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The Concierge

4.9

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Original title

For Love or Moneyaka

AKA

The Concierge

Year

1993

Running time

96 min.

Country

United States

Director

Barry Sonnenfeld

Screenwriter

Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal

Cast

Music

Bruce Broughton

Cinematography

Oliver Wood

Producer

Universal Pictures

Genre

Romance. Comedy | Business & Stock Exchange. Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

New York hotel concierge Doug Ireland (Michael J. Fox) wants to go into business for himself and refurbish a hotel on Roosevelt Island, N.Y., but he needs an investor. With a few weeks left before his option on the site runs out, Doug agrees to help wealthy Christian Hanover (Anthony Higgins) conceal his affair with salesgirl Andy Hart (Gabrielle Anwar) from his wife. Despite his own attraction to Andy, Doug tries to stay focused on getting Christian to invest $3 million in his project.

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Critics' reviews

"'For Love or Money' stars Michael J. Fox, one of the most likable stars in the movies, in a romantic comedy so lightweight that his charm has to carry the whole enterprise (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"An amusing, if occasionally formulaic, comedy."

TV Guide
"By now, I’m not sure even Donald Trump could love a movie that asks us to get misty-eyed over real estate."

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"Barry Sonnenfeld...proves that he does not need the Addams family to develop a wry, cartoonish atmosphere filled with funny, well-etched minor characters."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"Although For Love or Money is a marginal film by any standards, it isn't unwatchable, and it does fit nicely into the 'date movie' niche (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"Michael J. Fox seems a lot breezier and smarter than what's surrounding him in For Love or Money. It's an old-fashioned romantic comedy that's a little too old-fashioned as it clanks through its plot"

Jay Carr: Boston Globe
"The film holds no surprises. It's strictly by the book, uninspired and only vaguely sincere. But Michael J. Fox is not by the book; he is always genuine"

Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle
"Fox has that same spark about him early on here, but as For Love or Money grows more and more conventional, you can see him coast right through the thing"

Rene Rodriguez: Miami Herald

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