noralee The British "Twice Upon A Yesterday (The Man with Rain in His Shoes)" was a cute date movie (both the guy and the girl change ). Sure it's unoriginal, a cross between "Groundhog Day," "Sliding Doors," and "Next Stop Wonderland" with magic realism, but I'm a sucker for that and this is more thoughtful about the relationships.Other than a cameo by Elizabeth McGovern, the Brit and Spanish actors are all unknown, not even from Brit TV, and not all by any means gorgeous. Nice world music soundtrack, reflecting the new British immigrant diversity. And nice musical touch that the couple almost stays together because he gets her tickets to a Radiohead concert.(originally written 6/5/1999)

arkhangel I watched this film before the movie sliding doors and find a lot of similarities in the two films. the only difference is that - taking the learnings from this film, the sliding doors is more planned and the plot more tightly knitted. i think this does shed lights on the truth about the dating world where men's hearts are fickle and not content with what they have. i think it is quite a good watch actually. and gave me a positive outlook even after i had a fight with my boy friend - and be more appreciative.

mark blanchard Although my title hints otherwise, I rather liked this movie. A clever play on the fantasy of "if only I could go back in time, I'd do things differently" wish. The guy here does go back in time and things don't work out the way he wants. Anyway, the fatal flaw involves the casting. IMHO, when casting romantic comedies involving love triangles, casting directors need to follow the rule of HOTTEST ONE WINS when choosing actors/actresses to play off each other. In other words if a guy has to choose between two girls and the script calls for him to end up happy with one of those two, cast the hottest actress in that role. Same goes for guys. Otherwise, the audience will never believe the actor's choice. For example, consider John Cusack's High Fidelity. Faced with several hotties to choose from, Cusack goes back to the mousey blonde (whose name escapes me) and I was a bit sorry for him. Anyway, this movie obeys the rule of hotness first, but to its detriment. When Henshall's Bukowski spots Penelope Cruz's Louise in movie, it's game set match for Lena Headey's Sylvia (herself a stunning brunette) as far as we're concerned. There's no way we believe he's ever going back to Headey.That said, I liked it and would recommend it.

Gary Murphy This is a charming romantic drama about a guy who has an affair on his girlfriend, confesses and is faced with the misery of being alone. He gets a chance to try again when he is sent back in time.The acting is very well done. The plot is interesting - similar to Sliding Doors. I like the story of redemption and discovering one's self in the process. This plot plays that story out quite well.While there's nothing terribly original here, I found the movie to be quite entertaining. All of the characters were endearing and three dimensional. There was no "bad guy"; just people going through life as best they can.I rated this movie an 8 out of 10.