Review of The Sure Thing (1985) by Katie L — 11 Jun 2007

Brilliantly funny with some timeless moments.

This review of The Sure Thing (1985) was written by Katie L on 11 Jun 2007.

The Sure Thing has generally received positive reviews.

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By Richard M (1,299) on 16 May 2012

Watching this movie right now... I love it. Anything with John Cusack in the 80s is awesome…

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By James D (1,507) on 26 Apr 2013

I barely remember this. Daphne Zuniga was an exciting actor who completely dropped off the radar…

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By Andy C (1,868) on 01 Sep 2012

A decent road picture filled with memorable supporting performances such as Lindfors as the English professor and a sweet love story…

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

A slightly amusing mainstream coming-of-age rom/com directed by Rob Reiner…

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By Joel A (1,152) on 18 Sep 2010

Despite how conventional this film is I really enjoyed it…

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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 Lino N (43) on 02 Mar 2013

I assume that many would find four stars to be too much to give to a romantic comedy but I think that The Sure Thing deserves that rating…

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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 Shane J (677) on 07 Mar 2013

The Sure Thing is the It Happened One Night of the 80s, with an awesome breakout role for John Cusack, modeling the characters he would play…

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