The story was partially written by Bonnie Hunt (Jumanji), who not only co-stars in the picture, she is also the director, and as I've described above, she is quite accomplished.
The story is about Bob who is happy in his job and his marriage. Though they have no children, they do own a dog. The couple attend a fund raising event to raise money for gorillas from the zoo where Bob's wife, Elizabeth (Joely Richardson) works. Unfortunately, there is a tragic car accident that night and Elizabeth is killed. We also see Grace (Minnie Driver) in hospital, desperately needing a heart transplant. You do the math.
We then jump to a year later and Bob is still grieving. His friends set him up on a blind date at a little Italian Restaurant and who happens to be his waitress on the night? Grace. Of course, for some reason they are instantly attracted to one another, in fact they think they have met. In a way they have, because Grace is carrying Elizabeth's heart.
This wonderful story deals with heartbreak and finding love again, about dealing with the finality of life and getting a second chance to live. It's about knowing you are meant to be together and doing what you can to make sure that happens. The road is bumpy and we must wonder what is truly going to happen when they work out that they have more of a connection than they thought.
This lovely movie also co-stars Carol O'Connor and Robert Loggia, the owners of the restaurant, who want to help the love birds. Bonnie's co-star from Jumanji is David Alan Grier who plays Bob's best friend Charlie and the always brilliant, James Belushi, plays Bonnie's down-to-earth husband, Joe. He and Bonnie are fantastic in this movie. As are David and Minnie. He shows his acting chops dealing with the death of his wife and Minnie is just so perfectly sweet.
I would have to say, this is a great little movie. Bonnie Hunt does a spectacular job. I fully recommend this as the perfect date movie, even if you are married. 8/10
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