Review of The Sure Thing (1985) by Hugh J — 10 Jan 2008

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say I like this better than 'Say Anything'. In that movie, it took a while for it to grow on me and the whole romantic aspect was hampered by the subplot of Diane's father going to jail.

In this movie, the focus is on the two leads and that's what make this movie great. John Cusack is just awesome as always but the big treat was Daphne Zuniga. That's right, Princess Vespa, who I sorta liked in 'Spaceballs' was amazing in this movie.

In fact, I know the exact moment I knew I loved this film. Gib had just heard Alison on the phone with her boyfriend so he goes out, finds a bar and gets drunk. He comes back into the motel room, fails to juggle and collapses on the bed.

What does Alison do? She tucks him in and for a brief moment, just looks at him and smiles. I wish I could say what I want to but I can't so I'll just say that that moment is on the list of things I want to happen to me.

Just fucking amazing. Yeah, the movie's a bit cliche but it's actually funny. When they leave their money in the motel room, I thought the movie would turn to shit like most movies where "everything goes wrong".

Luckily, it was only a small part of the movie and is soon resolved. As for the supporting cast, definitely some decent material but the real stars are Gib and Alison. Although I will say and I never thought I'd ever say this but Nicolette Sheridan looked downright fucking gorgeous.

Maybe it was the way she asked Gib "Would you like me to do that" but she was fucking awesome. I literally wanted Gib to somehow get both girls in a threeway. Just a great, little movie. I don't know what it is but between this and 'Juno', there might be hope for romantic comedies yet.