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Fools Rush In

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"You'd be a fool to rush out and see this one."

Fools Rush In is the latest film from the director of It Takes Two. Perry (from the TV sitcom Friends) plays Alex Whitman, a straight laced, suit-and-tie corporate climber who meets sexy Latino Isabel Fuentes (Hayek from Desperado) outside a crowded toilet in a Las Vegas restaurant.

After a passionate one night stand (inspired by the toilet queue perhaps) Isabel discovers she is pregnant and believes it her duty to tell Alex she is having the baby. At first Alex reacts with all the calm and sensibility of a rabid puppy dog but eventually the two discover a spark of magic, and on a whim they decide to get married in a cheap and nasty ceremony with Elvis as their only witness.

Conflict inevitably arises as the married couple get to know each other and realise exactly what they've got themselves into.
The best thing about this film is the soundtrack of Elvis Presley songs and the cinematography of huge canyons in the Las Vegas desert. The worst thing is that the vacuous quality of the landscape is a perfect reflection of the empty and uninspiring performances of all the actors involved.

Perry's pitiful inability to step outside of his Friends character and adopt his performance to the big screen makes the film feel like a poor Mexican sitcom - minus the humour. Hayek's contrived attempt at acting is equally flat and embarrassing. This striking lack of screen chemistry between the two leads leaves you feeling that you could care less about the characters or the story's eventually predictable outcome.

To be honest, you'd be a fool to rush out and see this one. You'd probably get more laughs out of a take-away nachos and a Wall Street Journal. ---Melissa Bollinger

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2/23/05 Shellyn Erespe It is one of the most romantic film i've ever seen. 5 stars

12/31/04 tiffanyespain@hotmail.com Does anyone know who sings that "skies of blue" song in the movie? 5 stars

8/02/04 Alma B. Ecleo I really love this film, the movie that you can recommend the the couples 5 stars

6/15/04 Mark Retcon I don't know which movie Melissa Bollinger saw, but it definitely wasn't the same one I saw 4 stars

8/14/03 Dalucci I LOVED IT 5 stars

7/14/03 Zaharin Hamid aka The Movie Samseng What "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" wanted to do but can't. This movie's the best. 5 stars

1/29/03 Goofy Maxwell If you're not in a rush to see the romance ignite, then you're foolish enough to like it. 3 stars

10/30/02 Isabel Leon Very great,! Love and dreams are always wonderful. 5 stars

5/18/02 Dark Barøn If only Perry could give Chandler "Gay" Bing a break... 2 stars

2/20/02 Sylvie Alice Borden S.H.I.T. Salma Hayek Is Terrific! 5 stars

1/03/02 Laura Dudley Really good. Very romantic and funny. 4 stars

10/31/01 Casey Never replace Matthew Perry :( he is the hottest man alive! 5 stars

8/10/01 Bony The movie is great. It is full of love, emotions and dreams.. makes sense to me 5 stars

3/11/01 Erin Zuniga This was a great movie!! I can't get enough of it 5 stars

2/05/01 Heather Garrett This movie was WONDERFUL!!! ROMANCE IS IN, BITCH IS OUT!!! LEARN TO LOVE!!! 5 stars

11/04/00 Jed This movie was and funny & good so the heck with you as..people. 4 stars

4/20/99 jimmy jam Piss off Salma - and change that fucked up name.Grasp of english language would be nice 1 stars

11/24/98 Kram S. Terrific date movie! 4 stars

11/13/98 Lord Of The Dunce Replace Perry with David Arquette and you have a winner. Fools sure did rush in. 1 stars

9/28/98 katherine dumb. 2 stars

8/31/98 Tyrone Powers Give it up, Perry. You're Chandler now and you'll be Chandler tomorrow. 1 stars

8/26/98 Pete I watched it for Salma, but as it turned out... she was all that warranted watching 2 stars

8/25/98 Miss Stress hey! i liked it. but that's probably cuz i'm a girl. 4 stars

8/24/98 The Capital City Goofball Why? Stay on TV, you talentless fuck. 1 stars

8/17/98 Johny Lame as hell 1 stars

8/16/98 {{{OZ}}} Friends stars have no place in film. Especially Schwimmer. And Perry. But not Cox. 1 stars

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USA 14-Feb-1997 (PG-13) DVD: 24-Feb-1998 UK N/A Australia 02-Feb-1997

Directed by Andy Tennant Written by Joan Taylor Katherine Reback Cast Matthew Perry Salma Hayek Jon Tenney Carlos Gómez Tomas Milian Siobahn Fallon

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