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Born Romantic (2001)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:18
Rotten:13
Average Rating:5.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Scottish writer-director David Kane (THIS YEAR'S LOVE) directs his sophomore effort, BORN ROMANTIC, a bittersweet comedic ensemble-piece about London lonelyhearts struggling with the quest for... Scottish writer-director David Kane (THIS YEAR'S LOVE) directs his sophomore effort, BORN ROMANTIC, a bittersweet comedic ensemble-piece about London lonelyhearts struggling with the quest for love. Jimmy (Adrian Lester) is a Brixton cab driver, who, along with a pair of nameless co-workers, (John Thomson and Ian Hart) offers philosophical musings and observations on love while ferrying a group of confused singles to and from a popular salsa club. Frankie (Craig Ferguson) is a Dean Martin wannabe looking to escape the sloping flat he shares with his angry ex-wife, while Eddie, a dimwitted thief, stumbles on the club when trying to outrun the police. Both men find themselves returning after meeting Eleanor (Olivia Williams), a cold, brutally blunt art historian to whom Frankie is drawn, and Jocelyn (Catherine McCormack), a nerdy, death-obsessed grave tender, who catches Eddie's fancy. Meanwhile, Fergus (David Morrissey) a failed rock & roller, begins a search for his long-lost love, Mo (Jane Horrocks), armed only with a list of her "likes"--Bloody Marys, rollerskating, and the British Museum--to help track her down. Featuring a uniformly strong cast, Kane's film is a comedy that truthfully examines urban loneliness and the difficulties of finding and keeping love. [More]
Starring: Olivia Williams, Craig Ferguson, David Morrissey, Jane Horrocks
Starring: Olivia Williams, Craig Ferguson, David Morrissey, Jane Horrocks, Jimi Mistry, Catherine McCormack, Adrian Lester, John Thomson
Director: David Kane
Director: David Kane
Screenwriter: David Kane
Producer: Michele Camarda
Composer: Simon Boswell
Studio: MGM/UA
Reviews for Born Romantic
The plot of Born Romantic turns ... to unoriginal contrivances to knit its narrative together.
While Born Romantic won't win any prizes for originality, it's still a charming diversion.
Some of this is funny, most of it just fills space, and the best dancing is done by obvious professionals, not the actors.
This lightweight British import is harmless but unenlightening, a scruple that seems to have taken its lead from an episode of HBO's "Taxi Cab Confessions."
Except for Jimmy ... these are not very interesting folks and, at first, it's hard to keep them all straight or even care.
One can't fend off the feeling that we've been here before, and with some regularity.
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