a good time. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackWonderful characters keep the movie from gagging on sweetness. |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyThe central idea is quite clever and appealing, and that the charm meter is turned up all the way. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesGere and Roberts evidence enough genuine chemistry on the screen to fill a dozen run-of-the-mill romances. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldBut the movie's vital signs improve remarkably in the second half, and especially in the last act. The proceedings suddenly pick up some screwball charm, the writing improves (with several truly inspired one-liners tossed in here and there) and the secondary characters begin to click. |
| Houston ChronicleJeff MillarVirtually every step the Runaway narrative takes produces collisions with credulity! |
| San Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisA movie drunk on its very existence, one that misses more frequently than it hits and couldn't care less. |