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2009

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A 1950s-set comedy in which the glamorous Anne Deveraux (Zellweger) embarks on a drive down the Eastern Seaboard in a quixotic search for a wealthy man to fund a new life for her and her sons. Read more

Starring	Renee Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, Chris Noth, Nick Stahl
Director	Richard Loncraine
Genres	Comedy, Drama, Music/Musical

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  My One and Only
  
  This was actually surprisingly good - not sure why I picked it but was well worth the watch - especially as I did not realise it was losely based on the actor ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Keeley Andrews
  - Wickford, Essex
  - 28 Feb 2011 at 12:36
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  Umm, well, errr...
  
  Interesting twist at the end but what a lengthy way of getting there!
  
  Found it difficult to keep interest for long enough to follow the film. The ... read more »
  
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- - Mjr_Cojones
  - 7 reviews
  - 19 Aug 2011 at 17:39
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  My one and Only
  
  What a surprise,Its the ending that puts the film in to context. I suppose you have to have been interested in films in the 50's to really appreciate this ... read more »
  
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- - papajohn
  - 1 review
  - 23 Jul 2011 at 17:45
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  very good.
  
  A great cast, excellent script and beautifully realised. Perfect balance of humour, sentiment and thoughtful observations. I really enjoyed it.
  
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- - a customer
  - 20 Jul 2011 at 23:18
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  Not bad but..
  
  Was a bit bored by this and surprised when I realised at the end whose childhood this was based on.
  
  The mother played by Renee Z was a bit of a gold ... read more »
  
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- - Taranic
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  - Woking
  - 19 Jul 2011 at 12:38
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  Lip Service
  
  lets have more acting and less posing! There was a slow story line which dragged on and on! It was tupical, a boring and not memorable. What stood out more than... read more »
  
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- - panlids
  - 15 reviews
  - 02 Jul 2011 at 17:13
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  My Whoever is Available
  
  Walking out on her womanising band leader husband (Bacon) our heroin undertakes a road trip with her sons to …who knows where?
  
  What follows is a... read more »
  
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- - Rayblu
  - 106 reviews
  - Solihull
  - 06 Jun 2011 at 15:02
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  My One and Only
  
  Was a bit disappointed in the film even with the cast.I did watch it all but found it very boring
  
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- - cdot
  - 43 reviews
  - 29 May 2011 at 19:24
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  Old Fashioned - And So Much Better For It...
  
  In some ways 'My One And Only' is a real throwback to old-fashioned filmmaking - a story that takes its time, characters that arc, all set agaiunst a ... read more »
  
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- - Baz
  - 88 reviews
  - London
  - 15 May 2011 at 23:04
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  Quite a surprise!
  
  After heard so many things about this movie, i finally got to watch it.
  
  And I got pleasantly surprised because this is not just a comedy or road ... read more »
  
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- - Brighouse1971
  - 151 reviews
  - Brighouse, WY
  - 30 Apr 2011 at 22:19
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  nice, easy watch
  
  Quite a nice easy to watch film, kept me in the whole way through and was different.
  
  I have to say i enjoyed this film which i didnt exspect to.
  
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- - Daniellehoult
  - 4 reviews
  - 26 Apr 2011 at 09:38
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  My One and Only
  
  This was actually surprisingly good - not sure why I picked it but was well worth the watch - especially as I did not realise it was losely based on the actor ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 968714
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Keeley Andrews
  - Wickford, Essex
  - 28 Feb 2011 at 12:36
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  It's a drama, rather than comedy drama
  
  This is a reasonable story, with the three main parts acting well.
  
  My main disappointment was that, for me, the story didn't seem to really go ... read more »
  
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- - C1LS56
  - 155 reviews
  - Tunbridge Wells
  - 27 Feb 2011 at 22:08
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  Old Fashioned - And So Much Better For It...
  
  In some ways 'My One And Only' is a real throwback to old-fashioned filmmaking - a story that takes its time, characters that arc, all set agaiunst a ... read more »
  
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- - Baz
  - 88 reviews
  - London
  - 15 May 2011 at 23:04
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  My One And Only 8/10..... Loved it.
  
  Renee Zellweger,was her usall funnyself in this 1950 Movie, loved the clothes of that time, and Renee looked very elegant in them.
  
  A movie to watch ... read more »
  
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- 966971
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Jew
  - 39 reviews
  - Thatcham Berkshire
  - 23 Feb 2011 at 06:03
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  Surprisingly not a romantic comedy
  
  I was not looking forward to watching this film thinking it would be a second rate romantic comedy. I was surprised to find it thought provoking, sad and ... read more »
  
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  - CarrieG
  - 16 reviews
  - London
  - 31 Mar 2011 at 16:11
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  Waste of time
  
  Disappointing film, expected more with this cast. I only watched half the film as became bored and turned it off.
  
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- - a customer
  - 13 Apr 2011 at 16:33
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  nice, easy watch
  
  Quite a nice easy to watch film, kept me in the whole way through and was different.
  
  I have to say i enjoyed this film which i didnt exspect to.
  
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- - Daniellehoult
  - 4 reviews
  - 26 Apr 2011 at 09:38
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  Quite a surprise!
  
  After heard so many things about this movie, i finally got to watch it.
  
  And I got pleasantly surprised because this is not just a comedy or road ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 987731
- - Brighouse1971
  - 151 reviews
  - Brighouse, WY
  - 30 Apr 2011 at 22:19
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  My One and Only
  
  Was a bit disappointed in the film even with the cast.I did watch it all but found it very boring
  
  Report this review
- 998336
- - cdot
  - 43 reviews
  - 29 May 2011 at 19:24
- - 0
  - 0
  My Whoever is Available
  
  Walking out on her womanising band leader husband (Bacon) our heroin undertakes a road trip with her sons to …who knows where?
  
  What follows is a... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1001144
- - Rayblu
  - 106 reviews
  - Solihull
  - 06 Jun 2011 at 15:02

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  Beautiful but mercurial, Ann Devereaux (Renée Zellweger) has always gotten by on her own charms. Her husband, Dan (Kevin Bacon), is a successful bandleader, but when Ann becomes a witness to his infidelity, she packs their two sons, George (Logan Lerman) and Robbie (Mark Rendall), into her baby-...

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  A 1950s-set comedy in which the glamorous Anne Deveraux (Zellweger) embarks on a drive down the Eastern Seaboard in a quixotic search for a wealthy man to fund a new life for her and her sons....