Review of Runaway Bride (1999) by Alexis B — 30 Jun 2009

Julia Roberts and Richard Gere are always great together.

This review of Runaway Bride (1999) was written by Alexis B on 30 Jun 2009.

Runaway Bride has generally received mixed reviews.

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I enjoyed it!!!.... the running away from a wedding truly funny especially to be done by Roberts…

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Marshall is the very definition of a hack; his one and only desire is to play to the lowest common denominator…

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They tried to recreate the magic of Pretty Woman once again, but no success this time…

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