So admits Lewis Farell (Christian Slater), a flower shop owner who sends an anonymous bouquet to the unhappy, and overworked Lisa Walker (Mary Stuart Masterson), after seeing her one night in a window...her light the only light on a darkened street.
Lisa is a dedicated young career woman, who's alone in the world, and so has made her job the center of her sad, and lonely life.
Lewis is a widower who lost his wife in child-birth.
Lisa's best friend Kim (Pamela Segal) encourages the romance but Lisa is apprehensive... despite the fact that Lewis seems perfect for her.
Lewis (not about to take no for an answer), begins sending her flowers every hour on the hour.
The story may seem dull, but it's the unfolding of it that makes the story worth watching.
It's a reassuring story, not demanding that we laugh or cry but rather that we enjoy it...the way you enjoy the sunset at the end of a hectic day.
In other words, it's not a comedy (filled with preposterous situations we're supposed to think are funny).
Nor is it a tear-jerker, designed to appeal to our emotions, so that at the end we feel sad, our hearts aching for two people who can never be together.
Rather it's a drama without the tragedy:
A reminder that good things CAN happen to in this world while, at the same time, keeping human frailty in mind.
It's a warm, soothing, madly romantic movie, designed to make us feel comforted rather than exhilarated, and lovely in the soft glow it projects.
In an era where illness, and insanity prevail, it's nice to see movie a like this.
You can inhale it's fragrance like a gorgeous flower arrangement.
Originally, Review #31
Posted On: September 30, 2009.
Lisa is a dedicated young career woman, who's alone in the world, and so has made her job the center of her sad, and lonely life.
Lewis is a widower who lost his wife in child-birth.
Lisa's best friend Kim (Pamela Segal) encourages the romance but Lisa is apprehensive... despite the fact that Lewis seems perfect for her.
Lewis (not about to take no for an answer), begins sending her flowers every hour on the hour.
The story may seem dull, but it's the unfolding of it that makes the story worth watching.
It's a reassuring story, not demanding that we laugh or cry but rather that we enjoy it...the way you enjoy the sunset at the end of a hectic day.
In other words, it's not a comedy (filled with preposterous situations we're supposed to think are funny).
Nor is it a tear-jerker, designed to appeal to our emotions, so that at the end we feel sad, our hearts aching for two people who can never be together.
Rather it's a drama without the tragedy:
A reminder that good things CAN happen to in this world while, at the same time, keeping human frailty in mind.
It's a warm, soothing, madly romantic movie, designed to make us feel comforted rather than exhilarated, and lovely in the soft glow it projects.
In an era where illness, and insanity prevail, it's nice to see movie a like this.
You can inhale it's fragrance like a gorgeous flower arrangement.
Originally, Review #31
Posted On: September 30, 2009.