This romantic comedy covers familiar ground in an entertaining fashion, helped by an enjoyable cast.
The city is Boston, and the setting a yup-scale singles bar, located below street level. Classic urban Jew David (Arye Gross) spies ur-WASP Carrie (Courteney Cox) through a periscope that views female passers-by from a voyeuristic low angle, and Carrie storms into the bar ready to punch out his
lights. Sparks are struck instead, and a second chance encounter, at a Red Sox game, leads to a date. But before matters can proceed further, the familiar obstacles must be overcome.
First, there's friend incompatibility. David's best friend Eli (Kevin Pollak) is a...
Released:
1993
Rated:
R
Length:
87 mins