movie review - While You Were Sleeping
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-eight years and a million words
Toronto, 1999.10.24
This is a romantic comedy set up when the female lead saves the brother of the male lead from being crushed by a train. She'd had a crush on the male lead, seeing him daily as a commuter from her vantage point of a fare collector. It's a little dated in the sense that transit has been under furious assault for generations now and most people wouldn't consider anything but their Ford Explorer for a commute. But it's entertaining in a non-offensive Hollywood way and has enough to it that it's not just a slog. Plus, female lead is played by the infectious Sandra Bullock.
Recommended.