Fools Rush In (1997)

This is a delightful romantic comedy. Blue-blooded Manhattan-based New Englander, Alex Whitman (Matthew Perry), gets feisty Mexican, Isabel Fuentes (Salma Hayek) pregnant during a one-night stand when he is sent to Las Vegas to build a night club. After a mystifying post-coital disappearance, she re-appears three months later to announce her condition. Following their spur of the moment wedding at a Las Vegas chapel with an Elvis impersonator as their witness, there ensues much predictable mayhem and comic intimidation at the hands of Isabel's father, brothers and ex-fiancé. Fire is added to the flames when Whitman's straight-laced parents, who know nothing of the marriage, turn up unannounced. Isabel's volatile temperament and disagreements over whether to live in Las Vegas or New York add to the mix.The chemistry between Salma Hayek and Matthew Perry is delightful and sweet. The basic them of two people making a big mistake during a drunken night out, falling in love, dealing with multi-cultural issues coming from two different worlds, has been done before, but this was done with such a truly fresh and cute twist on it. Matthew Perry is at his usual hilarious and very witty best, and Salma Hayek is utterly adorable, feisty, sexy, cute and sweet. As you see the two of them stepping up to the responsibilities of what they have done, and trying to accept their whirlwind romance, there are some of the classic things you would expect as Matthew Perry's well to do, rich parents from the Northeast suddenly realize their sun lives with a woman in Las Vegas that has turned their home into a little Mexico. The actors involved do credit to the movie. What else is there to say! Overall rating: 8 out of 10.

This movie is so clearly not bad. Fools Rush In is one of the better romantic comedies, that's a little known fact. It has really sharp editing, fine directing, good cinematography, really good acting and really good writing. Fools Rush In's editing and story presentation is particularly very strong. Fools Rush In has very rich colors. The writing is natural, genuine. It's really funny, but Fools Rush In is more so good than funny, which is much more of an accomplishment.This movie is all about Alex Whitman and Isabel Fuentes. Matthew Perry is in his best role. Perry's very well-cast and there aren't many actors out of anybody better for the part. He's good for the character and is very lovable. Perry poses as the main star but he's just for show. This is quietly though obviously Salma Hayek's film. She is perfect for the part, perfect. Salma Hayek gives you real heart acting very womanly and comes across as all too sweet. Fools Rush In is a very sweet romantic comedy. It's an easy film to enjoy. I am particularly very fond of Fools Rush In.

Matthew Perry's films haven't been great successes but for what its worth I think that this is one of his best.Although we see many of the elements of his character from the hit show "Friends" this is what we love to see from Perry and he plays it to perfection. He has good chemistry with Hayek and the overall plot of this film is strong. It has elements of comedy and also a lot of drama which is unusual for a romantic comedy.This element means that Perry is allowed to play some scenes with depth and we see that he is also a fine dramatic actor.Overall although this film was not overly well reviewed and hasn't made much of an impression on the world it is well worth seeking out as it is a good film and showcases the talent of Perry perfectly.

I was surprised at how much I liked Fools Rush In. The story is nothing special, and it may drag in spots. But I loved the beautiful cinematography and scenery, the lovely music, the funny and charming screenplay and the direction was surprisingly well handled.The acting from the two leads is excellent. Although his character is very like Chandler from Friends, in terms of the slapstick schtick and the funny lines, Matthew Perry is very effective in his role. Same with Salma Hayek, who is both beautiful and charming here, and shows good chemistry with Perry.Overall, I liked it very much and I wasn't expecting to. 8/10 Bethany Cox