HottWwjdIam There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

seeingbystarlight Maggie Carpenter (Julia Roberts) suffers from an identity crisis which (aside from her indecision about how she likes her eggs), manifests itself most starkly in her inability to pick a bridegroom.Thrice engaged to a trio of desirable young men from her home town, she has made it to the altar with each of them, before turning around and running as fast as her legs will take her.This has made her the joke of the town; the people having all three incidents on tape (there's even been talk of opening a "wedding gift museum").This has also captured the interest of New York columnist Ike Graham (Richard Here), who because of an article he wrote about Maggie, has now been fired, and is desperate for vindication.With this in mind, he travels to Hale Maryland, where Maggie is engaged, once again, to Coach Bob Kelly (Christopher Meloni) who, for his part, has total confidence in her ability to make her marry him.Ike, however, has his doubts, and can almost taste the vindication he will get out of this...Until involvement with Maggie gets him more than he bargained for, in the sense that he starts falling for her.Hector Elizondo, Joan Cusack, and Rita Wilson, are terrific in their roles, as is Christopher Meloni whose methods for keeping Maggie "focused" are hysterical, and add tremendously to the story.Garry Marshal is possibly the only director who could've done a good job with this.Romantic comedies are obviously his cup of tea since is the third one of his that I've seen that's been great.Though not as good as Pretty Woman, and certainly not the best wedding movie I've ever seen, it's fun, and entertaining, and could not possibly have been done any better than it is.The two lead actors are perfect, managing to make a story which could be dumb, believable.Originally, Review #93Posted On: August 30, 2010

kxok630 Some crazy lady dramatically escapes weddings on horseback or something. A lazy journalist irresponsibly writes about her without researching the facts, and gets axed. Then he goes to meet her. Twisted premise, puzzling plot holes. Why do guys keep proposing to this creep? Why would someone with obvious mental illness be the heroine of a rom-com? Never explained.Another question: why Richard Gere? He looks like a grenade exploded in his mouth and blew his face away. His vapid acting is about as effective as you would expect from somebody without a face, too. As for Julia Roberts, even playing Little Bo Peep would be almost too complex for her. The script is just the usual "unlikely couple becomes a couple while other goofy stuff happens" story line. But it does't work with such vile lead characters. Not to mention the horrible acting of grenade face and bo-peep. The endless subliminal messages to subscribe to USA Today don't help, either. To be fair; a few jokes work, such as the wedding rehearsal scene. But that's about it. Otherwise, this is one long winded product placement infomercial. I hope director Gary Marshall enjoyed his complementary copy of USA Today after making this.

Eugene Ainur This film is about a girl who kept running away while someone was trying to marry her. Literally so: she had already escaped amazing number of weddings, when a newspaper journalist wrote an article about her heroic deeds. Since his article was not based on facts, he got fired. His last chance was to prove that the story was true, that’s why he set off after the girl. And then we learn some more details about her behaviour.I don’t know the end of the story because I haven’t watched the film up to the end. I guess that newspaper journalist has finally married the girl and got his job back at the same time. Those kind of movies always have happy end so you don't need to watch them through. I think there is nothing special about the film, it is just a mediocre entertainment.

ianlouisiana Four points for Miles Davis whose "It never entered my mind" decorates "Runaway Bride" at intervals unfortunately too far apart to keep it from sinking in its own saccharine sea. Consider this:-Richard Gere is a column - writer for "U.S.A.Today"(advt) He is obviously an "intellectual" because he has floppy grey hair and rimless glasses.He hangs around other journos from "U.S.A. Today"(advt) and spends a lot of time in a bar near the "U.S.A. Today"(advt) building - I think I can see a pattern evolving here................. In this bar near the "U.S.A.Today"(advt) building he gets a tip about a woman in Maryland who has left her prospective grooms at the altar 7 times."I shall call it "The Runaway Bride" ",he says,intellectually. Neglecting to do even the most basic of research he rushes into print and after a complaint from the "Runaway Bride" herself he is sacked from "U.S.A. Today" (advt) Rather belatedly you might think,he drives out to Maryland to discover the truth for himself.In a small town that makes Bedford Falls seem like Bedford - Stuyvesant,he meets - cute with the "Runaway Bride" - none other than Miss Julia Roberts - and you can work out the rest for yourself,quite possibly far quicker than Mr Gere,who,for an intellectual employed by "U.S.A. Today"(advt),is remarkably slow - witted. With more false climaxes than Meg Ryan,"The Runaway Bride" peters out tamely and predictably.Apart from Mr Gere the cast spend a lot of time laughing long and loud,presumably hoping it will be catching. Unfortunately I seemed to have developed an immunity,although I suspect the sales of "U.S.A.Today" (advt) developed an upsurge.