Why does Gabrielle Byrne (the doctor) smile at shelley long like he loves her, when she enteres his doctors office, and then tells her to get out before he calls security, I thought that bit was stupid. When she's trying to find out if she died.
shareyeah. i didn't like the film at all.
"how about... a royal flush!" *loren avedon kicks a cauldron of boiling water into the bad guys*
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I found that scene very baffling also. It looks like he recognizes her, but you can't really tell. Then he's very abrupt with her and asks her to leave for no apparent reason. We find out later he was in love with her, but that scene, which should have been pivotal, was just too poorly written and directed to have an impact.
shareAre you guys kidding? LOL
He wasn't in love with her, yet. He didn't remember her.
He smiled to be polite and maybe he thought she was pretty. She's basically a stranger that goes into his office and says that she died. So, he got a little worried. The scene is just fine.
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I'll take your word for it. Three years later, I barely remember this film. I guess that's the problem when these conversations progress very slowly on older movies that don't get a lot of buzz these days. "Hello Again" indeed! ;-)
shareTake my word for it. LOL I'm watching it right now and have seen it many times. I just now noticed that the OP called him 'Gabrielle'.
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Wouldn't "Gabrielle" be a woman's name with that spelling?
I think I saw this in the late '80s on HBO, and I found a cheap copy on VHS, which I watched a few years ago. It's typical of Shelley Long's post-"Cheers" films -- fluffy but entertaining.
It IS a woman's name. LOL
It is a fluffy movie. I also find it quite romantic.
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Yes, I think true romance in films pretty much died a cynical death in the '90s. That's what I love about the '80s, when anything seemed possible and movies didn't have to poke their ironic jabs at romance. (<---- That's a sweeping generalization, of course, and romantic films like "The Notebook" are still being made, but I think they're relatively rare these days.)
And I had to fix the spelling of "Gabriel" in the subject line!
LOL
I can't get into 'Message in a Bottle' but, I like 'Love Affair'. I kinda like 'The Notebook'. I also find 'My Fair Lady' to be oddly romantic.
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I have "Message in a Bottle," but I haven't watched it yet. I never saw "Love Affair." I find "My Fair Lady" and "The Notebook" extremely romantic. I love the old Paul Newman/Joanne Woodward films like "The Long Hot Summer." Some recent romantic comedies are OK, like "Music & Lyrics" and "(500) Days of Summer." But I much prefer older romances.
shareI like those too. 'Roman Holiday' is also charming.
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I love "Roman Holiday." Just about everything with Audrey Hepburn is excellent. She had both glamour and a girl-next-door sincerity that I found irresistible. "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "Sabrina," "How to Steal a Million" and "Charade" are good also.
Another great one is Bette Davis' "Dark Victory," which is beautiful and heart-wrenching.
There used to be so many great romantic teams: Hepburn and Tracy, Redford and Streisand, Beatty and Wood, Woody and Diane/Mia/Mira ...
I was gonna suggest "Roman Holiday" but you beat me to it! :)
Could the real cause be that romance in real life also isn't the same anymore? There seems to always be some motive behind it...
The problem that, even when old-fashioned romance movies get made today, they come off as cheesy and unoriginal. That cannot change unless someone comes along and turns the situation around (like what Tarantino did with crime/gangster movies).
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Indeed. We live in a very cynical age, and the Hollywood (or indie) romance just doesn't ring as true anymore. I continue to give romances (comedic and dramatic) a chance, but I just don't remember that many good ones in recent years.
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Back on topic: I thought his reaction was perfect. He a had a glimmer of recognition that they had met before but obviously didn't remember her because it was a year ago and he only saw her for a few hours in the operation room.
It's one of those days...