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A Previous Engagement

Released May 9, 2008

1h 58m

Romance

Comedy

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37%

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19 Reviews

33%

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100+ Ratings

A married woman (Juliet Stevenson) goes on vacation in Malta to keep a date she made 25 years earlier with her first lover (Tchéky Karyo).

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Amy Nicholson

I.E. Weekly

There are worse movies, but most restrain themselves to only one scene of Daniel Stern learning to salsa.

Rated: D-

May 15, 2008

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John Anderson

Variety

Despite the occasional detour into mawkishness, "A Previous Engagement" nicely balances unutterable truths about marriage and love with the comedy that is human interaction and the unending drama that is man and women, repulsion and attraction.

May 12, 2008

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Philip Marchand

Toronto Star

This is a romantic comedy where the romance is too fraught with implications for a comedy, and the treatment of character is too flippant for a romance.

Rated: 2/4

May 9, 2008

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Get engaged with A Previous Engagement -- a wistful, hopeful romantic comedy you'll fall in love with over and over again.

Nov 14, 2019

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

[H]its every single damn note in precisely the wrong way... strains for screwball and misses entirely...

May 10, 2008

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide

A little more [bitterness] would have gone a long way to offsetting the film's sticky sweetness.

Rated: 2/4

May 9, 2008

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Audience Member

a woman travels to malta to keep a promise she made 25 yrs b4.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

This movie was good in the beginning, then the main charactor got very annoying. First she isn't happy in her marriage, so thinks about being with her first true love, then when she has the opportunity to be reunited with her first true love, she still isn't happy. Annoying !! She's also a worry wart ! Annoying ! This type of person is so annoying because they can't be happy and always focus on what they don't have..and ruin it for the people that are in their life. I couldn't stand her personality, but liked the story line and the Malta Scenery.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

BORING! Never completed it.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

En film som proever altfor mye aa vaere en romantisk komedie med vittige karakterer. Istedet blir det bare over-the-top, en daarlig blanding av humor og alvor, og slitsomt skuespill.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Quirky but nice. An unpretentious, funny movie that's totally shot on the fantastic island of Malta. A joy to watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Quirky but nice. An unpretentious, funny movie that's totally shot on the fantastic island of Malta. A joy to watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Joan Carr-Wiggin

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Juliet Stevenson

Julia Reynolds

Tchéky Karyo

Alex Belmont

Daniel Stern

Jack

Valerie Mahaffey

Grace

Kate Miles

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Synopsis

A married woman (Juliet Stevenson) goes on vacation in Malta to keep a date she made 25 years earlier with her first lover (Tchéky Karyo).

Director: Joan Carr-Wiggin
Producer: David Gordian
Screenwriter: Joan Carr-Wiggin
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 9, 2008, Limited
Release Date (DVD): Oct 31, 2014
Runtime: 1h 58m