Excellent, Without a doubt!!

A Masterpiece!

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Maggie Carpenter (Julia Roberts) suffers from an identity crisis which (aside from her indecision about how she likes her eggs), manifests itself most starkly in her inability to pick a bridegroom.Thrice engaged to a trio of desirable young men from her home town, she has made it to the altar with each of them, before turning around and running as fast as her legs will take her.This has made her the joke of the town; the people having all three incidents on tape (there's even been talk of opening a "wedding gift museum").This has also captured the interest of New York columnist Ike Graham (Richard Here), who because of an article he wrote about Maggie, has now been fired, and is desperate for vindication.With this in mind, he travels to Hale Maryland, where Maggie is engaged, once again, to Coach Bob Kelly (Christopher Meloni) who, for his part, has total confidence in her ability to make her marry him.Ike, however, has his doubts, and can almost taste the vindication he will get out of this...Until involvement with Maggie gets him more than he bargained for, in the sense that he starts falling for her.Hector Elizondo, Joan Cusack, and Rita Wilson, are terrific in their roles, as is Christopher Meloni whose methods for keeping Maggie "focused" are hysterical, and add tremendously to the story.Garry Marshal is possibly the only director who could've done a good job with this.Romantic comedies are obviously his cup of tea since is the third one of his that I've seen that's been great.Though not as good as Pretty Woman, and certainly not the best wedding movie I've ever seen, it's fun, and entertaining, and could not possibly have been done any better than it is.The two lead actors are perfect, managing to make a story which could be dumb, believable.Originally, Review #93Posted On: August 30, 2010

"Runaway Bride" is a boring and very poorly written movie. The Julie Roberts character is not likable and this begs the question why so many men have apparently fallen for her charms. Unlike in "Pretty Woman", there is virtually zero chemistry between the two leads. The small-town setting was quite nice, but so many things were so unrealistic and didn't make sense: the Fed Ex truck just HAPPENED to be standing by, she gets through the Sunday school kids in a flash but he can't...Julie Roberts seems to have no charm and Richard Gere is straining through it all to be sympathetic. The only cure for this movie would have been to increase the screen time of Hector Elizondo.

Ike Graham (Richard Gere) is a famous NY newspaper columnist. He meets a stranger George Swilling (Reg Rogers) in a bar who tells him about a small town girl Maggie Carpenter (Julia Roberts) who ran out on him. Ike writes about the Runaway Bride in his column. Maggie gets angry and writes a letter with 15 factual errors. He gets fired by his ex-wife Ellie (Rita Wilson) for the actionable mistakes that could get the paper sued. He goes to do some research on Maggie. If she runs away again, then he would have a front page story. This time Maggie is engaged for the fourth time, this time to high school football coach Bob Kelly (Christopher Meloni). He comes to town and stirs up a whole lot of trouble.Director Garry Marshall has the ability to get great actors. He reunites the 'Pretty Woman' team along with a lot of good comedic talents. The problem is that this movie pales in comparison. Julia Roberts still has that winning smile. There is a lot more salt in Richard Gere's hair. The romance isn't quite there this time. Their characters don't like each other and the inevitable unimaginative turn feels forced. It would make more sense if the turn didn't happen. If Marshall wants to make a rom-com out of this, Ike Graham should be Cupid rather than Prince Charming. It would be a more compelling poetic turn if a long time townie friend actually knows how she likes her eggs. Everything after the turn in Ike and Maggie is a waste of time.

Despite me loving Julia Roberts and Richard Gere as actors, think the script is ridiculous.Reporters and journalists do not tell the truth one bit, they make their whole careers on lies, fabrications, sensationalism and fear stories and just ridiculous how they try to turn this on its head.In real life journalist offices, the more outrageous, juicy, hyped up and fabricated the story, the more you are praised and all journalists work to deadlines at the last minute.Whole story absurd and find it most shocking that two high profile great actors and great directors would choose to work on such a pile of crap script. Am astounded.