Paperback Romance

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2000 Filmcritic.com

Unlikely, implausible, and unilaterally bizarre, Paperback Romance gives us the story of a crippled romance novelist (Carides) who falls for a jeweler of questionable moral fiber (LaPaglia) and imagines frequent dalliances between them -- before they become real. Through in an A Fish Called Wanda-like bumbled investigation and Romance gets even stranger. Some will enjoy the film, others will just be really, really confused. I mean, I'd take the mega-pretty Carides with or without the leg brace -- who wouldn't?

Aka Lucky Break.

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Rating

2.5 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Ben Lewin
  • Producer: Bob Weis
  • Screenwriter: Ben Lewin
  • Stars: Gia Carides, Anthony LaPaglia, Rebecca Gibney, Sioban Tuke, Jacek Koman, David Watson, Lynda Gibson
  • MPAA Rating: R