Heart-felt Laughter

Here we are at a wedding, a perfect place for growth for healing ...
Dan: Shut up, or I'll kill you.

Until the wedding photographer turns out to be a paparazzo and the parents start a shouting match. Molly sends her wayward parents to the parking lot to work out their differences. And they do. Behind the steamed-up windows of a red spots car.

Molly's wedding night is punctuated by the sounds of her parents' reunion in the bedroom next to hers. Her honeymoon is forestalled by their adulterous elopement. Now she must team up with the scruffy photographer with a knack for finding her mother while her new husband manages the neurotic behaviours of the deserted spouses.

That Old Feeling is beautifully written -- there are witty one-liner exchanges that never overwhelm a heart-felt story. None of the characters are wasted, and all of them are written and played with clarity.

Unflagging, humorous, never over-played or strained it is an example of the best of the romantic comedy genre. A treat.

by Ali Kayn Due for Australian release 24 July 1997 For credits and official site details, see below Search Festivale for more work by the film-makers below. See also: Paula Marshall in the short-lived television series Cupid

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Just the facts: Title: That Old Feeling (1997) Written by: Leslie Dixon Directed by: Carl Reiner Produced by: Leslie Dixon, Bonnie Brockheimer Running time: 105 mins Rating: M The Players: Bette Midler, Dennis Farina, Paula Marshall, Danny Nucci, James Denton Official website: IMDb entry For session times of current films, use the cinema listings on the Movie links page. For scheduled release dates, see the coming attractions section. For more information about this movie, check out the internet movie database. For the latest additions to Festivale, check out the change history section.