It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

I would have thought this film would have had a somewhat higher rating. But then I remember 2 things I have learned over several years of reading and writing reviews for IMDb. First, that IMDBers don't understand comedy...all to often they think if a film has some humor in it, it's a comedy...not realizing that most lives have humor in them, even though life is a pretty serious thing. Not understanding the difference between a film that is generally a drama and generally a comedy...well, that's a real issue if one is writing a review. But that's not the issue here. No, the issue here is a lack of an adult perspective about comedy. This comedy isn't about farting or puking or a misunderstanding about cocaine. It's about two adults getting themselves into a most unusual situation, often based on comical misunderstandings.This is an especially good role for Goldie Hawn; there's a maturity here that didn't always come through with Hawn, although she was almost always quite good on the big screen. And, a very good role for Steve Martin, too. Martin could tackle many different roles from the absurd to the subtly humorous.Dana Delany is good as the "other woman". I was disappointed to see the wonderful actress Julie Harris as Steve Martin's mother...too much of a secondary role for a classic actress. Donald Moffat was perfect as Martin's father; another reliable character actor. It's always a pleasure to see Peter MacNicol, here as a colleague, although this is hardly his most intriguing role.Of course, we know from the beginning that ultimately Martin and Hawn will actually fall in love. The question is how they will get to that point. It's quite an entertaining film...unless you're looking for raunch humor.

How this movie does not rate higher on IMDb I will never know. This is a classic 90's antic comedy that showcases Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn's talents perfectly. This movie was made for them and honestly I miss movies like this. It's hard to replicate this kind of comedy nowadays as it usually comes off as try hard or ridiculously sad.The plot line may be completely wacky but it is entertaining and your left with that happy fulfilled feeling when you get to the end. Although completely predicable, even during the first viewing, I can easily watch this movie multiple times even if I always know how it is going to end. So please don't be deterred by the mediocre rating because it's a great movie.

Architect Newton Davis (Steve Martin) built his dream house and proposes to Becky Metcalf (Dana Delany). The only problem is she says No. After an one night stand with waitress Gwen Phillips (Goldie Hawn), she cons her way into the empty dream house, and into the hearts of the town folks including Becky and Davis' parents. When Davis comes back to the house and finds Gwen, Davis is surprised that Becky now looks at him with a better light. So Davis agrees to continue with Gwen's deceptions if she would follow his scheme to get Becky back.It's just not that funny. Goldie Hawn may have been good for the role 10 years earlier. She would make all the lying cute. But it's just mostly sad and distasteful. I hate to say it, but she's too old to play the Manic Pixie Dream Girl. The scheming has some legs and is kinda cute, but it's hard to root for it. Dana Delany does a nice good girl and has one funny moment with Steve Martin. But it's just too little to make a difference.

The genre of romantic comedy is one that has long since settled into a rut that is comfortable for faithful viewers and film-makers alike... the symbiosis of the former group making it worthwhile for the latter to spend millions is thus kept intact, leaving us with only one place to expect anything fresh, any spark of originality from, as far as these films go: The overall and specific ideas behind individual ones. I can't think of another movie that has the same as this one. The plot is interesting and develops nicely throughout, with genuine surprises along the way. This is sporadically funny, although several occurrences are downright hilarious. The writing varies, and a lot of the material, and that goes for jokes, gags and the script in general, come off as if they were mainly going for just exactly being above the minimum required. "Passable". The caricatures that inhabit this are paper-thin stereotypes that keep playing the one note they've been provided, until(and after) their poor, punished instruments break. The acting is fine, but every single famous person in the cast has done better elsewhere. There's no violence, mild sensuality, and language is reasonable in both amount and tone. I recommend this to the biggest fans of Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn. 6/10