A remake of a 1968 picture starring Sandy Dennis and Anthony Newley, this whimsical weeper gets off to an awkward start and never finds its footing. Hard-driving, San Francisco advertising whiz Nelson Moss (Keanu Reeves) has a sleek apartment, a neglected girlfriend and no life to speak of outside work, where he and partner-in-slime Vince (Greg Germann) are currently retooling the staid image of Dr. Diggity hot dogs for a younger, hipper consumer. But Nelson is forced to spend an afternoon at the Department of Motor Vehicles renewing his driver's license, and there he meets the force of nature that is Sara Deever (Charlize Theron). They don't exactly meet cute ...
Released:
2001
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
118 mins