Movie review – “Autumn in New York” (1999) **

Is there an aspect of this film that isn’t annoying? The title, the plot, the power of Richard Gere’s hair, the notion of Winona Ryder with a terminal illness, the generation gap dodginess inherent in romance, the number of times they try to get around said dodginess by continually mentioning it and making fun of it as if they makes it less dodgy (it doesn’t), the terminal illness acting. It’s all glossy and pretty and I’ve got to say I had no trouble watching it all the way through, but it feels all-so-calculated.