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Not very funny and not very sweet
A very 80's movie. It is almost fun to watch it for the nostalgia of all of the 80's references such as plastic furniture, shoulder pads, neon, etc. The actors are good but Martin Short is miscast in the role of a sexy leading man. His comic talent is wasted and lots of partial nudity. Martin Short is normally an extremely funny guy but he just doesn't seem comfortable with this character. The plot is really quite dull and it seems like this movie is trying to be a "Date from Hell" picture and trying to be a simple romantic comedy at the same time and fails at both. The screenplay is the main culprit of the death of this film but the director is also clearly at fault. One prolonged sex scene is even shot in slow motion. It makes the love scene just look silly not sexy. After watching this movie I wanted my 90 minutes back.

Pleasant Surprise
"Cross My Heart" went virtually unnoticed upon release in 1987, (following on the heels of Martin Short's success in "Innerspace"). I hope it's headed for sleeper status, because it's a *wonderful* little seriocomedy, about two people with a remarkable amount of attraction to each other, who lack the confidence and courage to be open about their lives and their feelings during a third date. The characters are three-dimensional, Short and O'Toole have a sizzling chemistry, and the script is appropriately low-key and subtle. It isn't accurate to call "Cross My Heart" a "date from hell" movie, because it doesn't fall into the same category as comedy-of-errors films, like "After Hours" or "Into the Night," where two people are thrust into a series of disasters. Instead, most of the characters' problems and conflicts spring from slight inadequacies and insecurities, and they retain a basic compatibility that *will* enable them to succeed, if they can only overcome a few obstacles and be straight with each other. The film is a little stagy (three or four major sequences, with the two leads carrying all of the weight), but remains touching, funny, and relatable; it has a emotional aura over it (like Emile Ardolino's "Chances Are") that is rare in romantic comedies. As usual, Annette O'Toole demonstrates why she is one of the most gifted, appealing, and underrated actresses in American cinema. The film is a pleasant surprise -- definitely take a look, you'll be rewarded.