- Release Date: 1997
- Runtime: 113 min
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Starring: John Plumpis, Janel Moloney, Yvonne Zima, Christine Ebersole ... see all
- Director: Scott Winant
- Plot: Gwen grows up with her romantic mother constantly telling her the story of her courtship and marriage to her father. Nick grows up with an alcoholic father who can't hold... Read more
User Reviews
Help Me... I am soooo bored!
Jan 04, 2009
guyhoff - yahoo.com
Jan 04, 2009guyhoff - yahoo.com
My wife is making me watch this. Ahhhhhhh... I'd rather eat nails! This is just terrible! The messed up thing is that the NFL playoffs are on right now and I am watching this! Ahhhhhh!... Full review
Worst Romance/Romantic Comedy ever
Dec 27, 2008
gostags1 - yahoo.com
Dec 27, 2008gostags1 - yahoo.com
This is quite possibly the worst movie I have ever seen. Absolutely nothing funny or interesting happens in it and there is no story of which to speak. The two main characters do not date during the movie and only meet... Full review
U'll never know if he/she is around the corner !
Sep 13, 2007
allymia - yahoo.com
Sep 13, 2007allymia - yahoo.com
It... Full review
waste of time
Sep 13, 2007
achenners - yahoo.com
Sep 13, 2007achenners - yahoo.com
This movie is such a waste of time. Not only is there no story, but the characters are boring and inane.... Full review
Just a bad comedy
Nov 26, 2003
jimmydizzle - yahoo.com
Nov 26, 2003jimmydizzle - yahoo.com
Im not really sure why i hate this movie, i just do. Its probably because im not a romantic comedy fan, but i know when i watch a good one and this isnt one. Maybe you will somewhat like it if... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jun 01, 1997Palo Alto Online
As Nick, Dylan McDermott is meant to be sensitive as he broods about himself....But her smart delivery of a few good lines scarcely compensates for having to sit through 25 years of distinctly unstimulating foreplay..... ... Full Review
| Apr 27, 1997Variety
its leads lack charm....Tyro feature director Scott Winant simply doesn't fit the bill, going for the obvious and banal.....particularly a stunning, if abbreviated, turn by Jennifer Aniston as Gwen's lifelong friend..... ... Full Review
filmcritic.com
the film's tedious length.... ... Full Review
Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies
Movies like "'Til There Was You" are the kind of entertainment that makes normal people jealous of those obese people who pop up in the tabloids now and then -- people who weigh 900 pounds and can't move out of bed.
For a romantic comedy, this movie has all the charm of a burning school bus.
... Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
All of the movie's heartfelt scenes are tangential.
The casting director no doubt thought that since several of the leads have appeared on TV sitcoms, the audience would recognize them and not be distracted by superficial physical similarities.
... Full Review
News
'Til There Was You
calendarlive.com –
1997-05-30
Friday May 30, 1997 "Everything in my entire life has led up to this moment," say the fated lovers of Scott Winant's " 'Til There Was You," and the same can be said, without the enthusiasm, for anyone who attempts... ... Full Article
Life and Love Put On Hold in `'Til' Comedy about waiting for Mr. Right takes too long and fails to make its point
sfgate.com –
1997-05-30
'TIL THERE WAS YOU: Romantic comedy. Starring Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dylan McDermott, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jennifer Aniston. (PG-13. 114 minutes. At the UA Coronet and Century Plaza 10.) Filmmakers should be careful about using snippets from old movies. In `` ... Full Article
'Til There Was You
reelviews.net –
1997-04-25
U.S. Distributor: Paramount Pictures Most romantic comedies make it known early in the proceedings that they intend to follow all the time-honored, tried-and-true conventions of the genre by leading us down a well-trodden path littered with formulaic plots and overused... ... Full Article
We rate how kid-friendly current movies are, from '''Til There Was You'' to ''Addicted to Love''
ew.com –
WHAT IT'S ABOUT Ghostwriter Gwen (Jeanne Tripplehorn) yearns for romance but kisses a lot of frogs in her pursuit of a prince. Dylan McDermott, Jennifer Aniston, and Sarah Jessica Parker costar. ... Full Article
More than 100 minutes of tedium masquerading as a movie, this is a Claude Lelouch-type romance that's not even a quarter as good as those old French films in which the hero and heroine are destined for each other but... ... Full Article


