Fools — Rush In -1997- __top__

The premise of Fools Rush In relies on the classic romantic comedy trope: the whirlwind romance. Alex Whitman (Matthew Perry) is a straight-laced, neurotic WASP from New York City. He works as a project manager for a generic construction company, sent to Las Vegas to oversee the building of a new nightclub. He is a man of plans, spreadsheets, and caution. He represents the stifling rigidity of corporate America.

Today, it holds a cult status. Why? Because it respects its audience. It doesn’t pretend that love is easy. It shows a white man being humbled by a culture he doesn’t understand. It shows a strong Latina woman refusing to shrink herself to fit into New York society. And it delivers one of the best closing lines in rom-com history: fools rush in -1997-