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Fools Rush In (1997)

1997 109 min Feb 14, 1997

Storyline

Alex Whitman (Matthew Perry) is a designer from New York City who is sent to Las Vegas to supervise the construction of a nightclub that his firm has been hired to build. Alex is a straight-laced WASP-ish type who, while enjoying a night on the town, meets Isabel Fuentes (Salma Hayek), a free-spirited Mexican-American photographer. Alex and Isabel are overtaken by lust at first sight and end up sp

Release DateFebruary 14, 1997
Runtime109 minutes
Ratings
(3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Reviews

75
Roger Ebert
A sweet, entertaining retread of an ancient formula, in which opposites attract despite all the forces arrayed to push them apart.
75
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
If you want daring or original, Fools Rush In isn't the movie to see. Like 90% of all romantic comedies, it follows a time-honored formula that allows little room for variation.
75
G. Allen Johnson
Perhaps a bit miscast, and with a penchant for too many double-takes, Perry nonetheless is game.
50
USA Today
Mike Clark
Hurried, harried. [14 February 1997, pg.D4]
50
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
Though the climax of the story is a little forced and sloppy, with both lovers behaving way out of character, this movie is aware enough of the conventions it's using that it's more moving than cloying.

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