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Still Breathing

True love, midnight visions and stacking rocks. OR The love of a lifetime can begin with a dream

1997 · 1h 49m · PG-13 Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by James F. Robinson

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Overview

Two lost souls: she a con-artist in L.A.; he a puppeteer in San Antonio have the same dream linking each with the other. He travels to L.A. to find this woman he has become obsessed with. She resists, afraid of his kooky ideas until she travels with him to San Antonio and meets his wise grandmother. Story of two disparate people linked by "fate" gets increasingly interesting as it rolls along.

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All reviews
62%
Tomatometer
Fresh

There's a depth and caring to Still Breathing that you don't find in the usual major studio fare.

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

A light and bright romantic comedy.

Joe Leydon, Variety
Rotten

The film's success ultimately rests on the couple -- and not once in this film, aside from a lot of wispy talk about fate and dreams, did I see any reason why these two opposites would be drawn to each other.

Moira MacDonald, Film.com
Rotten

This is a story that has been told many times before, but generally with more energy than this.

Robert Horton, Film.com
Fresh

A gooey, swooning swatch of romantic hyperventilation, its queasy charms. And let it be said that surrendering to those charms could be as guilt-inducing as polishing off a pint of Haagen-Dazs chocolate ice cream before lunch.

Stephen Holden, New York Times

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