It took a lot of cajoling to get Bob, a recently widowed architect, to go on a blind date at a quirky Irish-Italian eatery. Once there, he's smitten instantly not with his date but with the sharp-witted waitress. Everything seems to be going great until an unbelievable truth is revealed, one that could easily break both of their hearts for good.
Acting
Carroll O'Connor and Robert Loggia bickering like an old married couple.
Direction
Bonnie Hunt's lived-in, unhurried warmth—she clearly adores these characters.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like humans talking to each other. Rare!
Director
Bonnie Hunt
David Duchovny
Bob Rueland
Minnie Driver
Grace Briggs
Carroll O'Connor
Marty O'Reilly
Robert Loggia
Angelo Pardipillo
Jim Belushi
Joe Dayton
Bonnie Hunt
Megan Dayton
David Alan Grier
Charlie Johnson
Joely Richardson
Elizabeth Rueland
Eddie Jones
Emmett McFadden
Marianne Muellerleile
Sophie
William Bronder
Wally Jatczak
Brian Howe
Mike
Chris Barnes
Jeff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bonnie Hunt wrote the script with her own large Irish-Catholic family in mind; many of the background actors at the restaurant are her actual relatives.
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