What Happens Later (2023) User Reviews

Picture this!

[nick-scobee · 6/10 · 11 December 2023]

Meg Ryan and David Duchovny are both about 23 white lines deep, at the same play in New York. During intermission, they run into each other while smoking a cigarette. It's fate! They must make this movie together! They skip the rest of the play and have a snowball fight instead. This movie is the result.

Now, none of this probably happened. But, while watching the movie, you feel how this should have been a two-person play. The exchange of dialogue screams the blow is good. Both actors over worked and stretch face pallets make you wish you could have downloaded this in 480p. But you can't turn it off because you love the actors, and you give it 2 stars above what it deserves for the same reason.

Trip or journey?

[AfricanBro · 5/10 · 4 November 2023]

The movie is mostly about two actors just talking. It doesn't have the strongest start, but it turns into a little magical gem of a film. It's not your typical cute romcom; you probably need to be more of a romance movie fan than a romcom enthusiast. It didn't make me feel too mushy inside, which is basically how I judge romance movies, but I still very much enjoyed it.

The writers were important for this. It's essentially watching two ex-married individuals, everything else very much in the background. Their interactions felt genuine, showing a sense of maturity. Wasn't loudly bitter and bickering. The airport voice added a humorous touch, slyly responding to their conversation. The Instacart line made me giggle, and the movie had many little quips like that.

The dialogue-heavy approach allows us to get to know the characters while also letting Willa and Bill catch up as they relive moments from their past, which is the plot. Some of it is painful, and some provides clarity. As the movie progresses, the chemistry between the two characters gets better, and the conversations become deeper. It even imparts some life lessons. I initially thought it might be a wannabe version of Richard Linklater's "Before" Trilogy movies or Chris Evan's "Before We Go," but it offers a sensible twist, portraying an older couple reminiscing about their younger selves. I enjoyed it, and it also reminded me of "Destination Wedding."

The writers did a pretty good job. Of course, it's not a film for everyone, as many may not want to spend over an hour watching just two people talk. The budget seems noticeably low, particularly in the outside views of the snowstorm, resembling flakes in a snow globe. But that doesn't detract from what the movie aimed to achieve.

The movie isn't entirely grounded in reality; it incorporates elements like the universe working in mysterious ways, adding a touch of magic. It brought back memories of when I got stuck at the airport in Germany, where they powered down everything at night; I didn't expect airports to do that either lol. The story has some twists and turns, but it's more about the chemistry between the two characters and their connections to other people in their lives.

delays at airports, not in life

[ferguson-6 · 6/10 · 2 November 2023]

Greetings again from the darkness. Meg Ryan will forever be linked to her popular and beloved romantic comedies, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989) and SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1989). She wore the crown of "America's Sweetheart" for years, and then after years of hard work, she pumped the breaks on her acting career, resurfacing periodically for a TV or film role, often in support. In 2015 she took her first shot at directing with ITHACA, in which she also starred, and now after an 8 year big screen absence, she's back as writer-director-producer and star of a film that harkens back much closer to her rom-com roots.

A massive winter storm rolls in - a Bomb Cyclone with Snow Thunder. This grounds all planes at a regional airport (it was filmed at the airport near Bentonville, Arkansas) where ex-lovers Willa (Meg Ryan) and Bill (David Duchovny) bump into each other for the first time since they broke up twenty-five years ago. Initial awkward small talk soon transitions into 'large' talk, and the two fall into rhythmic banter befitting of two who were at one time very close. He's a stockbroker on the way to Austin to meet with his demanding, much younger boss, and she's a wellness practitioner on her way to Boston. For emphasis, he wears a dark business suit and necktie, while she sports clunky boots and bouncy hair.

