Review of The Sure Thing (1985) by Moya W — 17 Dec 2007

Great acting and it caught me hooked, it's fun to watch and I recommend it!

This review of The Sure Thing (1985) was written by Moya W on 17 Dec 2007.

The Sure Thing has generally received positive reviews.

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 13 Dec 2014

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By Tanvir M (350) on 20 Nov 2013

Traditional (an often told story in the films starting from the 30s) but enjoyable romantic comedy drama, with an excellent turn form Cusack…

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By Jacquelyn K (11) on 08 Dec 2014

Not great, but enjoyable enough. What keeps it from being great is that Cusack is over-directed, and the script is kinda overwritten…

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By Rahul P (64) on 23 Nov 2011

My gloat that I done with all the romantic movies there's out to see, except Casablanca of course, was ill founded…

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By Sarah O (298) on 05 Feb 2011

Horrible. Poorly written, and diminishes women to nothing more than sex objects and women who crave the bad boys…

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By Deadly V (456) on 26 Sep 2012

One of the best romantic comedies ever made…

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By Ioannis A (19) on 28 Aug 2011

Probably my favourite 80s teen film of all time <3. the humour is the best, and the closeness between the characters is so real…

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By Michael W (3,003) on 11 Sep 2015

Terrible premise, but redeeming in the end. Cusack is funny in this one too…

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