princechennai1
This movie is a perfect love movie and Salma's acting was phenomenal. I also noticed that this movie contains few of real life story of Salma's (I read about her in Wikipedia). Everything was made to perfect, right from Isabel- Alex's first meet, romance, love, family introduction, marriage, first night, misunderstandings, separation and love after all. Being an Indian, I visited Vegas twice but after watching this movie, I'm gonna visit Vegas again in a completely different approach and also planned to visit Mexico. Matthew's acting was also remarkable. After all, the primary reason why I appreciate this movie is that it reflects what happened in my life. So... Good work Salma (you look gorgeous in this movie), Matthew and the director.
studioAT
Matthew Perry's films haven't been great successes but for what its worth I think that this is one of his best.Although we see many of the elements of his character from the hit show "Friends" this is what we love to see from Perry and he plays it to perfection. He has good chemistry with Hayek and the overall plot of this film is strong. It has elements of comedy and also a lot of drama which is unusual for a romantic comedy.This element means that Perry is allowed to play some scenes with depth and we see that he is also a fine dramatic actor.Overall although this film was not overly well reviewed and hasn't made much of an impression on the world it is well worth seeking out as it is a good film and showcases the talent of Perry perfectly.
RResende
Yet another story inserted in the conventional romance film invaded by comedy and with a comedian in the main role.There's nothing relevant here, if you like Matthew Perry as a TV actor he won't disappoint you here, i suppose. He made a good part of his career in television and that shows (on the negative side) on his films. See 'the whole nine yards' and compare his comedy timings with those of Bruce Willis or compare his cinema performances with those of other actors more rooted in cinema like Brendan Fraser. He doesn't pull things off like they do. But here he is, TV fans of him will probably appreciate something of what he does here.The common cliché of portraying Latin American cultures in Hollywood films (most of all the mexicans, for proximity) is something that look odd today. These last 11 years brought to a mass distribution many films from some Latin American cinema industries, and the lives depicted in those films proved films like this one ridiculous. There's more than coloured walls, Christian beliefs and certain paternal macho attitudes in Mexican culture, as in any culture. Probably in 11 years we'll see similar odd things in films being made right now.My opinion: 1/5 http://www.7eyes.wordpress.com
Tommy Nelson
"Fools Rush In" is not funny, not romantic, not cute, it has a slight heart, but that's about it. Not one joke in the film worked, and even if it was a mediocre one (which is the best they had), it still was terrible because of Matthew Perry's awful timing and the overall bad acting.Alex Whitman (Matthew Perry) is a semi-successful business man, and Isabel (Salma Hayek) is fresh out of Mexico in Las Vegas trying to make a name for herself as an artist. These two have a one night stand, and *surprise, surprise* Isabel becomes pregnant. The plot, which consists of dozens of bad jokes and clichés, has Alex and Isabel becoming a couple and how their different cultures collide. This was a comedy, but I did not laugh once. The only person to have joke lines was Matthew Perry, and he was not funny in the least. Any time the movie was trying to be romantic, it become extremely corny. The climax of the movie ended in the rain (despite that it didn't show any signs of rain the rest of the film). One bad cliché after another corny joke, with bad acting thrown in cannot make a good movie.My rating: * out of ****. 113 mins. PG-13 for language and sexuality.