
George and Nina seem like the perfect couple. They share a cozy Brooklyn apartment, a taste for tuna casserole dinners, and a devotion to ballroom dancing. They love each other. There's only one hitch: George is gay. And when Nina announces she's pregnant, things get especially complicated. Vince - Nina's overbearing boyfriend and the baby's father-wants marriage. Nina wants independence. George will do anything for a little unqualified affection, but is he ready to become an... (Full plot summary below)
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George and Nina seem like the perfect couple. They share a cozy Brooklyn apartment, a taste for tuna casserole dinners, and a devotion to ballroom dancing. They love each other. There's only one hitch: George is gay. And when Nina announces she's pregnant, things get especially complicated. Vince - Nina's overbearing boyfriend and the baby's father-wants marriage. Nina wants independence. George will do anything for a little unqualified affection, but is he ready to become an unwed surrogate dad?
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| San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinMuch of that appeal comes from compelling performances by the two main actors. |
| AboutFilm.comCarlo Cavagnathe last hour becomes surprisingly complex |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliAs Nina, Aniston not only displays a surprising capacity for both comedy and drama, but she shines with the kind of star quality that only a handful of current performers exhibit. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanIt's just more wry than funny, more a gently subversive comedy of modern manners than the simpering date movie it seems to be masquerading as. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames SanfordThe film effectively drives home the point that, when forced to choose, most people - even nice ones - will chase their own dreams instead of fulfilling someone else's. |
| Cincinnati EnquirerMargaret A. McGurkWendy Wasserstein's script endows the story with equal measures emotional pain and romantic buoyancy... |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePhilip MartinAt the core... is the college dorm debate question: Can a man and a woman live and love together without sex? The answers ... in a typical dorm room are ... as interesting... |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyTries to mix the messy realities of mismatched relationships with the structural neatness of a musical-comedy view of the world, with mild, occasionally diverting results. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenThough the difficulties faced by most of the principal characters are resolved, the resolution is a bittersweet one. |
| TV Guide MagazineSandra ContrerasYou come away with a remarkable sense of the filmmakers and actors working together harmoniously as they delve into the heart of relationships between friends and lovers. |