Runaway Bride
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: July 30, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
15
Negative:
11
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Other than a few gratuitous montage sequences, plus a patently clumsy echo of the shopping scene in "Pretty Woman," Marshall refuses to pull his share of the load, forcing his beleaguered cast to fend for themselves. Read full review
30
SalonMary Elizabeth Williams
You would never have predicted it from the breakout success of "Pretty Woman" nearly a decade ago, but it turns out that the pairing of Richard Gere and Julia Roberts has ripened over the years into something resembling month-old brie. Read full review
30
Film ThreatRon Wells
I completely dreaded sitting through this movie...Two-hour purgatory. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
In "Pretty Woman" Roberts played a tough whore with a soft heart. Here, she's a business owner whose sense of self is so tenuous she doesn't even know how she likes her eggs done. Read full review
30
Film.comMoira Macdonald
Comes off as nothing more than a PG-rated excuse to showcase Roberts in a variety of wedding gowns (five, by my count) and an exhausting number of comedy cliches.
30
New Times (L.A.)Hal Hinson
Marshall is the very definition of a hack; his one and only desire is to play to the lowest common denominator. This is the secret of his success: He aspires to mediocrity. With Runaway Bride, he has scored another bull's-eye. Read full review
25
New York PostRob Dreher
A runaway bore.
20
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Maybe writers Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott were thinking of Tracy and Hepburn--assuming they were thinking of anything--but not even Roberts's smile can put this one over. Read full review
10
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Another contrived, unconvincing romantic comedy that once again mixes stale sitcom humor with laughable attempts at pathos and emotional depth. Read full review
10
Washington PostDesson Thomson
[Gere] seemed to be improvising his way from beginning to end, like he was disgusted with the actual script. Read full review
0
Film.comErnest Hardy
Atrocious bit of by-the-numbers screen filler. And anyone who easily lapses into sugar comas is advised to stay far, far away.
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