While not a genre I would naturally seek out to watch, I stumbled across this, and found it to be a very sweet movie. It is in many ways quite a standard romance between Lewis (a florist) and Lisa (a high powered executive). The story goes something like this…
Lisa Walker (Mary Stuart Masterson) is a woman totally devoted to her career. She has never experienced a normal family life, having been abandoned as a baby, and raised by her drunken adopted father. When he dies, she is somewhat upset, particularly when she returns from work to find her only companion (her goldfish) dead as well! She breaks down in front of her window, but doesn’t realise that someone is watching…
This is Lewis Farrell (Christian Slater) a shy florist, who had lived alone since his wife and child had died. He spends his evenings walking the streets and looking into windows, wondering how other people lived. He is immediately struck by Lisa, and decides to send her flowers (anonymously) to cheer her up.
Lisa Walker (Mary Stuart Masterson) is a woman totally devoted to her career. She has never experienced a normal family life, having been abandoned as a baby, and raised by her drunken adopted father. When he dies, she is somewhat upset, particularly when she returns from work to find her only companion (her goldfish) dead as well! She breaks down in front of her window, but doesn’t realise that someone is watching…
This is Lewis Farrell (Christian Slater) a shy florist, who had lived alone since his wife and child had died. He spends his evenings walking the streets and looking into windows, wondering how other people lived. He is immediately struck by Lisa, and decides to send her flowers (anonymously) to cheer her up.
However, Lisa is determined to find out who sent her the flowers, and Lewis reluctantly tells her. To Lisa, Lewis seems too good to be true, and although she starts to fall in love with him, the course of true love never quite runs smoothly, as her past starts to get in the way…
I found this movie to be generally quite cute and easy to watch, although the storyline itself seemed quite weak. What I was impressed by were the performances of the leading actors, as they made this love story very believable. The characters were well defined, from the shy Lewis who falls head over heels for Lisa, and almost scares her away, bombarding her with roses, to the totally career oriented Lisa, who is unable to find the time for love.
In short, if you like a good romantic film, this one’s for you, but don’t expect it to be a particularly dramatic or thought provoking film. Easy viewing all round.
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