An example of having nearly all the elements, but missing a vital ingredient of enough hold on logic to allow us to suspend our disbelief. Ginger keeps leaving men at the altar and can't figure out why. She has a dream about an native American man as her pugnacious true love interest. This is what intrigued me, considering the era. The puzzling aspect is when her dream lover actually not only appears to her in real life, other people can see and interact with him,too. There's no real explanation as to how this is possible. Granted, it's a fantasy,but even fantasies have certain laws laid out for us to hang onto. In this case, perhaps all that was needed is a little sequence laying out the missing groundwork. For example, if it was explained that Wilde's character is Cupid, in the form of her dream lover, then, OK, we can see him having the ability to interact with mere mortals. It would also clear up Ginger's confusion. She falls for Cupid as her ideal and Cupid must now lead her to the real deal before she falls for him. A missed opportunity. Fine cinematography, gorgeous gowns and Wilde is sexy and funny.
Review of It Had to Be You
