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Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Too much of everything

good back-story, and good acting

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

As the tagline perfectly states, Only the Lonely is "a comedy for anyone who's ever had a mother." In this very charming romantic comedy, John Candy is a bachelor who lives with his overbearing Irish mother, Maureen O'Hara. Catholic and parental guilt prevents him from moving forward with his life, even when he finally meets a girl, Ally Sheedy, he thinks might be "the one".What I love about Only the Lonely is that it's so much more than a comedy. It's absolutely hilarious, but since it's a John Candy movie and he's capable of showing such pain in his eyes, there are some darker moments. The mother-son relationship may be funny, but it's totally relatable and realistic. Maureen is as strong and fiery as she was fifty years earlier in the silver screen, and sometimes her Irish temper gets the better of her. She says some hurtful things to her son, but just before the drama gets too intense, Chris Columbus's script balances out the mood with some humor. What I don't love about Only the Lonely is Ally Sheedy's character. She's not a very nice person, but John is convinced she's "the one". It feels more like she's his last chance, not his best chance, but since he's only supposed to be thirty-eight years old, why would he feel he's reached his last chance? When other characters in the film tell him they think he can do better, I can't help but agree with them.What I absolutely love about Only the Lonely is the sunset romance between Maureen O'Hara and Anthony Quinn. They'd acted together in five movies decades earlier, but were only paired romantically in The Magnificent Matador. It's beyond darling to see them together in their golden years, him as a hopelessly romantic Greek and she as a prim, hard-to-get Irish lass. At that point in their careers, Tony was knee-deep in mobster movies and Maureen had been retired for twenty years. She was lured back to Hollywood by Columbus's script, which he wrote with her in mind, and Tony was given the chance to show audiences he could be gentle. This was the first Anthony Quinn movie I ever saw, so I always think of him as gentle, sweet, and romantic. When he says, "Come to my bed. You'll never want to leave," I don't know how Maureen resists!

AIfter watching Marty with Ernest Borgnine, I have to say this movie wouldn't have made it without these two legends (RIP to them both). I really like how Candy is taking a break from his usual comedy stuff to showing his sweet side! Maureen OHara was great at playing a typical Irish mammy who would drive you up the walls with marriage! I love how she has a Greek lover who helps Candy's characters lover hidden away from her. I really laughed when she did a karate chop on one of the terrorist with Candys characters thoughts and telling him she'll be alright with her Greek lover haha. It's hard to believe that scene showed a terriost airplane diaster like 9/11 to happen 10 years later after this film. It is just crazy that a film like this would show what will happen in the future!This movie was sad as well being romantic because, I really thought Candy and Ally Sheedy's characters were going to be husband and wife midway through the film but they had to call it off since OHara's character still wasn't too impressed with him marrying her cause she's not Irish. It was dissapointing but hey, at least all couples including them lived happily ever after!I give this 8/10 as its really good, watch it if you're bored!

John Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy, James Belushi and Anthony Quinn star in Chris Columbus' 1991 romantic comedy-drama. Danny (Candy) is an Irish Chicago cop who lives with his widow mother, Rose (O'Hara) and is always worried about her. He soon meets Theresa (Sheedy), a cosmetologist who works and lives at her father's funeral home. Danny and Theresa start falling for each other until Rose hangs in his mind making him feel guilty. After Danny and Theresa drift apart, Danny tries to win her back by being his own man and standing up to his mother. Belushi plays Danny's partner & friend, Sal and Quinn is Danny's next-door neighbor, Nick who's in love with Rose. This is a great romance film that's one of John's best, I really miss him and recommend this.

w-d Chris Columbus' 1991 "Only the Lonely" does seem like an updated version of 'Marty', but there is much fun and humor (and in color, too) from the 'Home Alone' neighborhood of filmmaker John Hughes. (A Hughes Entertainment production presented by Twentieth Century Fox). It's a lively cast, with unsuspecting action-oriented scenes (stunts) for screen siren Maureen O'Hara, coming out of retirement for this endearing 'rom-com'.Watching John Candy playing the romantic leading man, Danny, is absolute fun - catch those phrasing and selective wording he delivers with such ease. It's comfortable following him and James Belushi, his cop partner Sal, on their beat, eavesdropping on his banters with the neighbors at the bistro, and how he 'good-naturedly' puts up with his mom, Maureen O'Hara, with her constant cautionary instructions. Then we see him meeting Theresa, intuitively played by Ally Sheedy. 'tis diverting co-incidence that she works as a mortician at her father's funeral parlor. The contrasting shyness (hesitant 'introvert' demeanor) and the occasional boldness (mustered energy in 'standing up for herself') she skillfully demonstrated. It was almost like god-send pairing between Candy and Sheedy, the way they play off each other, the genuine gentle fondness for the other in this seemingly unlikely romance we dearly root for them both, against all odds. Well, the one monumental obstacle being his mother, Rose.Director Columbus incorporated his 'Home Alone' prankster elements into brief dream segments, letting us in on Danny's gnawing frustration and ever-worrying about his mom's well-being. He is still very much his mama's boy, and O'Hara's Rose wouldn't let him lose that focus. So we have the Nemesis well-established and how will Danny and Theresa overcome this and be married happily ever after? "Only the Lonely" is most enjoyable. The supporting cast included Anthony Quinn as Nick, the Greek neighbor who yearns for Rose. Kevin Dunn is Danny's lawyer brother with family (there's a glimpse of the Culkin brothers, Macaulay and Kieran, running in the yard) and scheming at a Florida move for Danny and Mom. There are plot twists, alright, and in-family strives, and relationship doubts and angst. There's also the wonderful moments of courtship, with music by Maurice Jarre (seasoned composer at romance: "Dr. Zhivago" 1965, "Ryan's Daughter" 1970, "A Walk in the Clouds" 1995), and of course, Roy Obison's song "Only the Lonely" we get to hear and 'dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah' along with. A charming romantic comedy and John Candy movie, highly recommended.Other worthwhile romantic comedies come to mind: "Return to Me" (2000) director-screenwriter & story Bonnie Hunt (also acted with David Duchovny, Minnie Driver and James Belushi); "Keeping the Faith" (2000) director-producer Edward Norton (also acted with Ben Stiller, Jenna Elfman, and Anne Bancroft, Eli Wallach). Also recall a 'small' sweet movie caught on cable TV, "I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore" (1992) - Jason Alexander turned in an impressive performance as Bernie, who met Theresa, played by Nia Peeples, directed by Robert Marcarelli, and Lainie Kazan, Eileen Brennan included in the cast. All are available on DVD.