Peter Brackett (Nick Nolte) is an over-confident womanizing veteran reporter on the Chicago Chronicle with a new book out. He is told to cover a train crash and is scooped by the young cub reporter Sabrina Peterson (Julia Roberts) from the rival Chicago Globe. Their professional rivalry is put on hold when a conspiracy puts them in danger and the bad guys start shooting. Their combative relationship leads them to fall in love.
The chemistry is bad and that's before I read about how Nolte and Roberts didn't get along. I actually like Julia saying that he has no chance. This would be good as a non-rom-com. The age difference is a big part of it. There is a definite ick factor involved. Second, I don't get the comedy part of rom-com. The movie has little kids getting on the train and then the train crashes. Any comedy is dead right off the bat with the possible dead kids. This could be a thrilling investigation but the movie keeps jamming the rom-com at the audience. The constant light comedic tone is horribly distracting. The two hour running time is also 30 minutes too long.
The chemistry is bad and that's before I read about how Nolte and Roberts didn't get along. I actually like Julia saying that he has no chance. This would be good as a non-rom-com. The age difference is a big part of it. There is a definite ick factor involved. Second, I don't get the comedy part of rom-com. The movie has little kids getting on the train and then the train crashes. Any comedy is dead right off the bat with the possible dead kids. This could be a thrilling investigation but the movie keeps jamming the rom-com at the audience. The constant light comedic tone is horribly distracting. The two hour running time is also 30 minutes too long.