Stars: Minnie Driver, David Duchovny, Carroll O'Connor, Robert Loggia, David Alan Grier, Bonnie Hunt, Joely Richardson, James Belushi, William Bronder, Eddie Jones, Don Lake, Marianne Muellerleile

Director: Bonnie Hunt

Summary: An architect who has recently been widowed, finds himself out on a blind date. To his amazement he finds himself attracted to the waitress who serves him.

A charming romantic comedy about finding love in the most ironic--and unlikely--of places. Bob Rueland (David Duchovny) is mourning the tragic loss of his wife, who nobly agreed to donate her heart to a needy recipient. When he meets Grace Briggs (Minnie Driver), little does he realize that she's the recipient. Eventually, the truth comes out, and Bob must decide for himself which heart it is his heart wants to follow.

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A romantic comedy vehicle for X-Filesstar David Duchovny, Return to Mecostars Minnie Driver as Grace, an ailing waitress whose life is saved when she receives a heart transplant. Meanwhile, Duchovny's architect Bob is grieving over the death of his zoologist wife and sweetheart since childhood Elizabeth (Joely Richardson), killed in a car accident. A year on, he agrees to go out on a disastrous blind date redeemed by his encounter with the comely and witty Grace. Abetted by her redoubtable Irish Catholic grandfather (played by Carroll O'Connor), they hit it off and start dating. But when Grace accidentally discovers from whom she received the vital organ that saved her life the blossoming relationship is tested to its utmost.

Return to Meis not for the hardboiled cynic-it's a gentle, funny and very charming tragi-comedy. It's sweetly chaste, too, with Grace's self-consciousness about the chest scar from her operation precluding any steamy sex scenes. All this adds to its old-world charm, which is further exacerbated by O'Connor and his ageing restaurant staff's late-night card games, in which they discuss the merits of Sinatra and Dean Martin and generally function as a seven dwarves-type collective to Driver's Snow White. James Belushi also chimes in as the lovably slobbish hubby of Grace's best friend. Ultimately, however, the success of the film is down to the shy chemistry between Duchovny and Driver.

On the DVD:The feature itself is presented in 16:9 widescreen. Numerous extras include trailers, a deleted scene, a music video for the featured big band number "What If You Loved Me", and an audio commentary by writer/director Bonnie Hunt, in which she talks about the unpredictable joys of working with Sydney the Gorilla, whose on-screen performance outshines those of many of the humans. --David Stubbs

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen, 16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Deleted Scene, Theatrical Trailer, Music Video What If You Loved Me, Audio Commentary By Bonnie Hunt And Don Lake, Interactive Menu Screen, Chapter Selection
Subtitles:	Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Year:	2000
Release Date:	January 29, 2001
Runtime:	111 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	15763 D V D
Keywords:	Off, General, Wide, Screen, Return, Me, Drama, Schedule
Genre:	Drama