Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Waste of time

Excellent but underrated film

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

There is nothing like a good, clean "falling in love" movie between two very sweet characters. It gives hope to single people who are afraid of remarrying. I absolutely love James Garner's personality which shines through in this movie. His Oklahoma accent is endearing. (One of my previous MDs sounds just like him and sure enough, he was from Oklahoma, too. If I closed my eyes while he was talking, I would see James Garner! :-) We used to live in a small cowboy town similar to this one and the people are very friendly! I wasn't into rodeos and cowboy hats but I miss all the friends we have there.Can anyone tell me if Sally does her own horseback riding? Whoever it is REALLY knows how to maneuver a horse ♥ Thank you!

"Murphy's Romance" starring Sally Fields and James Garner is an unremarkable mid-80s drama. Seeing it at the library, I honestly could not recall hearing of it around its release time, but caught it recently, and wasn't hugely disappointed or enamored either. Of it's strengths, Garner turns in an excellent sagely and patient performance, while Fields comes off as neurotic. Along for the ride is the late Corey Haim, popular in the 80s, has a smaller role though quite a bit of screen-time. Directed by Martin Ritt, the movie is watchable in the sense of an OK TV drama. Scenes with Garner and Fields are touching, but there's too much of an age gap to detect any actual chemistry. 5/10 - basic melodrama.

I thought this film would merit a higher rating than it does here on the IMDb. It's a warm and touching, funny movie at times with Sally Field and James Garner portraying their characters with just the right amount of credibility. Not to sugarcoat this too much, I'm a guy, but I think the film hit the right notes for the kind of picture it was. There were only a couple scenes that I thought were forced, one was Murphy (Garner) and Bobby Jack (Brian Kerwin) deciding to dance together when they probably should have been coming to blows over each other's jealousy. The other was Emma's (Field) sneezing fit in the barn when Bobby tried to push his luck. It appeared that Miss Field never took sneeze lessons in acting school because it looked to me like she was about to crack up. If it was her way of putting off her ex, then I'll give her a pass. By the way, wasn't Bobby Jack just a perfect creep? Even the kid knew he cheated at cards.Now once I offer you this tip, I'm sure you'll take me up on the challenge. Just keep attentive during any modern flick and you're bound to see a product placement scene featuring Coca Cola. Usually it's a quick shot, but boy, the Coke folks got their money's worth here. There were at least six different Coke instances, more if you count a second glance within the same situation. This started out as a game between my wife and I after I first noticed how often the popular brand wound up in a movie, so it's second nature now. Just can't help myself.You know, Garner had a line that made me do some research. When he's invited to the movies, he mentions that he hadn't been to one since the Duke died. So I checked, and sure enough, John Wayne passed away six years prior to this film's release. Something else though, did you know Wayne's father was a pharmacist? Can you imagine that.

This is a small movie that refuses to fall into any standard Hollywood traps or sinkholes. It is the story of a single mom and her son moving to a small Arizona town and tries to make a life for them. She meets the town's most eligible bachelor who is almost twice her age and they become friends and maybe something more. The plot gets more interesting when you see her Ex-husband show up.Sweet, endearing and funny. This is just good honest fun storytelling. Incredibly re-watchable and better each time. I cannot find a flaw in this movie because it is just a good script and good direction.I wish movies like this were more common, just people living their lives and interacting with one another. Brilliantly understated film that is just a good movie that makes you care about well drawn characters and a simple plot.