Review of The One

The One (2003 TV Movie)
6/10
You know what? It was actually pretty cute
10 March 2003
Not a terrible way to spend a rainy Sunday night, folding laundry.

It's not anything we've never seen before: boy meets girl, boy falls

in love with girl, girl is already engaged to very successful Mr.

Perfect pro-hockey player. But anymore now, it's not the stories that

drive these kinds of predictible romantic potboilers; you have to

have likeable actors who can pull off likeable "cute" without looking

like annoying Olsen Twins "cute". In this case, they hired some

very cute actors to play easygoing, made-for-TV quirky characters,

especially Richard Ruccolo, whose characterization of a goofy, but

sincere caterer, keeps the schmaltzy moments grounded and you

can't help but root for him -- he reminds you of a best friend who

was always the nice guy who deserved a good relationship or just

someone your mother would want you to bring home. Watching it

makes you have to admit to yourself that for even the most devout

cynic, there is still that miniscule part that still wants to give true

love a chance.
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