English

Fools Rush in

1997 · 110 min.

5 out of 8

Review

Machine-translated from Danish.

In Las Vegas, Alex and Isabel, actually against the nature of both, have a one-night stand – or so they think. But when Isabel finds out that the night has borne fruit, she seeks out Alex to inform him of the situation and tell him that she intends to keep the baby. After pulling himself together, Alex proposes to Isabel. Why not get married, now that they are having a baby and are evidently still attracted to each other?

Everything is terribly romantic until the couple have to get to know each other. Salma is Mexican and Catholic with a huge family, to whom she is very close and whom she definitely does not want to move away from. That is a little problematic, since Alex's job as a nightclub developer is first and foremost in New York. Besides, Alex is the prototypical WASP.

Despite both of them at least trying to show a little tolerance, it comes to crises and an open break, but as TV2 sing: "love conquers all". Fools Rush In has two likeable protagonists for whom you, as a viewer, constantly sit hoping for the best. They charm you, so that you forget the thick clichés and the familiar themes that unfold in the second half of the film.

Cast and crew

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