As a 30-something chick, I have a few romantic comedies and dramas that I have watched so many times I can repeat them line for line. I put them on, if for nothing else, for the background noise. This movie is one of them. The title of the movie says it all; Julia Roberts (Grace) gives the entire town something to talk about when she finds out about her husband's cheating ways. The movie is funny and poignant at the same time, making the viewer re-visit some decisions they made in their lives that got them where they are today. Kyra Sedgwick is absolutely fabulous (much better than in "Singles") and Gena Rowlands is wonderful, as well. Pair that with a great subplot about horse competitions and coming to grip with aging, you've got a great movie that was completely underrated by most critics.

Curl up and enjoy this movie. It is funny, sad, interesting and most of all enjoyable. I disagree with the person who said that the husband and wife spontaneously dance and then live happily ever after. Did we watch the same movie? The wife (Julia Roberts) then goes back to school and her husband begins courting her. Dating, not back to move in and live happily ever after.

I Love the movie, it's good clean fun, probably not so much for the men as for us females. I have watched this time and time again plus do-not have to worry if my daughter wanders in and out as anything she should not be hearing would go over her head anyway. Kind of reminds me of a totaly modern, "Harper valley PTA" I have an old taped version that i borrowed from a friend years ago, so now i have just brought another copy so she can hers back. A must *****

There isn't anything in this that was earth shattering or incredible performances. It was just a good Sunday Afternoon flick, I own this one and forgot how much I enjoyed it until my Daughter and I pulled it off the shelf.

Julia Roberts does a believable job as a woman who has found out that her husband has screwed around on her. What I liked most about this movie was allll of the secondary characters... Kyra was the PERFECT Older sister looking out for her younger one, Gena was Great as the Southern Belle Mama, the Aunt (don't know this woman's name)was HILARIOUS as the "little" crazy Aunt that would/could go there. You really have to pay attention to this movie there are so many innuendos and funny moments that I truly can recommend this one. The actress that played the daughter was wonderful and last but not least Dennis Quaid did quite a convincing job as a contrite husband (once he was caught).

If you want something along this plot line I would also suggest "Hope Floats" which also stars Gena Rowlands and has pretty much the same subject matter but not the same movie. Enjoy.

Respectfully Reviewed

It moves along, but it's a little light, a little bland. I suggest skipping it unless you really love Julia Roberts, horses or marriages that almost fail but don't. It's not worth seeing for Quaid or Duval. The younger Robert Duval is my favorite male actor (To Kill A Mocking Bird, The Great Santini, Apocalypse Now), but nowadays he seems to have lost his dramatic power. (And Dennis Quaid's hair seems to be auditioning for a role as a winter quilt.)

Robert Duval plays the owner of a ranch operation somewhere in the south, where he raises and trains show horses. Julia Roberts plays his daughter. She works for dad, managing the stables. Dennis Quaid plays her husband. Julia discovers that her husband has been cheating on her. In the course of being furious and ashamed, she discovers that he has slept with a number of women in town, all of whom she knows.

At the office, Julia discusses her problems over the phone with a friend but uses a speakerphone and is overheard. He husband has a consultation over lunch at a restaurant, with the meanest divorce lawyer in town. The whole town is talking. Dennis Quaid apologizes to Julia, very insincerely. Julia's friends convince her to put up with it, forgive and take him back. Spontaneously, in the end, without any catharsis or precipitation, husband and wife dance together to the song, "Let's Give Them Something To Talk About." This is what passes fro reconciliation. Presumably everyone lives happily ever after. It was all just too easy.