Only the Lonely (1991)

Danny, a cop, meets and falls in love with Theresa. They get engaged, despite sneaking around behind his mother's back, but when push comes to shove, he can't quite quit worrying about his mother long enough to be any kind of lover to Theresa.

GREAT MOVIE

Just loved this movie. Try to watch it every time it comes back on. February 28, 2008

One of Candy's best!

One of Candy's best movies. Miss O'Hara is better than ever. A must see for John Candy fans. January 13, 2008

WELCOME BACK TO A HOLLYWOOD LEGEND

After an absence of 20 years, the great Maureen O'Hara returns as a feisty Irish mother who loves to give her policeman son (John Candy) a guilt trip. The movie is funny despite some ethnic slurs and O'Hara steals the movie. Upon her return to Tinseltown after the death of her husband, she was asked to play Rose Muldoon. She took one look at Candy and said "OK, I'll play his mother".

Another icon Anthony Quinn plays the lovelorn neighbor. His scenes with O'Hara are classic. Two tremendous pros giving lessons in acting and their chemistry is perfect.

Candy and Ally Sheedy are newcomers compared to O'Hara and Quinn and this humorous and entertaining movie gives them the chance to work with two of filmdom's greats and both are wonderful in their roles.

But this is O'Hara's movie. She never resorts to stereotype and her strong finish only reaffirms the statement "welcome back Ms. O'Hara".

Let's hope to see more of this wonderful actress on celluloid.
December 23, 2007

He finally finds a girlfriend

Then his mother visits, she hides behind him he is so big. His mother meets her, and all heck breaks loose!
Iys a funny love story. October 31, 2007

Enjoyable Movie.

But a little campy and somewhat difficulty to believe. There were certain facts and circumstances here that challenge our ability to suspend our disbelief such as Candy, a Chicago policeman, being "transferred" to a job in Florida and also his tremendous obesity at that point in his life made the attraction between he and Sheedy a bit suspect. But John Candy was a tremendous joy in practically everything he ever did. His acting was always good and he portrayed the mother-dominated Danny Muldoon with aplomb. In fact, the acting overall, with Maureen O'Hara excelling in her role and Anthony Quinn adding a certain something to the endeavor, was another reason for why the film succeeds. As far as the romance was concerned I found it a little too manufactured, but tastes do differ in this regard. July 21, 2007

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