Chapter Two

Love this love story. I fell in love with this movie years ago when I first saw it at and was delighted to find it on Amazon. It tells the story of a widowed man and divorced woman who fall in love and get married after a whirlwind six week romance. The trouble starts on their honeymoon, as they are honeymooning at the same place he did with his deceased wife, whom he loved very much. The memories torture him enough to interrupt their honeymoon, cutting it short. It all ends well, with superb acting on all the character's parts. Great story!

Playwright Neil Simon saved some of his best writing for this snappy romantic escapade, possibly because his then-wife Marsha Mason filled the lead female role with a bravo performance. Co-star James Caan had the difficult task of sustaining audience appeal through a lengthy period of remorse over the death of his first wife. But his first-half performance is a winner, with sparkling wit and charm. I had enjoyed the original theatrical release of this movie years ago, and i fulfilled an urge to watch it again on this recent DVD. I'm glad I did.

In an era when Neil Simon could get his "laundry list published" (I stole that from Stephen King), this movie still managed to fly under the radar. Maybe it got eclipsed by "The Goodbye Girl", I don't know. In any case, this is a very enjoyable rom-com, with Simon's trademark banter. I don't think that either James Caan or Marsh Mason were stretching their acting chops here, but this is still a very enjoyable take. I was interested to learn that this is basically the story of Simon's marriage to Mason, after the death of his first wife. It must have been , ummm, challenging for him to write, and for her to play.In any case, as a movie that never really made it big, the DVD has no extras to offer. That's okay, all I wanted was to be able to see this again. With two solid principals, and a supporting cast of Valerie Harper and Joe Bologna, this is definitely worth checking out. I had no issues at all with the transfer from VHS to DVD (something I had been contemplating doing myself, just to be able to see this again). If this is one of those "gee, I wish I could watch that again" movies for you, definitely pick this up.

I have loved this movie ever since I first saw it--and have waited for it to come out on DVD. I STILL love it and all the banter between the twobrothers by James Caan and Joseph Bologna. Marsha Mason's portrayal of Jenny was heart-felt and realistic especially for the scene where she stands up for herself as James Caan's character prepares to leave. Valerie Harper was enjoyable as best friend to Jenny. The scenes of their honeymoon were actually filmed in Bermuda not the West Indies as James Caan's character gave directions to the cab driver taking them to the airport. I lived in Bermuda for many wonderful years, and it was filmed beautifully and true. Very nice funny, moving and romantic movie based on the meeting and subseqent marriage of Neil Simon & Marsha Mason. You won't be disappointed!

Another Neil Simon love story with Marsha Mason -- which is perfect for me. I adore Marsha Mason. The writing is as clever as always and the acting is superb. You can't go wrong with this one.

This was another movie the wife wanted to watch. It is a Neal Simon pity party with an almost handsome couple who mistakenly marry too soon after meeting. The guy's wife just died and the girl's a disaster in relationships. Good supporting cast and some very good humor but the premise is finding buddy love when you are so depressed and ridden with guilt that happiness is out of the question. Very cliche ridden depression movie.

I copied my vhs copy onto a dvd-r so that it wouldn't deteriorate any further.I have watched it over and over many times.Imagine my surprise when I saw thatit finally was out on dvd.Unfortunately that is what the copiers of this dvddid as well.This dvd is simply a copy of a very good vhs tape put onto dvd.The easiest way to spot one of these phony dvds is to check for a menu.There isn't one.Also the movie will usually be in the full screen format.This one is.The sound is also only stereo.Since it is a better copy than my own I'm ok with it.

Such an inspiration and informative movie on moving on after losing a spouse. Timeless movie. My favorite actress and actor.

Great film.

Great movie

Hard time finding this DVD. The search paid off.