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Forget Paris (Widescreen/Full Screen)

Billy Crystal (Actor), Debra Winger (Actor) | Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Format: DVD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Billy Crystal plays Mickey, a basketball referee who has to accompany his estranged father's body to France, where the old man requested to be buried with the other members of his D-Day platoon. Unfortunately for Mickey, the airline loses his body. Fortunately for Mickey, this leads him to meet Ellen (Debra Winger), an airline executive who takes personal charge of the case and even joins him at the funeral. A whirlwind Paris romance leads to marriage, but that's when the complications begin... The story of Mickey and Ellen's marriage is recounted by their friends (played by Joe Mantegna, Cynthia Stevenson, Julie Kavner, Richard Masur, John Spencer, and Cathy Moriarty) as they wait for Mickey and Ellen to arrive at a dinner party. And of course these friends have their own stories, which are played out in witty shorthand as they bicker about who's going to tell the next part of the Mickey/Ellen saga. Forget Paris is uneven (unsurprisingly, Winger is stronger in the dramatic sections and Crystal in the comic parts, a schism that takes its toll on their chemistry), but its best parts hold up, even if the whole is shaky. Plus, the movie's theme (that romantic memories aren't what makes a marriage work, you have to live in the present) is explored with conviction and tenderness. --Bret Fetzer

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The romantic life of NBA referee Billy Crystal is on the rebound when he falls for airline employee Debra Winger. Crystal also directs this transatlantic comedy slam dunk with top-notch supporting cast of comedy pros, including Joe Mantegna, Cathy Moriarty and William Hickey.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An Unforgettable Love Affair..., Nov 30 2008
This review is from: Forget Paris (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
This delightful peek into the romance and marriage of two very unlikely individuals was as much fun for me this time around as it was when I first saw it a few years ago.

Billy Crystal is great with the comedic repartee and Debra Winger is watchable in everything she does.

They meet under unusual circumstances - Mickey, the Billy Crystal character, is a referee who flies to Paris to bury his father. When the casket turns up missing, Mickey spends hours in the airport, seeking the help of various customer service employees, trying to locate his father's body. Then he meets Ellen (Debra Winger), who gives him the news that his father's body has been found - plus, the airlines is covering expenses, including his hotel, and bumping him up to first class for his return home.

Then somehow, the two click. Ellen shows Mickey around Paris. As they enjoy the sights, they begin a romantic love affair.

Inevitably, their week in Paris is at an end.

What is fun about the movie is following Mickey and Ellen's journey as they face all the usual obstacles in their relationship.

I deducted one star because, while fun and intriguing, the plot was fairly predictable and reminded me of many other such movies. However, Forget Paris (Widescreen/Full Screen) was unforgettable despite these flaws.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Better Than Average, Jun 10 2004
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S. Johnson "xerxes" (Troy, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forget Paris (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
This is not a great movie, but I have to admit it is better than most romantic comedies out there. There are at least two or three "laugh-out-loud" moments (my favorite is the pigeon scene), but for the most part it is just okay. I thought my lack of enthusiasm could be attributed to the fact that this is more of a "chick flick," but alas, my wife felt the same way.

Using the friends of the main characters to tell the story in flashback is an interesting device, but overall this film is only a little bit better than average.

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4.0 out of 5 stars romantic comedy wins despite itself, Jan 5 2004
This review is from: Forget Paris (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
Debra Winger and Billy Crystal are surprisingly well matched in this romantic comedy. The two meet in Paris where Mickey Gordon (Crystal) has come to bury is father, a WWII vet for whom Mickey had little love. When papa's coffin gets lost, it falls to Ellen Andrews (Winger), an airline exec to help him out. Paris is magical, and they fall in love. Unfortunately, while there love endures, that Parisian spark doesn't survive the wedding. Crystal's bachelor life proves harder to leave behind than he thought (Mickey has what amounts to Bill Crystal's dream job - as an utterly fearless NBA ref - but may have to sacrifice it; He may also have to bear living with Winger's dementia-plagued father played by William Hickey). She may have to bear the obvious unhappiness of causing Mickey to lose his dream job, not to mention his loutish friends, including Joe Mantegna as a sportswriter, and primetime TV vet John Spencer ("LA Law", "West Wing") as a serial divorcee who derisively refers to his latest spouse as "the new Mrs. Jack."

If "Paris" is uneven it's because it's trying to be a romantic comedy that is often not very romantic or that funny. Still, the flick knows when to light things up (much of the story is told over dinner by Mickey's friends - especially Mantegna who display's a reporter's knack for knowing where his audience's attentions will flag, and a gift for reclaiming them) and in the end, romance wins.

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