Only the Lonely

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Julian B Great John Candy Film! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/08/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1.75 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/30/25 Full Review Blu B It's like Marty (1955) sharing the same themes and very simliar setup but just not as good. Don't get me wrong there is nothing broken here or bad. It makes perfect sense, is very easy watching, and feels like almost a borderline early 90's Hallmark channel film. It's just very middle of the road and that's the biggest problem. The direction is basic, the music isn't memorable at all, everyone is forgettable or in O'Hara's case not that likeable. The one good thing here is John Candy who does a great job overall. It's refreshing to see him in a more serious melodrama romance role. The comedy here which I think this is going for like a Romcom Drama type thing is....very flat or at best ok. It gets a laugh every now and than but a lot of it is just flat and doesn't land. It also feels like it half the time is about Candy & the other half O'Hara so it kind of takes away from candy. Another issue the love interest is very forgettable and doesn't have much chemistry with him either. The themes explored here are good but they just don't really land well save for a little bit near the climax. But it nds up going the way you think a film like this would go. This needed better execution, more focus on Candy, better chemistry, and maybe a bit more interesting side characters. If your a hardcore Candy fan this may be worth watching as it is a nice play against type overall despite being comedy here. But most could skip this and not miss much. Just a very middle of the road forgettable not broken in the slightest film. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/21/25 Full Review Munkhchimeg T The movie that shows really well about the insecurity and overcoming Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/20/24 Full Review Cristina G A fairy tale -- I love this! Who would know?! John Candy had leading-man charisma! And as for Ally Sheedy, ahhh, I had a big crush on her during the brat-pack days and after. Ally was a very talented and fascinating actress. I wish she had done more interesting work. (I re-watched this movie because of the doco "Brats".) Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/26/24 Full Review Les L Aside from some racial stereotypes, the underlying story is great and directed well. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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