[year/rating] 1995 R [genre] Comedy Romance [director] Steven Pearl [starring] Dan Cortese Jonathan Silverman Allison Smith Mariangela Pino

Tagline

Love is like gravity, it attracts, it pulls, it sucks.

Summary Capsule

Two guys, one gorgeous and one single, talk about girls.

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Justin's Rating: Snarf! Snarf!
Justin's Review: Take a look at the summary capsule up there. Read it carefully. Got it? Well, that's the film!

Okay, okay, there's a little more to it than that. Jonathan Silverman is Lenny, your basic sweet single nice guy who continually gets his heart ripped out by women. Dan Cortese is Joey, a hunk who (described by Lenny) is out to "save the nymphos". In fact, Joey has five girlfriends named Cindy as just a part of his harem (Cindy One through Cindy Five). These two guys are best friends and try to solve the mysteries of woman by chatting over a cup of decaf and playing golf.

"Copyrighted Wacky Hijinks ensue, and Joey is naturally the butt of all the jokes."

Lenny falls head over heels in love with a short redhead and is convinced "this is the one" for him. Joey tries to help him by forcing Lenny to play hookey from work and sneak into the chick's bedroom at night. Copyrighted Wacky Hijinks ensue, and Joey is naturally the butt of all the jokes.

I had the poster to this film in my freshman dorm room, cause I liked the tagline "Love is like gravity, it attracts, it pulls, it sucks." (I didn't pay for it, I got it working at a video store.) Wasn't that a great anecdote?

...At First Sight plays both as a male buddy comedy and a romance comedy, blending the two together to overcome the inherent weaknesses of the plot. I really appreciated that neither of the two male leads are complete jerks (guys in romantic comedies tend to get the character shaft), which makes it just that much more easy to enjoy. It's an odd little flick with wonderfully funny dialog between the two male mentalities (Casanova and nice guy), and it's at least slightly unique just for the ending (which I won't spoil, but I've never seen anything like it in a romance flick). It's guys figuring out women... what more could you want?

Is It Worth Staying Through End Credits?

Lots of small jokes in the end credits, but nothing super-special

Intermission! [some sources: IMDb]

This film was originally entitled Two Guys Talkin' About Girls, and should not be confused with the Val Kilmer/Mira Sorvino vehicle.

Groovy Quotes

Lenny: So, who were you in bed with this time?
Joey: Cindy.
Lenny: Cindy?! I thought Cindy moved back to Atlanta.
Joey: No, that was Cindy 3.
Lenny: What, are you dating Cindy 2 again?
[Joey holds up four fingers]
Lenny: Cindy 4?! Oh, that's great. I guess with one more you get a free toaster?

Lenny: I just don't want to screw this one up.
Joey: Don't worry, it happens all by itself.

Lenny: Aw, Joe, this girl's so sweet I could eat her for lunch. I, I'd give her the moon if I could -- What?
Joey: PEDESTAL ALERT!
Lenny: Pedestal? We're talkin' friggin' skyscrapers here!

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