What follows is a passive-aggressive twist on Richard Linklater's "Before" trilogy. In the industry, this is called a two-hander, as there are only two speaking parts - not counting the slyly intrusive airport PA announcer (credited as Hal Liggett?) - and the two characters carry on a conversation for most of the run time. Ms. Ryan wrote the script with Steven Dietz and Kirk Lynn and based it on Dietz's play, "Shooting Star." It's a dialogue heavy approach designed to let us get to know the characters, but also allow Willa and Bill to catch up as they re-live moments from the past. Some of this is painful for them, and some of it provides previously lacking clarity. Memories and quirks pop up, and the manner in which they are addressed speaks volumes to how close these two once were. We learn their secrets as they each peel back layers.

Tom Petty's lyrics, "Most of the things I worry about never happen anyway" are utilized to effect here, and missed connections has multiple meanings. With Meg Ryan and David Duchovny past the 60 year mark, this isn't one of the cutesy rom-coms we've grown accustomed to with twenty-somethings. These are grown-ups who once shared dreams and are now taking stock of life and reality. Even the commentary on society is head-on rather than cleverly disguised as is common for this genre. Director Ryan and cinematographer Bartosz Nalazek insert more than a few falling snowflake shots, and the point is driven home about just how much has occurred since these two became a couple while attending the University of Wisconsin. As a writer, director, and actor, Meg Ryan certainly is in her wheelhouse here, and fittingly, she ends with a "For Nora" tribute to her late friend and mentor, Nora Ephron.

Opens in theaters on November 3, 2023.

Are they in purgatory or am I?

[gabriellaguerriero · 2/10 · 6 November 2023]

I am honestly very confused at what I just watched. I went into the movie with high expectations as my friend is a huge David Duchovny fan, and I was excited to see what Meg Ryan and David Duchovny could do in a romcom; however, this was the furthest thing from one. At one point, I was grasping at straws trying to find one redeeming quality of this movie, landing on the idea that the the airport was an allegory of purgatory and they were both dead. The whole movie takes place in a fantastical empty airport where they are forever stuck. They interact with the airport PA system aka God throughout the whole movie. After the movie ended, I realized that there was no allegory and that the characters were just stuck at the airport because of a storm.

The dialogue was very nonsensical and felt like two elderly dementia patients rambling on and on. The characters were talking about their past which I thought should have been shown in scenes to at least break apart the monotonous dialogue.

Many of the plot points were confusing as well. Duchovny's character told Ryan's that they broke up because of her personality, and a dramatic piano key was inserted which really took me out of the movie. It felt like a whodunit. About 75% of the way through the movie, Ryan randomly revealed she had a miscarriage. David was also having a reoccurring hearing problem, and he would scream into the ether hoping for the airport music to stop playing cause it was causing his ears to ring. The characters also had the same name which was a little strange, and they kept talking about how magical Leap day is (the day the movie takes place on). Ryan's character did have a limp, but it didn't stop them from performing a dancing scene and then proceeding to ride around in an airport gold cart for about 20 minutes. It went on for so long that the comedy came back around towards the end. I'm not sure if it's because I'm not the intended audience, but I didn't enjoy this movie as much as I wanted to. #disappointed. Recommend seeing the movie with friends!

A woeful attempt at 'comedy.'

[Sleepin_Dragon · 3/10 · 15 December 2023]

After many years, former lovers Willa and Bill get snowed in together, and are forced to look back, and communicate with one another.

I was genuinely white excited by this, the thought of David Duchovny and Meg Ryan uniting for a comedy, within ten or fifteen minutes, it became apparent that this wasn't going to be good.

Such a boring film, incredibly dialogue heavy, one where nothing actually happens, the pair literally sit there chatting with one another, sadly the dialogue is utterly drab and uninspiring. It's an incredibly boring film.

There is Also chemistry between Duchovny and Ryan, I'm a fan of his, not so much hers, I thought she was pretty wooden here, her acting was a bit sketchy.

If you're expecting a sweet, heart warming rom com for Christmas, my advice is watch something from your dvd collection, this was dire.

3/10.

What was THAT??? What did I just watch???

[bcann-17946 · 2/10 · 3 November 2023]

I was so excited to see this movie. Meg Ryan back in a RomCom with a stellar cast mate! The beginning of the movie had animated snowflakes with that feel good sort of RomCom music.

