Review

Roberts and Gere reunite almost ten years after Pretty Woman for this splashy if formulaic romantic comedy. Gere plays a reporter who -- in order to substantiate a column he wrote which resulted in his termination -- travels to a small Maryland town to do research on the woman (Roberts) he wrote about. It seems she's stood up three fiancés at the altar, and she's set to walk down the aisle once more. Of course, the antagonists soon become attracted to each other. Roberts looks great, and her performance is beguiling, though she's not afforded an opportunity to bring some shadings to her character as in the better and funnier Notting Hill. Gere looks great, as well, and is actually quite funny, but neither he nor his enchanting costar are fully able to bring sizzle to a script which is operating at only half-flame.