Smile Like Yours, A (1997)

reviewed by
Walter Frith


'A Smile Like Yours'
A movie review by Walter Frith

I really enjoyed Greg Kinnear's performance as Harrison's Ford's younger brother in 1995's 'Sabrina'. Kinnear had a charm that ensured he had the potential of paving a prosperous career in movies for himself. Lauren Holly is a very beautiful woman who has a charming presence of her own on the big screen and the two of them provide some interesting chemistry in 'A Smile Like Yours'.

Kinnear and Holly play a young married couple living in the beautiful surroundings of San Francisco who deal with the joyful prospect of having a child but suffer from the problems of infertility. They seek medical counseling and treatment for the problem which all make for touching and mildly amusing results. How can the problems of infertility be touching and amusing you might ask? That's the magic of this luke warm love story which treats its subject matter by making the dialogue and personalities of its characters both quirky and likable.

There are sub plots involving Kinnear's occupation as a construction professional who rubs elbows with a seductive and tempting architect (Jill Hennessy) who tries to snag him. Holly meanwhile works at developing a line of perfume with her sister (Joan Cusack) and Kinnear finds male bonding with his best friend played by Jay Thomas.

The film tinkers with being a straight laced movie formula and pretty much succeeds at it but it also provides some honest moments of love done with comedy to stimulate the heart and that is pleasing to say the least.

OUT OF 5> * * * 

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