Product Details

• Actors: Joseph Cross
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• DVD Release Date: January 5, 2010
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002TZS5HE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,121 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Henry O’Shea is on his way to a nursing degree until his dad’s sudden death forces him to take a job as a Manhattan doorman. But no amount of warnings from his high-strung boss or laid-back co-worker can prevent Henry from breaking Rule #1: Never fall for the beautiful daughter of one of the building’s wealthiest tenants. In a world where rich snobs never mix with minimum wage slobs, can a romance between a regular guy from Flatbush and a 5th Avenue rich girl even make it past the front door?

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming Romance, June 2, 2010

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Harold A. Fretheim (Juanita, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Falling Up (DVD)

We enjoyed this film. It is hard to do romantic comedy well- and most film makers do not try to do more than provide an adequate workmanlike product following the familiar formulas that have worked before. Some folks would say that this film also followed the formula and to some extent that is true but there were some significant departures that added real poignance to the story. It helps that the female lead was the luminous Sarah Roemer, who also also shined in the fabulous, and literally riotous, Brazilian comedy "Romeo and Juliet get Married" (A romantic comedy that is also the all time greatest satire on soccer fans ever made- and yes I have seen the original English version of 'Fever Pitch'). Sarah has made my personal list of favorite actresses. In this film she continued to display the same sure touch and sense of timing. However, the rest of the cast also did very well.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Suffers from Poor Production, January 21, 2010

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John Rundell (Castle Rock, Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Falling Up (DVD)

This is a nice light romantic film. It suffers from poor makeup and continuity. It's distracting to see Harry in bright red lipstick, but what's almost as annoying is to see his lipstick change color and even disappear with different shots of the same scene. Where was the continuity girl? Equally: where was the production team? If I can see it, they certainly can. Didn't they care?

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Corny, contrived, Snoop does well though, January 5, 2010

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Steve Kuehl "SLV Video" (Boulder Creek, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Falling Up (DVD)

I had wanted to see what Sarah Roemer would do next as she has a nice screen presence so I made sure to get a couple of these for the store...oops. I still like her but I suppose everyone has to have a stinker early in their career.

The story follows a young NY man/nursing student who loses his dad to a handball game (literally) so the family has to get odd jobs to keep the family home. His job ends up being a door man working for a strict boss (played well by Pantoliano), a mellow coworker played by Snoop, and the token beautiful trust-fund daughter/resident of the building played by Roemer. Through several painful script setups our two characters court and find love. The strength of this would be the NYC footage, both day and night. Pantoliano is always fun to watch, and Snoop was very believable - he showed off his character better than anyone else in the film. The writing felt forced, and the scenes kept getting more contrived as the film played on - it was actually a relief for them to end it.

The 2.0 sound is poorly done and the picture is average quality. The supplement is a music video/picture montage of them making the film, lasts a couple minutes - completely forgettable. Cannot classify this as a romantic comedy as there is maybe one laugh, but I suppose if you are looking for a light, escapist NYC romantic film - you will not be too disappointed. Three stars for Pants, Snoop and NYC, zero for the rest. Recommend seeing Roemer in Fired Up (Unrated Edition) [Blu-ray], she was a lot more fun in that one. Enjoy.