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| The Only Thrill |
| THE ONLY THRILL (1997) Rated PG Starring: Diane Keaton, Sam Shepard, Diane Lane and Robert Patrick The story wasn�t thrilling but RP was. Ratings RP droolabilty 10 He�s just damn gorgeous! The shirt off factor, 5 This is for the pool scene. Love that bod. Spine-tingling looks, 8 His hair�s better when he�s older � the smiles are to die for. Presence in movie 5 Needs to be more - of course. Gravely voice factor 8 Love that voice anytime RP Swear-o-meter 0 He�s a good boy in this flick |
| Synopsis Reece McHenry (Sam Shepard) falls in love with seamstress Carol Fritzsimmons (Diane Keaton) while his wife is in a coma in hospital. When the relationship remains stagnant Carol tests Reece�s commitment by going to look after her terminally ill sister in Canada. She wants him to commit further by saying she�s the love of his life but he cannot do this, just saying that she is his best friend. Her daughter Katherine (Diane Lane) and his son Tom (Robert Patrick) also fall in love. Will their relationship meet the same fate as their parents? On the cover it says, �Sometimes your only chance for love comes once.� |
| My Thoughts I don�t know if I�d have called this movie �The Only Thrill�. The title would suggest that it was thrilling which it was not. Maybe it could have been titled, � Love�s Chances Lost� or �Grab Love While It�s Here� or something like that. Well, they�re awful titles too but you must catch my drift!? It�s a �Bridges of Madison County� type movie I think but I never did see that film - well that�s the impression I get. It has a slow story line showing the relationships between two single parent families over almost four decades from the 1960s to the 1990s. I wouldn�t have given this movie a second thought if it weren�t for Robert Patrick�s name in the line up. The first time I saw it I had to wait up until 2 am to catch it on Showtime. Also, being an X-Files fan, my daughter saw his name in the credits and alerted me to the screening. (Thanks Nellie) I just read back over my previous comments and you must think I didn�t enjoy this movie. I did. I remember back to the first sleepy time I viewed it and it was slow going. The second time I was more alert and I began to see its virtues. Now I�ve seen it about six times and have fawned over it each time since then. There are two distinct sections - the relationship between Reece and Carol and the love between their offspring Tom and Katherine. I have heard in other reviews that they�d wished there were more sequences of the parents but I could watch a whole movie of the interactions between Tom and Katherine. There�s no accounting for taste. |
| RP involvement RP�s lovability in this movie is very much on a par with his character in �A Texas Funeral�. He is so cute, gorgeous and sexy. The first time we get the hint of our RP character is in the 60s when he�s 15. We hear his voice but don�t see him. He�s 27 when we first really see him rather than just being talk between Reece and Carol. This is where he meets Katherine for the second time (she thinks it�s her first) and he falls in love. This is the girl of his dreams � this is the end of the prey � but she doesn�t think the same way. She�s attracted to him but can�t stand still long enough to settle down. He�s devastated when she leaves him to pursue an acting engagement in Tennessee. How can this gal leave this gorgeous man? The next time frame is 12 years later. He is 39 and owns a chain of video stores. His hair looks better here � in fact he looks hot! He meets up with Katherine again. She�s been married a few times and yet he�s been unmarried because she was his only true love. The last time frame is 6 years later when RP is 45. He�s still unmarried but this time needs some coercion to ask the love of his life to stay. Love the grey streaks here. He is just so sweet. How could she not want him from the start? Memorable Scenes * The best female body part scene * Canoodling with Katherine in the theatre the day he meets her (again) while the two woman on screen are talking about their sex life. * Not so memorable - when Katherine said she was leaving for Tennessee and didn�t want Tom to follow her. How could she leave such a gorgeous man? * Tom�s opening up a bottle of wine telling Katherine about the time they first met (when he was 15) and she hadn�t remembered. They�d made out in the woods like a couple of banshees. * When Katherine spits pool water in his face (that reminded me so much of Doggett in �Within� ) * The way he looks at Katherine � I want him to look like that at ME!! Memorable Lines Katherine: How come you never married? Tom: You. (adorable voice) Katherine: You knew me a week. Tom: What can I tell you! (another melting smile and adorable voice) Katherine: The craziest thing I ever heard. Katherine: So who�s your latest lady? Tom: You. Katherine: You should be married. Have a whole family by now. Tom: Yeah, there�s this old Robert Mitchum movie, it�s on TV and he�s some detective or something, The woman he�s with is talking about her family.. and he says, �I never married.� That line packed a wallop to me, maybe no-one else in the world got it�.. Who�s your latest?� Katherine: You. Katherine: I always went for you but I could never sit still long enough. Tom: To love me? * major melt* Katherine: You have always loved me, haven�t you? Tom: Since I was 15. *ahhhhh � sighs* ������. End Thoughts This is a must see for all Robert Patrick fans. I would also suggest buying it as you�d probably watch it more than once. RP is so sweet in this heart-warming story. I bought my new copy through videoflicks.com. |
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