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

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

bkoganbing Roy Orbison's classic hit song Only The Lonely serves as opening theme and title for this film. The lyrics themselves spell out the characters of John Candy and Ally Sheedy two people looking like they're not fated to find mates. In Sheedy's case she's a cosmetologist who works in a funeral home, a profession that for some reason weirds people out. Candy is a cop and I'm not sure anyone his size and weight would make the force. Maybe they have looser requirements for the Chicago PD.I know that in some cultures it is a common practice to keep one daughter at home to take care of the parents in old age. In this case Candy's Irish momma Maureen O'Hara kept her son home. She's a widow with another son Kevin Dunn married with children, but Candy she keeps tied to her apron strings.O'Hara has a nasty comment for everybody. Some of the dialog has Candy talking about past indiscretions she's committed. She also has widower Greek neighbor Anthony Quinn playing a senior citizen version of Zorba interested in here. But there isn't another race, ethnic group or religion good enough for her and her family.Candy and O'Hara play well against each other in scenes that call for a love and resentment to be demonstrated at the same time. O'Hara was back after an over 20 year hiatus from films. If you read her memoirs it was a combination of some personal crises, the death of her husband and she was not happy with the way films had become too loose morally.She also spoke highly of her co-star John Candy whom she thought of as a big old giant teddy bear. His early death deeply affected her.Only The Lonely a good film for romantics of all ages.

wilson trivino It has been twenty years since we lost John Candy, the actor and comedian. In one of his less know roles as Danny Muldoon in Only the Lonely, Candy plays a cop who discovers love in an unassuming funeral home make up artist in Theresa Luna (Ally Sheedy). He wins her heart and all is well until they run into the obstacle of Danny's domineering Irish mother Rose Muldoon (Mauren O'Hara). Everyone warms him to the routine of marriage and his best friend played by Jim Belushi tries to sway him away. All the while Nick Acropolis (Anthony Quinn) is pining for Rose's heart as the nosy next door Greek neighbor. A beautiful story with a message of the challenges of love and living happily ever after. I watched it late night on HBO and was marveled on such a good story. John Candy was such a versatile artist. RIP.

namashi_1 'Only the Lonely' is an okay film, that rides on the late/great John Candy's undeniable talent. The talented actor, pitches in a likable performance, that dominates the film. 'Only the Lonely' Synopsis: A Chicago cop must balance loyalty to his overbearing mother and a relationship with a shy funeral home worker.Besides Candy's likable performance, 'Only the Lonely' also manages to get in some cute/funny moments. The characters are nicely written & the Screenplay overall, has some niceness to it. But, the slow-pace as well as the length, needed some serious persuasion. The pace is slow & the film is lengthy by at least 15-minutes. Chris Columbus's Direction is fair. Cinematography is standard. Editing isn't crisp.Performance-Wise: Candy is the life of 'Only the Lonely'. Maureen O'Hara is theatrical. Ally Sheedy is cute. Anthony Quinn & James Belushi appear in brief roles.On the whole, 'Only the Lonely' is a yet another example of how great an actor John Candy was.

Jackson Booth-Millard When it was on I wasn't planning to watch it, but I'm glad I stuck with it, because it was a good old fashioned romantic comedy from writer/director Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire). Basically shy cop Danny Muldoon (the lovable John Candy) meets and falls in love with equally bashful mortician Theresa Luna (The Breakfast Club's Ally Sheedy). After many dates, sneaking around behind the back of his mother Rose (Maureen O'Hara), and a little taunting from his brother Patrick (Small Soldiers' Kevin Dunn) and friend Salvatore Buonarte (James Belushi), Danny eventually plucks up the courage to ask Theresa's hand in marriage. His mother of course is not at all supportive and very rude to people, not least of all Theresa, and worse Danny can't stop worrying about her a lot of the time, which Theresa isn't happy with. In the end, Rose wants to move to Florida, but Danny won't go, and after an understanding, she allows him to go and get his fiancée back, and they get back together, a happy ending. Also starring Milo O'Shea as Doyle Ryan, Bert Remsen as Spats Shannon, Last Action Hero's Anthony Quinn as Nick Acropolis, Joe V. Greco as Johnny Luna, Marvin J. McIntyre as Father Strapovic, Macaulay Culkin as Billy Muldoon, Kieran Culkin as Patrick Muldoon Jr., Allen Hamilton as O'Neal, Teri McEvoy as Susan Muldoon and Bernie Landis as Larry. Candy of course is always fun to watch, it may not have had the biggest amount of jokes or slapstick, but it is certainly not one to ignore. Worth watching!