Then it started, and that's where the feel good ended.

On our way home from the theater, we were struggling to find the words to describe adequately how awful this movie is. Awful may not even be correct... weird, bizarre, inane, incoherent. Truly one of the worst movies I've EVER seen, not just for 2023.

There was no chemistry between the characters, their backstory was incredibly convoluted, the writing was almost impossible to follow, and quite frankly it was downright boring. Neither character was sympathetic or redeeming, Meg Ryan's character was downright unlikable, there was an over abundance of unnecessary language, and a truly stupid and I guess "supernatural" interactions between the main characters and the airport voice... HUH???!!! That along with an overly long and awkward dance scene and poor directing/editing left us wanting our money back.

If you remember fondly the Meg Ryan movies of the 80's and 90's, stay in those times and memories and DON'T go see this movie. You will regret it!

W. Davis and W. Davis meet in a snowed-in airport. And talk.

[TxMike · 16 January 2024]

This movie is nothing like I thought it would be, considering what kinds of roles each actor has had in the past. After 16 minutes I considered abandoning it but my wife wanted to continue so we did. On DVD from our public library.

The two actors were born in 1960 and 1961, so they both were in their early 60s. It turns out that they were both W. Davis and they referred to each other that way frequently.

Meg Ryan is Willa and David Duchovny is Bill. It turns out they were sweethearts when they were in their 20s and eventually went their separate ways after finding out their life goals were different. Now they are both stranded in a regional airport when a storm, a bomb cyclone, arrives and all flights are put on hold. She lives in Austin and was headed to Boston, he lives in Boston and was headed to Austin.

So this is not a rom-com as I expected. Instead it is a fairly serious commentary on life, the difference in a trip vs a journey. The hard part is the movie only has these two characters and almost all the movie is them talking. I found that I could close my eyes and listen and not miss anything.

It has some redeeming qualities, but overall I don't rate it very highly and certainly would not want to watch it again.

Fun and Meg Ryan still owns this genre

[paulcarr1302 · 7/10 · 6 November 2023]

I just came here to laugh at the person who gave the movie a bad rating because "Airport announcements are nothing at all like that".

This is a rom-com, folks. It didn't break any new ground in its story. The two characters, all dialogue, has been done before and in some cases better (Before Sunrise ). The long lost lovers has been done before in some cases better (Before Sunset..lol) . The fantastical theme has been done before, sometimes better, and I won't name them all.

However, this was a good example of all of those, and if you didn't like it, I'd venture to say you are not a fan of those themes in general.

Duchovny did well, but Meg Ryan showed she still owns the rom-com genre. And to all the people who say they had no chemistry; I don't think you paid much attention. No, it was no Ryan/Hanks fare, but if you paid attention the whole point is that they were meant to act awkwardly towards each other for a lot of the movie. Once they finally broke down their walls and addressed their past mistakes and feeling, the characters grew closer and the chemistry came out. Even at the end, they were still unsure of themselves around each other and if there was any possible future.

This movie was fun, and I think both leads did a very good job of doing something difficult in carrying a movie where they were the only two characters, on the screen almost 1005 of the time, in a small setting.

No chemistry

[jomalley52 · 1/10 · 6 November 2023]

I have never walked out of a movie before the end until today. This is the most boring movie I've ever seen. No chemistry between the only characters and all that they do is walk and talk about nothing that is at all interesting. Meg Ryan's wardrobe is just bizarre for a snowstorm weather time. She's wearing a white cotton dress with what is an ornamental sweater over it. I guess her boots were appropriate for travel to Boston. And how do neither characters know where they are stranded? And if it's a small regional airport as they say, how can they get lost ??

Dukovney has no comedic timing. Bad script, bad casting bad everything. Waste of my time and money.

Rom/Com For Adults

[stevendbeard · 7/10 · 3 November 2023]

I saw What Happens Later, starring Meg Ryan-You've Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle; David Duchovny-The X_Files_tv, Zoolander and the voice of Hal Liggett-no previous credits.

