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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA sweet, entertaining retread of an ancient formula, in which opposites attract despite all the forces arrayed to push them apart.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliIf you want daring or original, Fools Rush In isn't the movie to see. Like 90% of all romantic comedies, it follows a time-honored formula that allows little room for variation.
- 75San Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonSan Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonPerhaps a bit miscast, and with a penchant for too many double-takes, Perry nonetheless is game.
- 50USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkHurried, harried. [14 February 1997, pg.D4]
- 50Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorThough the climax of the story is a little forced and sloppy, with both lovers behaving way out of character, this movie is aware enough of the conventions it's using that it's more moving than cloying.
- 40The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThe film never gets past the unlikelihood that its characters have much chance of living happily ever after. Or of finding real heat or humor along the way.
- 40The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe best that can be said is that neither Matthew Perry nor Salma Hayek embarrass themselves, but they're both appealing enough that the same could probably be said if they were starring in a commercial for a hair-replacement system.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleA sour romantic comedy that arrives in theaters just in time to spoil Valentine's Day. Its plot is a catalog of unpleasantness. Its characters are repellent.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittTennant's featherweight comedy is clearly pitched at the date-movie crowd, and couples may enjoy it if they can get past the picture's simplistic ethnic stereotypes and its willingness to wish away every real-life family problem the characters will surely face after the feel-good finale.
- 20Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThis isn't real life. It isn't even a movie. It's an extended sitcom. And for the first time in your life, you'll actually beg for commercials.