As somebody who routinely watches the identical handful of flicks again and again, I’ve made it my purpose this yr to observe a minimum of one movie I’ve by no means seen each different week. To date, I’ve been profitable, however the yr continues to be younger. Firstly of the month, I lastly watched When Harry Met Sally and liked it, and now I’ve added Sandra Bullock’s Whereas You Have been Sleeping to my checklist of finest romantic comedies. As a lot as I liked the film, although, there was one scene that left me questioning what the writers have been considering once they included it.
Bullock performs Lucy, a lonely transit employee who believes she’s in love with Peter (Peter Gallagher), a commuter on the practice station the place she works. When he’s pushed onto the practice tracks in a mugging, Lucy springs into motion and saves him. She follows him to the hospital, the place she learns he’s in a coma and by chance lets the hospital workers and Peter’s household assume she’s his fiancée. As a lot as she hates mendacity, Lucy enjoys being a part of a household once more till Peter’s brother, Jack (Invoice Pullman), exhibits up, and he and Lucy begin getting shut, complicating issues.
I knew nothing going into the film past the truth that it’s thought of among the finest romantic films to observe throughout Christmas, and I’m comfortable to report that evaluation is correct. I simply want one scene would have occurred in another way.
Whereas You Have been Sleeping Is A Masterclass In The Miscommunication Trope
It’s straightforward to get annoyed with the miscommunication trope in films and TV exhibits as a result of all two characters have to do is speak to clear issues up; nonetheless, I by no means as soon as discovered myself annoyed with Lucy in Whereas You Have been Sleeping. As a substitute, I felt sympathetic for her and the large pickle she discovered herself in. Dare I say, watching her wrestle to maintain the charade up whereas falling in love with Jack was comical? As a result of it completely was.
I discovered myself gasping and laughing extra occasions than I might depend on the fixed miscommunication occurring within the film. From Jack considering Lucy was dishonest on Peter along with her neighbor Joe Jr. (Michael Rispoli) to Mary (Monica Keena) telling your entire household Lucy was pregnant when she was not. And don’t even get me began on Saul’s (Jack Warden) lack of ability to assist Lucy come clear with the remainder of the household. There wasn’t one occasion the place I felt the miscommunication was farfetched or annoying
However I Want The Film Left Out The Mistletoe Kiss Scene
Just a few days after formally assembly Peter’s whole household, Lucy is invited to spend a belated Christmas celebration with them. She reluctantly agrees to go and has a good time. As Lucy goes to depart, Jack follows her out, and the 2 get caught underneath the mistletoe hanging over the entrance door. The 2 are hesitant to take part within the kissing custom however are egged on by Peter and Jack’s whole household. Finally, they take heed to the household’s cheers to “kiss” and lock lips for the primary time.
On the one hand, together with the scene was a genius manner for Lucy to kiss Jack with out the lie about being Jack’s fiancée unraveling. In any case, it will be straightforward to shoot down any dishonest allegations as a result of it was only a pleasant kiss underneath a mistletoe that everybody inspired them to do. In a manner, it was the right approach to get the precise love pursuits to kiss and create the quintessential first kiss scene each rom-com wants.
Nevertheless, I can’t wrap my head round the truth that your entire household stands there cheering Lucy and Jack on, figuring out that she’s engaged to their son, who’s in a coma. What’s even worse is that Lucy and Jack go for a full-on kiss! They may have kissed one another’s cheek or completed a fast brow peck, however nope, they lock lips. The whole scene actually took me out of the film and made me query if I ought to be rooting for Lucy and Jack within the first place. Fortunately, I acquired over it, however I feel the kiss scene between the 2 of them ought to have been saved till after the reality had been revealed.
I do know the vacation season is over, however in case you don’t thoughts watching a Christmas-adjacent film in January, then I extremely advocate streaming Whereas You Have been Sleeping with a Hulu subscription. And whilst you’re there, think about trying out a few of the different finest ’90s films streaming on the platform.