Once Around (1991)
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68% of critics liked it
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71% of users liked it
(3,332 ratings)
Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom made his American movie debut with this romantic comedy, starring Holly Hunter as Renata Bella, an aimless Bostonian thirtysomething who attends a seminar for aspiring condo salespersons. Here she meets hotshot salesman Sam Sharpe (Richard Dreyfuss), who immediately… More Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom made his American movie debut with this romantic comedy, starring Holly Hunter as Renata Bella, an aimless Bostonian thirtysomething who attends a seminar for aspiring condo salespersons. Here she meets hotshot salesman Sam Sharpe (Richard Dreyfuss), who immediately falls in love with her. After the marriage, Sam's well-meaning but obnoxious insistence on insinuating himself into every aspect of Renata's life rubs the rest of her family the wrong way. Though the script occasionally veers into both cliché and sentimentality, Once Around ends up a thoroughly charming experience, thanks to Hallstrom's knowing direction and the marvelous chemistry between Hunter and Dreyfuss. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- R, 1 hr. 55 min.
- Directed By
- Lasse Hallström
- Written By
- Lasse Hallström
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1990 Wide
- On DVD
- Dec 28, 2004
- Studio
- MCA Universal Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Ethnic romances from Abie's Irish Rose to Moonstruck have traveled similar ground, but few have handled the role of family in a marriage more poignantly than Once Around.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The first movie in a long time to leave me speechless.
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Rita Kempley, Washington Post
There is no there there, just the dead red glow of the beckoning Exit light.
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John F. Kelly, Washington Post
On the whole Once Around is strangely enervating, proof that family problems -- even those of fictional families -- are often best kept behind closed doors.
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Felix Vasquez Jr., Film Threat
Dreyfuss and Hunter can't save what is a sappy and grating melodrama.
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Cast
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Richard Dreyfussas Sam Sharpe -
Holly Hunteras Renata Bella -
Danny Aielloas Joe Bella
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Laura San Giacomoas Jan Bella -
Gena Rowlandsas Marilyn Bella -
Roxanne Hartas Gail Bella