This is a rom/com for adults-no 20 year olds in sight-that is directed by Meg Ryan. Meg and David play ex_lovers that are stranded in an airport during a snow storm. Meg is going to Boston and David is headed to Austin. They haven't seen each other in 25 years so they try to avoid each other at first but eventually sit down and talk. They discuss their past and the mistakes each made in their relationship and their regrets, as they wander around the airport. Hal is the voice of the airport announcer that keeps them on their feet, telling them that the flights are delayed or sometimes, even seeming to be talking directly to them. FYI: I'm pretty sure that Hal Liggett is a pseudonym and it is never stated-even in the end credits-as to who it really is but I heard Meg on a talk show say that it was someone famous. I personally think it sounded a lot like Bryan Cranston to me but I could be wrong.

It's rated R for language, drug use and sexual references-no nudity-and has a running time of 1 hour & 45 minutes.

If you like rom/coms, you should enjoy this one and it would be a good one to stream.

StinkStank Stunk

[brooksidebro · 1/10 · 8 November 2023]

My wife really wanted to see this movie. She loves both actors so it seemed a no brainer. Ten minutes in I was ready to bolt. Unfortunately we stayed for the whole movie. Upon exit, my wife declared to anybody who could hear her; This Was The Worst Movie I've Ever Seen. I was less complimentary. Don't waste your time seeing this , life is too short. Your time would be better served spitting in the wind. If this doesn't send Meg Ryan back into retirement nothing could. These characters gave you nothing to like them. Tedious boring banter with nothing resolved at the end of this movie. Oh by the way Ducovney wasn't even interested apparently. Throw teenty bucks out your window and count yourself lucky.

Ryan and Duchovny Create Sparks in an Unexpected Dramedy

[EUyeshima · 8/10 · 5 November 2023]

First of all, it's refreshing to watch a love story that stars people who are MY age (she's 61, he's 63) and not in a rest home. Second, welcome back, Meg Ryan, who didn't look nearly as post-surgical as she has for the past two decades. She directed and co-wrote this 2023 romantic dramedy which initially felt like a throwback to her beloved '90's vehicles with snappy banter between her and David Duchovny, who provides his requisite dry wit and leading man charisma. As ex-lovers who haven't spoken since their break-up 25 years ago, they run into each other at an unnamed airport during a snowstorm where their respective connecting flights keep getting delayed. It plays like a chamber piece for two because the only other speaking part is the airport flight announcer. Before it gets too contrived with a heavy dose of magical realism, the storyline deepens unexpectedly, and both stars elevate their game to meet the challenge. Ryan dedicated the film to her frequent collaborator, the late director/writer Nora Ephron, and she did a fine job capturing Ephron's comedic spirit.

A movie for adults.

[Racingphan2 · 7/10 · 5 November 2023]

Yes, really, a movie for adults. No explosions, no sex... just two great actors talking. Meg Ryan and David Duchovny do a great job as the only on screen cast actors with dialogue. No sassy precocious child, no mopey teenager, no sassy grandma. Just Willa and Bill talking out what happened years ago in their relationship.

There are certainly details that you just have to buy in on. The coincidence of their meeting, the fact that it is snowing so hard in Bentonville, Arkansas. And during a dance scene late in the movie, Bill's shirt goes from being untucked to tucked in over and over.

And the ending..... it's up to you.

Meg Ryan's limited location and limited cast rom-com tries to experiment with the genre, but ends up more grating than endearing

[IonicBreezeMachine · 3/10 · 10 December 2023]

During a snowstorm, exes Wilhemena "Willa" Davis (Meg Ryan) and William "Bill" Davis (David Duchovny) are rerouted to an airport interrupting their trips to Boston and Austin respectively. As the two meet by chance in the terminal and must wait for a break in the weather, the two converse catching up on what's happened in the intervening 25 years rekindling old sparks and opening old wounds.

