Paperback Romance

Description

Putting your best foot forward has never been so sexyor so deliciously funnyas in this "entertaining, oddball comedy" (TNT's "Rough Cuts") that proves that it's worth it to go to outrageous lengths for the one you love. While reading aloud some of her provocative prose, Sophie, a romance novelist (Gia Carides, My Big Fat Greek Wedding) meets an impressed eavesdropper (Anthony LaPaglia, "Without a Trace") who turns out to be the man of her dreams. But having been disabled since childhood,Sophie lacks the confidence to go after him, until she gets a lucky breaka broken limb that allows her to disguise her childhood infirmity by posing as the victim of a skiing mishap. But when she throws fate to the wind and starts a star-crossed affair, she learns that she isn't the only one with something to hide!

Customer Reviews:

Not very romantic.......2005-04-03

I saw this movie last night, but I has not left much of an impression. It was a weird movie, with some hilarious scenes, but there was just no way I was going to like the main characters. Sophie - an erotic writer - chases after Eddie, a jewel thief with a fiancee. There is nothing romantic about it. They willingly deceive Eddies girlfriend, Sophie knows about his illegal business and lies for him to the police. All ending in a very embarrassing scene with police listening in on them in a sleezy motelroom. This is not what I call romance....

Mind Candy Suspended in theTrojan Horse Position.......2003-08-25

It is not a great movie, but is very likable. This movie is the perfect answer to wanting some spicy mind candy. It is funny and just sentimental enough with a little edge. It has some really funny and whimsical erotic scenes in the mind's eye of the challenged young writer of purple prose. Gia Carides (Strictly Ballroom) needs better representation in the States because she has a great knack for comedy, and we should see her more often. Anthony LaPaglia (Lantana) is handsome, dashing and appropriately a jerk and even quite silly. The rest of the cast is subtle and plays this seemingly unlikely story with wonderful, fanciful credibility. This is a fun and very original movie!!!

Cute! Strange, but cute!.......2003-01-23

I didn't quite know what to make of this movie when I first saw it. Finally, after thinking about it for a while, I decided that I liked it. It was quite funny in parts.

A withdrawn, reclusive erotic romance writer meets suave and handsome jeweler Eddie ( played by Anthony LaPaglia). She at first rejects him, because she's shy about her handicap -- she's had to use leg braces, thanks to a childhood case of polio. Later, she meets up with him again, (or rather, chases after him) after she breaks her leg in a freak accident. With her leg in a cast instead of a brace, everyone (including Eddie) assumes that she had a skiing accident. And she lets them continue to assume that, keeping her handicap a secret.

Of course true love finds a way in the end, but there are many adventures along the way-- jewel thievery, an undisclosed girlfriend, a Russian policeman, and more! Plenty of twists and turns appear in the story.

This movie definitely goes for the surprises -- a "romantic" scene can suddenly turn into something else entirely! I confess there were a few times that I was thinking, "No way! This is some sort of bizarre dream sequence! This isn't what is supposed to happen!" But it *does* happen. And somehow, it works.

It's a pretty sweet film, in a weird, bizarre way. And I decided that I liked it.

Absolutely charming, romantic, and unforgettable movie........1999-05-03

I don't want to give away too much of the plot in this absolutely charming movie. I highly recommend it. Paperback Romance is a different type of love story. It made me laugh and touched me at the same time. I didn't want it to end. I eagerly await it's release on video; this one's a keeper. Anthony La Paglia was brilliant as well as Gia Carides

See It!!!.......1999-03-15

This is such a great movie. I watch EVERYTHING Anthony LaPaglia's in that I can find because he is such a great actor. The movie has an original storyline and humorous moments. See it soon.

Average customer rating:

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Ultimate Mother's Day DVD Giftset

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ASIN: B000NQQ014
Release Date: 2007-04-10

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This giftset includes 14 favorite heartwarming and hilarious romantic comedies including: Baby Boom, When Harry Met Sally, Thelma & Louise, Mystic Pizza, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hannah and Her Sisters, Mermaids, Not Without My Daughter, At First Sight, Women In Love, Paperback Romance, Heart Breakers, Moonstruck and Beauty Shop.

Customer Reviews:

Depends on whose mother we are talking about.......2007-03-17

This is really not a collection of 14 romantic comedies as the description says, but probably all of them could be classified as "chick movies". Nine of them are five star films and are so well known they really need no introduction - Baby Boom, When Harry Met Sally, Thelma & Louise, Mystic Pizza, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hannah and Her Sisters, Mermaids, Women In Love, and Moonstruck. The other five movies are between three and four stars - Not Without My Daughter, At First Sight, Paperback Romance, Heart Breakers, and Beauty Shop. None of them are bad films. "Not Without My Daughter" is definitely no romantic comedy, and neither is "Thelma & Louise". Both have serious dramatic content. "Not Without My Daughter" definitely looks like it was made as an Oscar vehicle for Sally Field, and may be hard to watch for some people due to its intensity. It is based on the true story of a woman trying to take her daughter out of Iran without her husband's consent. "Paperback Romance" is not what it sounds like. Rather than being some silly Harlequin-type romance it is a pretty smart film that has a lot to say about disability and how it is perceived. "Heart Breakers" sounded good - a mother and daughter team conning wealthy men - but it just never pulled itself together, and "At First Sight" was just too slow for my taste. I liked "Beauty Shop" a great deal, but I am a real Queen Latifah fan, and I can see how you might not like the movie as much as I did if you aren't a fan of hers. The best way I can describe it is a female version of "Barbershop", which I also liked.

I'd say this is a very economical way to own these 14 films, and would make a great gift for any fan of chick flicks, but that is not an assumption you can make about all or even most mothers.

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