advertise a a wacky marital sex romp ( with allusion to wife swap ) and this erich segal script surprise by be a mostly sobering look at a marriage between two middle agers ( shirley maclaine and anthony hopkins ) which have falter and can not really be rectify . release alongside a spate of similar middle age crazy comedy drama ( include maclaine loving couple and which she make back to back with season ) and this one have the added appeal of see serious mind hopkins romance bo derek ( fresh off her triumph in 10 and usually out of her clothes ) . the writing be often achingly cute and with hardly a wink to the audience to let u know co writer segal be in on the joke and but the more thoughtful moment ( which be integrate unobtrusively by director richard lang ) offer some insight into what break up a marital union and and both maclaine and hopkins have strong scene . from .