Review of Only the Lonely (1991) by Monsieur R — 27 Mar 2017
A refreshingly romantic comedy from John Candy as a friendly cop but all too single for too long guy. Not without a woman however he is dating for 8 years a woman he works for in a tire shop. He stumbles upon a morticians daughter who works on dead clients cosmetic appearance hoping to make it big in show biz or some other uplifting profession.
Exceedingly shy she and Candy hook up for the usual romance save for his living with his mother way too long in his bachelor life. Torn between his widowed mother and this new love in his life he trys to satisfy both but the mother is so dominant he dare not offend her.
Maureen O'Hara makes a great Irish mother. Would be interesting to know how she got cast in the film. Not the usual Uncle Buck character Candy is still great in a semi comedic role. I liked this film and it held my attention almost to the end.
His favorite saying is being a cop has benefits and more than once you will see evidence of that. Not hilarious but has its moments.
This review of Only the Lonely (1991) was written by Monsieur R on 27 Mar 2017.
Only the Lonely has generally received mixed reviews.
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