2001 1h 30min This charming movie stars John Cusack as Jonathan and Kate Beckensale as Sara. It begins with the words “A few years ago…” and we witness them at the glove counter of a New York department store just before Christmas. They’re negotiating who gets to purchase the last pair of leather gloves. While they both have significant others, they’re immediately smitten with each other and end up spending the entire evening together. Cusack and Beckensale have remarkable chemistry and we root for them right from the start. However, they decide that if they were truly meant to be together, they’d find each other again in the future and they go their separate ways.
“A few years later…” we catch up with the couple. They’re both engaged to their respective mates, and in fact, Jonathan is to be married in just a few days. Here is where things get fun. The two soul mates spend their time searching for each other, convinced that their relationship was meant to be. They keep missing each other in an amusing series of events, which is exasperating to witness. It’s almost Shakespearian in nature. Will they eventually find each other and live happily ever after? You’ll just have to check it out and find out for yourself.
Four out of five stars
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