Two If by Sea (1996)

Undescribable Perfection

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

I remember going out to the set of Two If By Sea, I had been asked to perform a part of walking through a scene when the troopers race up behind Dennis Leary and Sandra Bullock, both of whom I have a great respect for, I think Sandra Bullock shows her depth and range in this movie.Dennis Leary can hold his character, with style, was right in sync with Roz. I enjoyed working on the set, as do many performers, I was glad Bill Mont loaned me a sweater on this day! Inside the store, I look for chips and goodies, while screeching tires suddenly stop outside....thank you to all cast and crew.

I think this is really funny it reminds me of "Weekend at Bernies". We really enjoyed it! And I like Sandra Bullock & Denis Leary too. You can't take this movie too seriously either. And Yaphat Kotto is funny when he plays a character named O'Malley and says to the other policeman - Top of the Morning - is that Irish enough for you. What a riot. This is not a movie the "The Net" it's just a fluffy movie and what about all the great scenery. It's wonderful and there are a lot of great actors in it that I've seen before. I would really recommend this movie - actually it's on TBS this morning so I wanted to mention that if anyone would like to watch it.

Maybe there's a reason people who live in provinces are calledprovincial. Perhaps they expect a "Citizen Kane" or a "Godfather"every time they step into a theater. Great movies are few and farbetween, and about the best you can usually hope for is acoherent tale told in an entertaining way.And that "Two If By Sea" certainly is. I give it 9 out of 10 for itshilarity, subtle performances, niceness, great scenery, and overallexecution. It's a warm movie filled with lots of really zingy littlefunnies. It never strays far from its agreeable theme of true love,and when it does it takes delightful tangents into: pure slapstickgoofiness, devastatingly piercing pricking of the neuveau riche,adolescence, and even the plight of the city dweller who thinkshe's "out in the country" (as when a terrified Leary draws a .38 on atame deer). You have to admire a director who can take as manypotshots at life as "Airplane!" does, and still stay within the contextof a story as cohesive as this one is.Actually this is one of Denis Leary's finest hours. He portrays aguy who gets along in life by being tough and irascible, although atheart he's hard pressed to cope with the world in general andcompletely confused by love. Sure his character comes across asgrating -- it's supposed to. But if you can't see past the facade tothe nice guy underneath, you're not much of a moviegoer.To his excellent work the director adds Sandra Bullock's character,who is just enough not satisfied with a simple, linear life to throwLeary into one tailspin after another. Their chemistry is oftenprickly, but always centered around the movie's core theme. And ittakes real talent to portray her part with the touch of frustration shehas, without coming across as a bitch. Bullock impressed me byachieving just the right tone.And in the end, what more could you want? The good guys all findways to win and the bad guy loses his claim to fame and goesdown in flame, blame and shame. Whoooeee!

I avoided watching this for quite a while because I had heard it wasn't too good. But actually, I enjoyed it...enough that I have watched it twice now. I have a question the the data base cannot answer for me, though. The actor who plays the lacky to FBI agent O'Malley...he's not listed, but he has to be Dave Coulier from Full House. If anyone knows could they email me, please. Thanks