Perhaps a winter blizzard on Thanksgiving is what widowed Julie Andrews and married James Garner need to defrost the chill of their different personalities clashing when she offers him a ride when he's stranded at his ailing wife's convalescent home after sending his daughters and grandson away. Her rather silly car makes a nasty turn in the blizzard, and their only hope is an empty house they come across by tractor. The wife has advanced alzheimers, and the late husband died of prostate cancer, and after sparring for quite a while, they start to bond, eventually finding comfort on a completely platonic evening. Will this lead to something more, or is it doomed to just two ships passing on a snowy night, dreaming of the possibility of sharing chocolate chip pancakes one day?
A delightful third teaming for Andrews and Garner, for the premiere audience, it was a comfortable reunion of two screen favorites and their fans, and they are still delightful together. The secondary story involving the two sisters, an estranged husband and their issues just isn't as interesting, but it takes place exactly where it belongs, in the background. Beautiful snowy photography and some slapstick where Andrews and Garner take separate tumbles in the snow, clever wit over the battle of the sexes and oof course a nice holiday twist at the end makes this quite special. Andrews is ageless, Garner sardonic yet suave, and together, they are just as delightful to watch in 1999 as they were in 1964 and 1982, and their teaming 20 something years after this first aired remains timeless.
A delightful third teaming for Andrews and Garner, for the premiere audience, it was a comfortable reunion of two screen favorites and their fans, and they are still delightful together. The secondary story involving the two sisters, an estranged husband and their issues just isn't as interesting, but it takes place exactly where it belongs, in the background. Beautiful snowy photography and some slapstick where Andrews and Garner take separate tumbles in the snow, clever wit over the battle of the sexes and oof course a nice holiday twist at the end makes this quite special. Andrews is ageless, Garner sardonic yet suave, and together, they are just as delightful to watch in 1999 as they were in 1964 and 1982, and their teaming 20 something years after this first aired remains timeless.