This is a great, light comedy mystery. It's like a G-rated Double Jeopardy (1999)- a film which so happens to be the first of its sort I ever enjoyed. So I think of it often and this definitely reminded me of that.
So, now that you have a feel for what the movie is like, I can get into my fangirl mode and just go on about how cute the star is! Wendie Malick- there's just something about her! I mean, I'm not head over heels, but I do adore her! I especially liked the scene in the movie where she was wearing that black wig. Because she reminded me of someone else I adore, someone who seems to be leading my life in a way, and that someone is Joan Jett. So, this is another film that I can add to my journal of films that remind me of Joanie. My Joanie! 😊
I was already thinking of Joan when I saw Wendie in that black wig, and she bore a striking resemblance to the way Joaniei looked back in 1991/1992, and the way Joanie looked in a black wig, in her 2000 episode of Walker, Texas Ranger. So, imagine what a pleasant surprise it was when moments later, Wendie's character goes on the run, and a message is put out for her arrest, describing her as a woman with not just black hair, but * jet* black hair! My own Joan Jett siren bells were going off strong by then! But it didn't take long for yet another Joan Jett sign to come through.
Moments after a message was put out for her arrest, describing her as the woman with the jet black hair, Wendie seeks help from her friend JJ- a nickname a lot of Joanie's friends call her. By this point, I told myself all that's left now, is for there to be a Joan in this movie! And I wasn't disappointed!
A couple of minutes after getting help from her friend JJ, Wendie's character finds out that her love interest from the past - played by actor Greg Harrison, who happens to share my last name -is married to a woman named Joan! Harrison, married to a woman named Joan strikes me as a very good omen for myself, if you know what I mean.
This movie also connects to another Joan Jett related movie, The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996), which featured a character named Gregory Larkin, who was originally supposed to be played by Harrison Ford. With Larkin being Joan's surname at birth, and Harrison being mine, naturally I made the connection. But with this movie, the connection got even deeper, with the casting of Gregory Harrison being married to a Joan, because Gregory is the character's name in that other movie, and Harrison was who he was originally meant to be played by. This film tied it all together even tighter, and reiterated the connection between Joan and me even more! To top it all off, before even realizing all of this, I just so happened to post about The Mirror Has Two Faces today on my Twitter / x! So, this realization is intense indeed!
Anyway, Wendie's character finds out that Harrison's character's wife, Joan, may have some information she needs to clear her name. By this point, I was convinced that whoever wrote this story and or made this movie had to have been a Joan Jett fan! And being the Joan Jett lover that I am, it makes me hold this film in even higher estimation.
I saw this movie years ago, back when it was new. Nothing really stood out to me then. But, after watching the movie Manna from Heaven (2002) some days ago, which is a movie about following signs from God, also featuring Malick in a very prominent role, I decided to go back and rewatch this, because my old crush on Malick was definitely being rekindled. And now I know why. It's because now was the time to revisit this old movie, because now I know Joan. I'm always getting signs about Joan!
Thank you God, for these signs, the synchronicities which are like Manna from heaven to Me, because I start to see the deeper meaning behind it all. How beautiful.
I do recommend this movie! Especially if you are a Wendie Malick fan, and if you're a Joan Jett fan too, then even better!
So, now that you have a feel for what the movie is like, I can get into my fangirl mode and just go on about how cute the star is! Wendie Malick- there's just something about her! I mean, I'm not head over heels, but I do adore her! I especially liked the scene in the movie where she was wearing that black wig. Because she reminded me of someone else I adore, someone who seems to be leading my life in a way, and that someone is Joan Jett. So, this is another film that I can add to my journal of films that remind me of Joanie. My Joanie! 😊
I was already thinking of Joan when I saw Wendie in that black wig, and she bore a striking resemblance to the way Joaniei looked back in 1991/1992, and the way Joanie looked in a black wig, in her 2000 episode of Walker, Texas Ranger. So, imagine what a pleasant surprise it was when moments later, Wendie's character goes on the run, and a message is put out for her arrest, describing her as a woman with not just black hair, but * jet* black hair! My own Joan Jett siren bells were going off strong by then! But it didn't take long for yet another Joan Jett sign to come through.
Moments after a message was put out for her arrest, describing her as the woman with the jet black hair, Wendie seeks help from her friend JJ- a nickname a lot of Joanie's friends call her. By this point, I told myself all that's left now, is for there to be a Joan in this movie! And I wasn't disappointed!
A couple of minutes after getting help from her friend JJ, Wendie's character finds out that her love interest from the past - played by actor Greg Harrison, who happens to share my last name -is married to a woman named Joan! Harrison, married to a woman named Joan strikes me as a very good omen for myself, if you know what I mean.
This movie also connects to another Joan Jett related movie, The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996), which featured a character named Gregory Larkin, who was originally supposed to be played by Harrison Ford. With Larkin being Joan's surname at birth, and Harrison being mine, naturally I made the connection. But with this movie, the connection got even deeper, with the casting of Gregory Harrison being married to a Joan, because Gregory is the character's name in that other movie, and Harrison was who he was originally meant to be played by. This film tied it all together even tighter, and reiterated the connection between Joan and me even more! To top it all off, before even realizing all of this, I just so happened to post about The Mirror Has Two Faces today on my Twitter / x! So, this realization is intense indeed!
Anyway, Wendie's character finds out that Harrison's character's wife, Joan, may have some information she needs to clear her name. By this point, I was convinced that whoever wrote this story and or made this movie had to have been a Joan Jett fan! And being the Joan Jett lover that I am, it makes me hold this film in even higher estimation.
I saw this movie years ago, back when it was new. Nothing really stood out to me then. But, after watching the movie Manna from Heaven (2002) some days ago, which is a movie about following signs from God, also featuring Malick in a very prominent role, I decided to go back and rewatch this, because my old crush on Malick was definitely being rekindled. And now I know why. It's because now was the time to revisit this old movie, because now I know Joan. I'm always getting signs about Joan!
Thank you God, for these signs, the synchronicities which are like Manna from heaven to Me, because I start to see the deeper meaning behind it all. How beautiful.
I do recommend this movie! Especially if you are a Wendie Malick fan, and if you're a Joan Jett fan too, then even better!