This Can't Be Love (1994) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Anthony Harvey

Writer (WGA):

Duane Poole (written by)

Release Date:

13 March 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy | Romance

Cast

Katharine Hepburn	...	Marion Bennett
Anthony Quinn	...	Michael Reyman
Jason Bateman	...	Grant
Jami Gertz	...	Sarah
Maxine Miller	...	Wilma
Michael Feinstein	...	The Piano Player
Lynda Boyd	...	Latrice
Morris Panych	...	Mr. Gordon
Lori Ann Triolo	...	Marvel
David Lovgren	...	Waiter
Bob Metcalfe	...	Manager
Maria Herrera	...	Desk Clerk
Gary Jones	...	Carriage Driver
French Tickner	...	Museum Patron
Andrew Johnston	...	Officer #1

Runtime:

95 min | Germany:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:U

Company:

Davis Entertainment

Quotes:

[Jason and Sarah are making out, when the doorbell sounds.]
Grant: Oh my God, oh my God, it's Miss Bennett!
Sarah: How do you know?
Grant: I've always found that by asking what's the worst thing that could possibly happen, I can predict the future with incredible accuracy.
Grant: Where could she have gone?
Sarah: Does she have any friends?
Grant: None that she likes.

Movie Connections:

References Rooster Cogburn (1975)

This isn't a comedy

Hardly any of it works. Too heavy handed and some over acting. The antagonism between the two main characters makes the romantic overtones unbelievable. Two great talents, Hepburn and Quinn, are mis-directed in this one. Barely a 6!