Fools Rush In (1997) Critic Reviews

A sweet, entertaining retread of an ancient formula, in which opposites attract despite all the forces arrayed to push them apart. Read the full review

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.Read the full review

Reback's script has real substance and perception, with Alex and Isabel emerging as individuals of depth and dimension, and their story is told with humor, passion and wit.Read the full review

Hurried, harried. [14 February 1997, pg.D4]Read the full review

In a role that Tom Hanks might have played a decade or so ago, Perry is pretty bland and doesn't provide any hints as to why Alex is so emotionally stymied. Read the full review

The result is a stilted culture clash and a lot of monochromatically conflicted facial expressions from Perry before he's thawed by the love of an ethnic woman.Read the full review

The best that can be said is that neither Matthew Perry nor Salma Hayek embarrass themselves, but they're both appealing enough that the same could probably be said if they were starring in a commercial for a hair-replacement system.Read the full review

The film never gets past the unlikelihood that its characters have much chance of living happily ever after. Or of finding real heat or humor along the way. Read the full review

Movies don't come much lamer than Fools Rush In.Read the full review