Only The Lonely Details

Director Chris Columbus took a break from the juvenile slapstick of the Home Alone series to make this understated little gem. It's a sweet, rather old-fashioned comedy about a shy policeman, John Candy, who falls for an equally bashful mortician, Ally Sheedy, much to the dismay of his overbearing mother, Maureen O'Hara. Although it occasionally lapses into sentimentality, it is sympathetically written and there are winning performances from the two leads. However, the film is all but stolen by O'Hara, returning to the big screen after a lengthy absence, and that other wily old veteran, Anthony Quinn. Look out, too, for a brief cameo from Columbus's Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin.

Chicago policeman Danny Muldoon (Candy) is bored. His working day is spent with a loutish partner (Belushi), while... read more on Time Out