Scoop's notes:
There's a
puzzling story
behind this
one. At one
time it had
the highest
audience
scores in the
history of the
Sundance
festival, so
it's clearly
very appealing
to mainstream
viewers. It
also scores
93% positive
at Rotten
Tomatoes.
"So, since
audiences and
critics loved
it, it was a
blockbuster,
right?"
Wrong. It did
virtually
nothing:
reached 30
theaters;
grossed a
million or so.
Why did it
fail
financially?
I've never
figured that
out. I also
like it. A
lot.
I
wrote,
"Terrific
story. Funny.
Gets your
heart. Gets
your head.
Tells the
truth. A
once-in-a-lifetime
convergence of
writer/director
with his own
best story,
and as real as
a mainstream
American
picture is
going to get."
Plus Helen
Hunt was
young,
delectable,
and very, very
naked.