If Lucy Fell (1996)

Memorable, crazy movie

Great Film overall

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Implausible betting, especially the way the script brings it and the performers and the play make it. A few twists of the plot may attract some interest, but overall, the film is perfectly stupid, "eau de rose", despite his unrealistic disguise behind NY American artists. Some gags are trying to make us believe that nothing is serious there, but the insistence of the scenario, the traditional Disney-type music of U.S. cinema, relentlessly trying to highlight ten times with bold lines all the time any love emotion when it is supposed to be present. We feel that it addresses an audience which it does not think too much good about its ability to feel and judge for itself, or is it because if fear of misinterpretation or direction that would betray the intentions of the writer, the author. Why such a thick layer of musical peanut butter (brain?). Sarah Jessica is doing its best, obviously, but has not yet be seen out of the cart of the series B… Scenario is rather confused, message stinks the scent of rosewater usual easy clichés. Not much to be grabbed out of this, in my opinion.

There was a brief moment in the history of cinema in the 90's when coffe shop hippies made movies. They usually consisted of a stupid idea played out over 90 minutes with a terrible deluded and quiet boring conversations. This movie is one of them.Let me start with the main 2 characters. Both are meant to be finding love and along the way find watch other. But wait you guessed it with a stupid twist along the way to keep the dopple headed crowd cheering along the way. This movies insults its viewer by making a movie around a premise which is so retarded that quiet frankly the director should have been shot. Anyway i digress. (I apolgize to the viewer not director). This movie is filled with that 90's cheese that ozzes from every frame. SJP is just awful and her chemistry with her supposed love interest is as noticeable as a fly on doo doo.Let me save you from this rant/review just do not watch this garbage. It is from an era that spawned some great movies but this was not even close to a rental!

I really liked this movie's quirky nature. I am sure a lot of people out there may not be able to relate to the playful friendship between Joe and Lucy, but I think it was a very realistic portrayal when compared to my own relationship with my husband - it is this reason I think this movie was so great. I wish there were more of these type of movies out there, but then again, I may not appreciate them so much if they were common place.In addition to the playful banter and camaraderie between Joe and Lucy, the movie also has some totally hysterical scenes, like when Joe talks about something that one of Lucy's suitors did in their place (don't want to spoil it if you haven't seen it - you have to get the greatest laugh value out of this).I hope you enjoy the movie as much as I did!

This movie, from 1996, is a sneak peak at SJP's wry take on the awfulness of the dating scene in NYC pre-Sex and the City. There are hilarious moments - like when she goes on a date and afterward the guy stays in her bathroom for 20 minutes. Her and Joe have a very funny conversation about it later. This is the kind of classic moment you'd find in Sex and the City two years later among her girlfriends on that show. Their "death pact", while morbid, is also oddly amusing.Ben Stiller is ridiculous and over the top. Joe cracks me up - like the scenes of him running in Central Park - especially the more times I see this film. Though I am a little disappointed about the cliché end, it's no worse than most romantic comedies out there.Basically, this is a movie for those of you whole like romantic comedies, Sarah Jessica Parker and NYC. It's something I like to watch when I'm feeling blah about being single in the city.