What Happens Later marks the return of actress Meg Ryan to acting having taken a hiatus from working since we last saw her in 2015's Ithaca (which Ryan produced and directed). Directed and co-written by Ryan, the film is a loose adaptation of Steven Dietz' stage play Shooting Star who also serves as credited co-writer alongside Ryan and Kirk Lynn. Made for a modest $3 million What Happens Later underperformed opening in ninth place and only making $3.3 million over the course of its entire run and when accounting for marketing expenses was a significant disappointment. Critical reception was mixed with critics praising the leads while several and much of the audience had issues with the characters and narrative. While I appreciate the experimentation in place in tackling the romantic comedy genre from a different angle, What Happens Later ends up feeling like you're stuck with two unpleasant people at an airport with no means of escape.

While Meg Ryan and David Duchovny certainly have chemistry that shines through from their initial encounter in the concourse that serves as the primary setting for our story, the movie makes the characters they play less and less appealing with each passing moment as the more I learned about them the less I liked them as their exchanges playing broad stereotypes from either end of the political spectrum (with Ryan's character a new age liberal and Duchovny's a rigid practical conservative more aligned with the 80s or 90s than modern conservatism) and the fact that these are the only two characters in this movie (save for Hal Liggett's airport announcer who actually responds to direct questions from the two in a "quirky" way) means there is no respite from the abrasiveness of these characters nor are they interesting enough to justify how much time we spend with them. I'll admit I know very little about the play Shooting Star, but I did look up some broad notes about it such as it being roughly 60-70 minutes long and taking place in 2006 rather than modern day as What Happens Later does. If this material were shorter and taking place in 2006 I could maybe see it being better than this as it quickly wears out its welcome at 100 minutes, but this is all speculation on my part so for all I know the play has similar issues for me.

I honestly didn't expect much from What Happens Later, but even by the lowest standards of the rom-com which have been ever lowed thanks to the genre's oversaturation through outlets like Hallmark this fell well short of the points I look for in a movie like this. I was restless almost from the half-hour mark as the movie slowly stretched its way to 100 minutes with the ever accumulating bitterness and unpleasantness making this a sure fire way for date night to end up in a break-up.

Really pretty lame

[karencoleslaw-46755 · 3/10 · 4 November 2023]

I had higher hopes for this movie. Lame is the best way to describe it. And unrealistic. No airport announcements are anyway shape or form the way it was portrayed in this film. It made the movie unfunny. I was cringing as the movie went along. The writing wasn't good and the premise while it could have worked with different writing and no fake airport announcements just did not work. Jokes weren't funny. Honestly I couldn't see these two characters in a relationship. They had nothing in common whatsoever. I didn't understand the ending and as soon as the credits rolled I hightailed it out of the theater wishing I could get a refund.

Just so bad.

[lauries-4 · 2/10 · 3 November 2023]

I hadn't read one thing about this but was excited to see Meg Ryan again - finally. And, she was great and quirky, and looked fantastic.

But after about six minutes I said to my husband, "Oh my God, this scene is dragging!" Little did I know...that was just the first six minutes of basically the same two-hour scene. The film is composed of mostly arguing and negativity in a dreary, empty airport setting. (And the two characters kept leaving all of their stuff all over the airport which drove us nuts. Cups, snacks, luggage, phones. This became very distracting.) Also, there were about 12 different shots of the same aerial view of some shut-down airport. I guess to indicate the passage of time. We didn't need a reminder that time was passing!

Also, when people are stranded in a airport due to weather, it's highly unlikely that the entire airport seems to be empty except for the two actors and about six other background wanderers.

I will give both actors credit for excellent acting. And over time you do kinda learn about their past relationship with several emotional disclosures, a few bits of wisdom, and two or three minor chuckles. Think of it as a Rom-Com - short on Com. Wait for streaming, watch 6-8 minutes and call 'er bueno. You'll feel better. (PS...still love you, Meg!)

Not enough comedy

[PokeyNan7 · 4/10 · 15 November 2023]

This movie is advertised as a rom-com-it's not! Unfortunately, in What Happens Later, there was constant, tiresome dialogue, comprised of mostly sad revelations, sarcasm and arguing, and not much comedy.

