tbills2
This movie is so clearly not bad. Fools Rush In is one of the better romantic comedies, that's a little known fact. It has really sharp editing, fine directing, good cinematography, really good acting and really good writing. Fools Rush In's editing and story presentation is particularly very strong. Fools Rush In has very rich colors. The writing is natural, genuine. It's really funny, but Fools Rush In is more so good than funny, which is much more of an accomplishment.This movie is all about Alex Whitman and Isabel Fuentes. Matthew Perry is in his best role. Perry's very well-cast and there aren't many actors out of anybody better for the part. He's good for the character and is very lovable. Perry poses as the main star but he's just for show. This is quietly though obviously Salma Hayek's film. She is perfect for the part, perfect. Salma Hayek gives you real heart acting very womanly and comes across as all too sweet. Fools Rush In is a very sweet romantic comedy. It's an easy film to enjoy. I am particularly very fond of Fools Rush In.
arka-421-734994
I can't recall movies falling in this genre making huge, big bucks, I can't recall movies falling in this genre being 100% realistic.But, this movie is something maybe people who are in inter cultural marriages can relate to or maybe not. This movie is based on a true story, it's about a one night stand, a pregnancy and how it takes toll on the lives of two people who barely know each other yet share the most complex bond there is.Salma Hayek is awesome and very pretty in this movie, and yes she looks like a natural, casual effortless beauty. I expect when this movie was released Matthew Perry was at the epitome of his career and the zenith of his looks!It's a good watch people. I mean you won't waste your time watching this sometimes things may get predictable but I suggest you go with it...
Michael O'Keefe
Looking for a light romantic comedy that is so predictable, but still charming? FOOLS RUSH IN directed by Andy Terrent fills the bill. Well photographed with vibrant Las Vegas scenery and oh yes...Salma Hayek, its pretty damn hard to take your eyes off of her. Alex Whitman(Matthew Perry)is a New York architect that reluctantly ramrods the building of a new casino-hotel in Vegas. With love being the last thing on his mind, he casually meets a beautiful photographer Isabel(Hayek)and after meeting her extensive Hispanic family and surviving the culture shock...Vegas wedding bells chime.My favorite scenes take place at Hoover Dam, especially the one in the rain. Perry is not that impressive; but Hayek is really the star. Others in the cast: Jill Clayburgh, Jon Tenney and Tomas Milian. Nice soundtrack featuring: Chris Isaak, Dean Martin, The Iguanas, Peggy Lee and three well placed Elvis Presley tunes, believe it or not "Viva Las Vegas" was not one of them.
Tommy Nelson
"Fools Rush In" is not funny, not romantic, not cute, it has a slight heart, but that's about it. Not one joke in the film worked, and even if it was a mediocre one (which is the best they had), it still was terrible because of Matthew Perry's awful timing and the overall bad acting.Alex Whitman (Matthew Perry) is a semi-successful business man, and Isabel (Salma Hayek) is fresh out of Mexico in Las Vegas trying to make a name for herself as an artist. These two have a one night stand, and *surprise, surprise* Isabel becomes pregnant. The plot, which consists of dozens of bad jokes and clichés, has Alex and Isabel becoming a couple and how their different cultures collide. This was a comedy, but I did not laugh once. The only person to have joke lines was Matthew Perry, and he was not funny in the least. Any time the movie was trying to be romantic, it become extremely corny. The climax of the movie ended in the rain (despite that it didn't show any signs of rain the rest of the film). One bad cliché after another corny joke, with bad acting thrown in cannot make a good movie.My rating: * out of ****. 113 mins. PG-13 for language and sexuality.
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