Friday, September 08, 2006

Only You (1994)

"Only You" is about a young woman, Faith (Marisa Tomei), who believes her soul mate is Damon Bradley. The name Damon Bradley was spelled out on a Ouija Board and a fortune teller had repeated the name to her when she was younger. She is engaged to a man, but then goes on a wild goose chase in Italy in search of Damon Bradley. There, she meets Peter (Robert Downey Jr.), who pretends to be Damon Bradley, but later admits he is not, but has fallen in love with Faith (and she's fallen in love with him), and he helps her in her search for her soul mate.

Spoiler Alert.

When she is disappointed to not have found Damon Bradley, she is about to board a plane back to the US when she hears on the announcements that Damon Bradley is wanted at the information desk of the airport. She rushes to see him and finds Peter there, and together they finally see who the real Damon Bradley is (a man neither had ever met before). Faith realises she loves Peter, and you have your happy ending.

I thought it was a sweet story and a bit suspenseful, as you are always wanting to find out who this Damon Bradley really is and whether Faith would give up love for some silly belief of hers that she gave up her engagement for even. And of course it takes place in Italy, which automatically adds a star or two to the movie. Marisa Tomei was perfect for the role. She was sweet and innocent in this movie, with strong belief in her fairy tale. It's not a movie that will leave you thinking deeply about life, but it is a feel good movie. And if you don't enjoy it for the plot, you'll love it for the scenes of Italy.

4 out of 5 stars.

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

What does a Spoiler alert mean? I will try to watch it sometime.

Saturday, September 09, 2006 1:57:00 AM  
Blogger Sarah said...

It means that you shouldn't read ahead if you do NOT want to know the ending (have the ending spoiled for you!)

Saturday, September 09, 2006 10:48:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

marisa tomei is "a young woman"...that's stretching it a bit, no?

Tuesday, December 05, 2006 6:31:00 AM  
Blogger Sarah said...

lol ok my bad... You know what I meant :P

Thursday, December 07, 2006 10:20:00 PM  

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