Dithery, nattering and a bit long for such a conspicuously airy trifle, this fanciful "what if" romance follows London press rep Helen Quilley (Gwyneth Paltrow) as she lives two overlapping lives. Her futures begin diverging when she either does or does
not miss the train home after being fired from her agency job. If Helen catches that train, she arrives home to find boyfriend Gerry (John Lynch) having ex-sex with his old girlfriend Lydia (Jeanne Tripplehorn): That's the future in which Helen gets a chic new blond 'do, washing that man right out
of her hair. If she misses it, she gets mugged and taken to the hospital, a delay that allows Gerry's betrayal to go und...
Released:
1998
Rated:
R
Length:
105 mins