'Speechless' with laughter

Romantic Comedy of Errors+ 2 good actors' chemistry+wit=Speechless
You know what movie I would really like to watch? Speechless, the 1994 comedy with Geena Davis and Michael Keeton.

I haven't seen this movie in about 8 years, but I remember really liking it straight off. Perhaps if I saw it again, I would not find it nearly so engaging. I have the IMDB page up right next to this blog, and it is hard to believe that I would like the movie any less today than I did then, particularly with a cast such as Ernie Hudson (sadly, always an underdog), Christopher Reeve at his dry-comedian best, and Bonnie Bedelia. How many thirty-something comedies come along? Or comedies about political campaigns? Comedies are usually the territory of people in their twenties, like Just Friends or Old School (in that case, people who are acting like they are in their twenties, which is even sadder and less entertaining). Why do rom-coms these days all seem like You, Me and Dupree? Or, if they address more 'mature' characters, you get things like Must Like Dogs. Bleh!

Nope, I loved the sparkling chemistry between Geena and Michael and sizzling wit of Speechless's dialog. Unlike other relationship movies featuring people older than 22, these characters have just enough baggage to make things interesting, without making them "damaged goods." This movie has been on my mind for almost a week, and I need to go hunt down a copy. I hope you like it too; if not, I would be interested in why you didn't. Maybe I will even add a post as an "after", so that what you read now is the "before" column.
In any case, I am off to the video store to see if my initial affection for this movie has stood the test of time.