Fools Rush In (1997)
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33% of critics liked it
(27 reviews) -
60% of users liked it
(62,353 ratings)
Two relative strangers try to turn a one night stand into a marriage in this romantic comedy. Alex Whitman (Matthew Perry) is a designer from New York City who is sent to Las Vegas to supervise the construction of a nightclub that his firm has been hired to build. Alex is a straight-laced WASP-ish… More Two relative strangers try to turn a one night stand into a marriage in this romantic comedy. Alex Whitman (Matthew Perry) is a designer from New York City who is sent to Las Vegas to supervise the construction of a nightclub that his firm has been hired to build. Alex is a straight-laced WASP-ish type who, while enjoying a night on the town, meets Isabel Fuentes (Salma Hayek), a free-spirited Mexican-American photographer. Alex and Isabel are overtaken by lust at first sight and end up spending the night together; however, their immediate attraction doesn't last in the cold light of day, and they don't see each other for another three months. When they do meet again, it's because Isabel has some interesting news for Alex: she's pregnant with his child. Alex and Isabel decide that they should do the right thing and quickly get married (with an Elvis impersonator serving as witness), but after Isabel meets Alex's mom (Jill Clayburgh), and Alex is confronted by Isabel's father (Tomas Milian), both start to wonder if "doing the right thing" was just that, especially as Alex tries to balance his career in New York with Isabel's desire to continue working in Nevada. Fools Rush In gave Matthew Perry his first big-screen starring role following his success on the TV series Friends. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Andy Tennant
- Written By
- Katherine Reback
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- In Theaters
- Feb 14, 1997 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
A fun no-brainer that successfully casts a sweet romantic spell.
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Fred Topel, About.com
No laughs in this one at all. Who decided to write a movie about a club designer? Boring concept, no chemistry.
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Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Fools rush in to watch this stupid romantic comedy.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Shows how love leads away from reason into the mysteries of the heart.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Stick to the sitcoms, Matt.
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Cast
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Matthew Perry
as Alex Whitman
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Salma Hayek
as Isabel Fuentes
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Jon Tenney
as Jeff
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Carlos Gomez
as Chuy
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Siobhan Fallon
as Lanie
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Jill Clayburgh
as Nan
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Tomas Milian
as Tomas
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Anne Betancourt
as Amalia
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Stanley de Santis
as Judd Marshall
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John Bennett Perry
as Richard
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Suzanne Snyder
as Cathy Stewart
- Stanley DeSantis

