Bonnie Bedelia, Charles Martin Smith, Christopher Reeve

Picture James Carville and Mary Matalin dropped into a screwball comedy. Michael Keaton and Geena Davis are political speechwriters with bad cases of insomnia who meet cute, fall in love, and then dis...( read more  read more... )cover that they are working for opposing candidates. The subsequent short-lived war of dirty tricks and one-upmanship is one of those contrivances that is soon (and thankfully) discarded in light of their instant rapport and mutual respect. In a world where candidates are for sale and campaigns are fought like poker games, these idealists are made for each other--they just don't know it yet. Director Ron Underwood (City Slickers) has a light touch with comedy and a nice feel for romantic fun, but it's the charm of Keaton and Davis that puts the bounce in an otherwise limp political satire. --Sean Axmaker

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PG-13, 99 min.

Directed by: Ron Underwood

Release Date: December 16, 1994

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DVD Release Date: December 26, 2001

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  • December 4, 2007
    The plot was hokey
  • August 4, 2007
    Cute movie with likable performances by the leads.
  • December 6, 2007
    I caught Speechless early the other evening and found it to be a nice way to wind down from the rigors of the workday. Michael Keeton and Geena Davis had good chemistry together in this light, romantic comedy set in the midst of a political campaign. Kept me entertained for a whi...( read more)le, though the ending was a bit too cheesy...
  • September 2, 2009
    Fun political romantic comedy.
  • January 14, 2009
    very interesting and nicely funny movie
  • January 11, 2009
    Likeable enough throwback to newspaper screwball comedies of the 30s and 40s, with terrific leads, some of the wit and none of the style.
  • December 10, 2008
    no thanks not my kinda thing
  • July 23, 2008
    The perfect romantic comedy... great script, great acting, great chemistry!!!
  • July 8, 2008
    Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Zero).

    First viewing: 28.02.1999
  • July 1, 2008
    Good old school movie, i love it because its so romantic and cute!

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The level of humor is dialed safely down to the Sitcom setting, which limits what can happen, and how much we can care about it. full review

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