Has anyone else in the world seen this movie???
C'mon now! How could you miss this introduction to Helen Hunt!? Wow!
shareThis was hardly her debut, but yes, I've seen it. Wish it would come out on DVD.
shareYeah, you're right. Not her first movie. However, it was the first movie I'd seen her in, so it was my introduction to Helen Hunt. Anyway, a great actress.
sharethis movie sucked.
helen hunt was goo in it i guess. her performance was promising for things to come. BUT eww this movie stank.
the camera work was dodgy. the lighting made it seem like it was from the 80s. andrew mccarthy was pretentious and unlikeable and kelly preston played that skanky character she always plays in movies. and how predictable was the story?
the build up of mccarthy's and hunt's relationship was not strong. i hardly believe that they fell in love over taking photos together in a day.
I loved this movie. Hope its released on DVD soon.
shareI have to agree, this movie was really bad. And Andrew McCarthy (although good in Pretty in Pink, just cuz it was a favorite high schoolers movie in the 80's) he's not a good actor... and because of that, the movie really blew, had there been someone else more better skilled at acting & more handsome, (how about the hunk from 16 Candles?), it might been a "cheezy early 90's favorite)
shareI saw this movie and loved it also. Wish it would come out on DVD or even VHS
shareI didn't think the movie actually stunk, but I agree with most of what you said, ammiel, and kudos to you for such an accurate review :).
I never found Preston to be naturally skanky myself, and prefer her in roles like "Nothing to lose" and "Holy man" much more, not to mention "Twins." But somehow, her character fit this this movie, and to this day I never even remembered that slutty girl to be Kelly Preston. I actually thought, maybe Marisa Tomei, is more likely to have portrayed that very role.
And about Andrew, I don't know much about him at all, but I don't think this is the type of role that fit him well. I see John Cusack as being the guy for this, rather, or possibly Robert Downey Jr, though both have had their excellent share of 80's films. Yet, their inclusion in this might've liften it high above the 5.5 stars it got.
Nontheless, watching the '94 version of "Only you" with Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey might change your mind about this film, possibly in a good way.
And... I'm out.
I know you posted this 2 years ago, but just today I found a copy of Only You on DVD at my local bargain store, for the ridiculously high price of $AU2.
And strangely only a month ago I found an old VHS copy in a thrift store... Hadn't heard of the film before this, so now my life is complete.