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It's never too late to take a chance.
Hapless Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman) is on his way to London for his daughter's wedding. Vulnerable at work, he's made the decision that going to the wedding is more important than keeping his position as a jingle writer for an advertising company. But the impending marriage of his daughter and loss of his job are scary for poor Harvey. Meanwhile, Kate Walker (Emma Thompson), a survey taker at Heathrow Airport, finds herself tired of blind dates, tired of her Mum's (Eileen Atkins) constant urging to get married already, and sad about having never found the right person to share her life with.
Harvey always felt that his awkwardness had been an embarassment to his daughter (Liane Balaban) and her mother (Kathy Baker) and had caused the divorce. He'd not been very involved with his daughter since then but he's crushed when she tells him that her stepfather (James Brolin) will walk her down the aisle.
The next day, after the wedding ceremony, Harvey begs off the evening reception saying he has to get back to NYC for work. But he's delayed by traffic and misses his flight so he heads to the airport bar to drown his sorrows. Kate is sitting at a nearby table having lunch and after slinging a few arrows at each other, they end up in conversation. Kate encourages him to go to the reception and he agrees -- but only if Kate attends with him. Harvey is empowered by his connection with Kate and is able to appropriately speak his piece in a toast he gives at the reception.
Having endeared themselves to each other and finding some degree of confidence in themselves, Harvey and Kate move on to consider their future.
Also appearing are Richard Schiff as Harvey's boss and Daniel Lapaine as Harvey's new son-in-law.
Written and directed by Joel Hopkins.
Run time: 1 hour, 33 minutes
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
My personal rating: A-
Hapless Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman) is on his way to London for his daughter's wedding. Vulnerable at work, he's made the decision that going to the wedding is more important than keeping his position as a jingle writer for an advertising company. But the impending marriage of his daughter and loss of his job are scary for poor Harvey. Meanwhile, Kate Walker (Emma Thompson), a survey taker at Heathrow Airport, finds herself tired of blind dates, tired of her Mum's (Eileen Atkins) constant urging to get married already, and sad about having never found the right person to share her life with.
Harvey always felt that his awkwardness had been an embarassment to his daughter (Liane Balaban) and her mother (Kathy Baker) and had caused the divorce. He'd not been very involved with his daughter since then but he's crushed when she tells him that her stepfather (James Brolin) will walk her down the aisle.
The next day, after the wedding ceremony, Harvey begs off the evening reception saying he has to get back to NYC for work. But he's delayed by traffic and misses his flight so he heads to the airport bar to drown his sorrows. Kate is sitting at a nearby table having lunch and after slinging a few arrows at each other, they end up in conversation. Kate encourages him to go to the reception and he agrees -- but only if Kate attends with him. Harvey is empowered by his connection with Kate and is able to appropriately speak his piece in a toast he gives at the reception.
Having endeared themselves to each other and finding some degree of confidence in themselves, Harvey and Kate move on to consider their future.
Also appearing are Richard Schiff as Harvey's boss and Daniel Lapaine as Harvey's new son-in-law.
Written and directed by Joel Hopkins.
Run time: 1 hour, 33 minutes
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
My personal rating: A-
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