
Nursing a secret and hopeless crush on the handsome commuter who passes her booth every day, the charming loner and Chicago "L" ticket seller, Lucy, is about to have a second chance at love. During one seemingly ordinary Christmas shift, Lucy witnesses the object of her desire falling off the platform, and in one of those spur-of-the-moment decisions, she saves him from certain death, only to be mistaken for his fiancée at the hospital. As Lucy enjoys the unexpected stroke o... (Full plot summary below)
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Nursing a secret and hopeless crush on the handsome commuter who passes her booth every day, the charming loner and Chicago "L" ticket seller, Lucy, is about to have a second chance at love. During one seemingly ordinary Christmas shift, Lucy witnesses the object of her desire falling off the platform, and in one of those spur-of-the-moment decisions, she saves him from certain death, only to be mistaken for his fiancée at the hospital. As Lucy enjoys the unexpected stroke of good luck, unable to tell the truth to his welcoming family, unforeseen romantic affairs further complicate matters. Now, the comatose patient's suspicious brother, Jack, thinks he's onto something. Will Lucy face the consequences of what happened while the beautiful stranger was sleeping?
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| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Christopher HarrisBut Turteltaub surprises us. He has the kind of unerring comic touch - easily able to carry his audience from smart dialogue to heart-tugging emotion to something awfully close to slapstick - that should serve the movie world well. |
| The New York TimesElvis MitchellThis is a formula film, but it has the kind of good cheer and fine tuning that occasionally give slickness a good name. |
| TimeRichard SchickelWhat is startling is how well While You Were Sleeping recaptures the true spirit of the best kind of modern fairy tale -- classic romantic comedy. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt's cutesy enough to serve as a pleasant time-waster for those hungering for blue-collar romance in Chi town. |
| Common Sense MediaCommon Sense Media EditorsAppealing family comedy with old-fashioned feel. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThis appealing romantic comedy catapulted the ever-likeable sandra Bullock into major stardom |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThis is the first romantic comedy I've seen in a long time that, by the third act, doesn't forget about being funny. |
| CinematterMadeleine WilliamsInteresting twist on the romantic triangle. |
| NewsweekJeff GilesThe film delivers the warm fuzzies without apology, and you find yourself giving in. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackIt's a feel-good deal you can take the whole family to, or even better, a date. And this almost cuddly film, built on a farfetched case of mistaken identity, delivers plenty of fun. |