Besides some comic relief, I think viewers were hoping for the answer to the question that the title suggests-What Happens Later? But that's not what we were given.

I felt like the writers weren't really sure where they were taking the characters or the plot. Too bad! The movie had a lot of potential, appealing characters, talented actors, and good acting. It was engaging at times, but overall, for me at least, it didn't deliver.

The setting of an airport is the perfect location for this couple to meet again. The analogy of baggage rings loud and clear.

[trinaboice · 6/10 · 25 November 2023]

IN A NUTSHELL: I've often wondered what it would be like to randomly run into my old flames. Have you? Well, that's what this movie explores when Willa and Bill see each other for the first time in years when they're snowed in at an airport.

The film was directed by Meg Ryan and stars America's Sweetheart herself. She wrote the script with Steven Dietz and Kirk Lynn based on a play by Dietz called "Shooting Star."

THINGS I LIKED: It's great seeing Meg Ryan in another rom-com. It's been 8 years. My favorite rom-com of hers is You've Got Mail.

David Duchovny always does a great job and fits this role very well.

The setting of an airport is the perfect location for this couple to meet again. The analogy of baggage rings loud and clear.

We learn more about each of these characters slowly as the layers of their lives are stripped away from the surface-level conversations of the beginning.

I thought it was cute when David Duchovny's character unplugged an electronic poster that advertised a movie called "Rom Com" in order to use the outlet for his cell phone.

There is some subtle, welcome humor, mostly coming from amusing announcements on the PA system.

Fun fact: This was filmed at an airport in Arkansas.

I could definitely relate to being stranded in an airport. Life completely pauses. Many years ago, I was stranded with some other college students at the Denver airport due to a snowstorm. Flights were canceled and we wandered around, hoping there would be a magical break in the weather that would allow us to go on our way. We ended up sleeping on the floor because the chairs had permanent armrests that made it impossible to be comfortable. I remember waking up to the sound of an older woman asking, "Are they asleep? Poor dears." The end of the movie shows these words: "For Nora", offering a loving tribute to the late Nora Ephron, her former mentor.

The ending is sweet, touching, and appropriate.

THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE: The rom-com genre usually features a charming couple falling in love. What we get here, instead, is talk of how a couple used to be in love. Of course, there is a remnant of that love, but we don't get the same satisfaction as we would if the outlook for a romantic future were possible with this pair. Unfortunately, there just wasn't much chemistry between the two very different characters, which made you wonder how they ever got together in the first place.

Because it's a rom-com, we want the couple to kiss, yet we know it would be entirely improper because one of them is married.

A lot of the banter is only mildly entertaining. The dialogue mostly reveals past mistakes and pain mingled with regrets and sad arguments.

I feel terrible saying this but Meg Ryan's facial plastic surgery is super distracting. She was perfect before and didn't need to do anything to her beautiful face.

TIPS FOR PARENTS: Kids will be bored and certainly not be able to relate to this relationship. Some adults will be super bored too. (Fair warning) Profanity and several F-bombs Talk of premarital relations Talk of giving away a baby born out of wedlock Infidelity.

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Sometimes it is better to gracefully retire...

[imseeg · 3/10 · 4 November 2023]

Who above 40 years old doesnt remember Meg Ryan in her younger years?! She was one of the ultimate American movie sweethearts who captured the hearts of millions of fans with her performances in several terrific romantic comedies (Sleepless in Seatlle, When Harry met Sally)

How times have changed...

The bad: sometimes it really is better to gracefully retire and let the past be the past.

Meg Ryan looks like plastic now, literally, because with all the plastic surgery done to her once wonderful and gorgeous natural face, she now looks kinda sad and plasticky.

Supposedly a comedy. Which it is NOT, because I didnt laugh once. Supposedly a romance, which it is NOT, because it was gutwrenching to watch. What it is, is truly dreadfully tedious and bland. Such a shame...

Is this Purgatory?

[medina_sxe · 7/10 · 14 January 2024]

Two recently diseased souls find themselves in Purgatory in the embodiment of an airport. X-Files's David Duchovny and You've got Mail's Meg Ryan team up in this hauntingly cryptic tale about the lives we've lived and our ultimate judgement when it's all over.

