Steve Guttenberg could've turned his career around if he'd chosen better serious roles as he was clearly capable of delivering great performances. Unfortunately, he'd rather stick to this kind of light romcom and other similar films resulting to an early 'retirement' in showbiz. Please note that the comedy aspect in this film was very little. The beginning was promising including a recovering cancer patient (considering not many cancer related films were produced back then) showing some realism in the main character making the viewer sympathise and think of post cancer life. That's all good until the film turns the other way round into a goofy silly story revolving this shallow woman and the need to please her through Gus's (Steve Guttenberg character) new appearance. This is an insult to post cancer patients who continue struggling with depression and heavy medication for a quite some time. Add to that, Gus's silly 'cartoonish character' of a sister who's an absolute nightmare on screen. Overall, the film was 100% predictable and a nuisance.
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