Review – Autumn in New York

Take a romance between a high-40s aging lothario and a ditzy low-20-something. Add the plot twist that she’s dying of Tragic Beautiful Actress Syndrome (the same thing that got Ali McGraw in Love Story). Then dump on a heapin’ helpin’ of some of the worst dialogue I’ve ever heard, et voila! The offense is further aggravated by Wynona Ryder playing a role she could barely have pulled off ten years ago (this woman’s my age for crying out loud, and I assure you I ain’t 20). Then of course there’s the constant presence of Richard Gere. The final icing on the cake is the almost constant reliance on clichés, particularly the male lead’s simpering, empty-headed self-deprecation. Even the most devoted fan of the chick flick may have trouble choking this one down. Wish I’d skipped it