She has a fantasy that she will someday meet this “Prince”. We can see that Bullock is living in a fantasy world … because of all she has lost in her life. It’s not a SILLY movie … made for MORONS, like so many romantic comedies are. She works for the CTA in Chicago in a token booth – and every morning she watches him get on the train. She goes off the deep end when talking about her “Prince” (played by Peter Gallagher) – a man she has never met. It sets it up … her voiceover does not tell the end of the story … and we can hear her insecurity in her voice, and also her … well, frankly, her delusional nature. Listen to how she says the word “Milwaukee”. The opening, narrated wonderfully and very … HUMANly … by Sandra Bullock is sepia-toned, and yet it maintains that witty energy. The music doesn’t insist that you care … it just supports the general mood. The mood of the film is sincere, and also WITTY. There’s music playing beneath almost every single scene, and instead of being annoying, or too obvious, or … too much – it just adds to the MOOD. BAD.) While You Were Sleeping is a romantic comedy, sure – but it has that ever-elusive quality that so few filsm have: it has WIT. So often in romantic comedies, you get total over-kill with the soundtrack – they bash you over the head with their message (Hugh Grant strolling sadly thru the streets after breaking up with Julia Roberts in Notting Hill and what begins to play? “Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone”. For some reason, the soundtrack to this film strikes me as PERFECT. To the JOY that is the film While You Were Sleeping – one of my eternal favorites!! Reveling in Bill Pullman!! To the most obsessive degree possible! Whoo-hoo!! I also had a blast writing it over the last 2 weeks. I do a shot-by-shot breakdown of While You Were Feckin’ Sleeping, for God’s sake. This is basically a moment-to-moment analysis of the film. I chose as a focus the film While You Were Sleeping. However, it could've almost starred two other major rom-com leading ladies and a former James Bond.I wanted to write a post about my love for Bill Pullman. Sure, it is a storyline that could've easily been creepy and taken a turn for a Lifetime thriller, but thanks to Bullock's undeniable charisma and her charming chemistry with Pullman, While You Were Sleeping is still one of the genre's most beloved offerings 25 years after its release. Unexpected romance, family bonding and a happy ending ensues. Starring Bullock as Lucy, a lonely fare token collector who is helplessly in love with Peter ( Peter Gallagher), a commuter she admires from afar until she saves his life and then ends up telling his family, including his handsome brother Jack (Pullman), that she's his fiancée. Can you believe it's been 25 years since While You Were Sleeping woke us up to our insane love for Sandra Bullock?ĭirected by John Turtletaub and starring the then up-and-coming star and Bill Pullman, the guy that didn't stand a chance against Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle, While You Were Sleeping surprised everyone when it became one of the most successful movies of 1995.
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