Throughout the film a higher power is heard speaking to the characters in the film directly. And a chorus is frequently heard whispering frightening moans through the transitions of scenes.

The higher power in the film is portrayed in the form of the airport's public service announcer, who can hear and respond to the only two charecters in the airport. When there are other people in the scene, they do not react or speak to our main protagonists. Infact, Meg Ryans charecter is seen trying to speak to an airline employee who is an unresponsive entity disguised as a human or former soul.

I found this film to be highly effective and hauntingly lonley. At the end of the day this is an extremely bizarre film no matter how you view it.

What the heck?

[kateenglishcostumes · 2/10 · 4 November 2023]

It's like a sad follow up to what happens when Manic Pixie Dream Girls never get their ADHD diagnosis and just live a sad life of incompetence. It's not cute anymore when you're 50+. To imply that things would have been better if she had a man to help her be able to accomplish the basics in life, like knowing directions, is crazy making. And then to simply decimate the heart strings of the percentage of the population who have dealt with miscarriages, and think that that is all the emotional insight that you need for the audience to connect with your characters is just bad writing. I love Meg Ryan and David Duchovny, but I'm sad that their names are the only reason this movie is going to make money in the box office.

It was heavy man...

[MechanicForHireUSMC · 10/10 · 20 March 2024]

I like movies that make you think and allow you to riminess about one's past of what could have. I have a similar sorrowful situation that I went through growing up and I can relate to the movie. It was nice to see Meg back on the screen again, I haven't seen all her movies but the one that comes to mind is City of Angels. David was a perfect fit for this film as his character handled the unknowing news from his past with restraint since it changed the course of his life when it didn't have to. Both took pokes at each other, and I expected either one to get upset and storm off...but that didn't happen. The love they felt for one another over rid their pride. I thought the movie was fantastic, the acting was superb and the airport announcer hilarious. Thank you both for this great movie.

A charming and different movie

[aandb2001 · 7/10 · 26 December 2023]

I don't get the negative reviews. Did you even watch the movie? Have you never seen a Nora Ephron flic?

Geez!

Meg Ryan has directed a sweet and clever tete a tete movie filled with quick sparring and sparkling dialogue between herself and David Duchovny.

The storyline is completely implausible yet completely identifiable to anyone over 40 years old. The absolute empathetic story of their past together bubbles up and echos to many of our generations experiences. The way in which they reconnect and have had so much happen yet still have so many of their original issues is familiar and endearing.

It's a lovely movie. I also can envision it as a play!

Just watch it.

When Harry got stranded with Sally, but make it boring

[caverjen · 3/10 · 9 November 2023]

The best way to summarize this movie is to take all the bickering from When Harry Met Sally, distill it through untalented writers, and set the entire thing in an airport. It has the typical romcom set-up of two people with opposite personalities as the romantic interests. I thought the idea of Leap Day as a magical day and the isolation of these characters in an airport was an interesting idea, but it was poorly implemented. Duchovny and Ryan are talented actors, but they have no chemistry, and the dialogue didn't help establish them as believable ex-lovers. I only stayed through the whole movie because I was there with a group of friends, otherwise I would have walked out halfway through when it was clear that it wasn't going to get better.

OMG ! Tough To Sit Through!

[rnkc1961 · 2/10 · 4 November 2023]

I have seen some really bad movies that are intentionally bad but I thought this would be at least somewhat decent but I was mistaken. Only two members in the cast except for the terminal voice making announcements! The only dialogue is between Meg Ryan and David Duchovny through the entire movie! The both of them have a few conversations with the airport announcement voice a few times which was cute maybe once but not throughout the movie! I was hoping during the movie maybe the snowstorm would collapse the roof and kill them to end the movie! Best thing in the movie is near the end, (yes i actually stayed awake to watch it) where they both get personal with each other and tell secrets about themselves. I was going to give it a 1 but changed my mind with their personal details they revealed.