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Just One Night [VHS]

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Guys always seem to face a relationship hurdle, the movie to watch with the girlfriend(boyfriend). There aren't many movies out there that a couple can always enjoy together. Some women just can't take another viewing of Ronin or Get Carter (please find me one who can). This movie makes being a boyfriend movie viewer easy. Its witty, its funny, its well done, and at times it makes that single soap-opera tear very real. As you watch the series of events unfold, you just can't help but feel like you were Isaac, or Aurora. You feel for the characters and you feel for some reason, you start to feel for yourself. A must for any romantic at heart. A must for anyone who's a fan of good movies. A must for anyone who can't find a good DVD to watch in the dark as you cry over a lost soul. In general, a must.

Despite being a romantic comedy, this is not your average chick flick. It is free of the saccharin sentimentality that makes many such movies unpalatable to most men (and to me.) Quirky and surprising, this movie will make you cackle with laughter if you are willing to immerse yourself, even momentarily, in its magic fate-driven atmosphere. This has a beautiful, old-fashioned feel to it, in the vein of "Breakfast at Tiffany's"--sweet but edgy. Though the characters are somewhat lacking in depth, they are not in charm. Timothy Hutton is quite yummy as the brainy and ironic professor, and Maria Grazia is both charismatic and unfairly sexy. Skip the big-budget Hollywood dross and indulge in this understated and memorable treat.

A truly funny, and more than a little off-beat comedy. Pay attention to the taxis in this movie! I highly recommend it, if you want to move beyond slapstick stuff.

This is a great off-beat comedy. Very well done... albiet just a tad strange. But hey different can be good... and in this case it's very good. Excellent love story, starts off slow and then speeds up to a blur of events that really keep things interesting. I would have to say it's a bit like "2000 Cigarettes" in it's style... everything happens in one night and it leaves you going "wow" at the end.

Just One Night is a romantic, lively, sexy, original, flawlessly produced and directed comedy set in San Francisco where, one night before his wedding, Isaac Alder (Timothy Hutton) is in a cab that collides with Aurora (Maria Grazia Cuicinotta), a beautiful married woman. There accidentally meeting results in love at first sight and a 24 hour wild ride through glittering San Francisco and a memorable exploration of two people on the meaning and nature of love. Highly recommended viewing!

I bought this DVD because of Timothy Hutton, one of my favorite actors.
It's a romantic? comedy during one night in San Francisco, a city I adore, but here is almost the same if the city were any other in the world. They wasn't use the wonderful landscapes of San Francisco, even when most of the plot is during the night.
About the comedy itself, it was a little dissapointing. Something is missing here, like the magic of real comedy and real romance. Some parts are really boring, so I recommend this film only if you're a big big fan of Tim Hutton, who showed in a better way his skilling acting in other movies or TV movies than in this one.

I bought this DVD because the story sounded interesting, and because I really liked Timothy Hutton in Ordinary People. This movie is really stupid, low budget, and silly. It's just so unrealistic and dull.
Save your money and order a good DVD such as Ordinary People. You'll regret buying this movie. It's just as bad or even worse than that Stanley Kubrick film Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise starred in a few years ago. Utterly forgettable