A Previous Engagement is a 2006 Maltese American romantic comedy film written and directed by Joan Carr-Wiggin and starring Juliet Stevenson, Tchéky Karyo, Daniel Stern and Valerie Mahaffey.
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Cast
Juliet Stevenson as Julia
Tchéky Karyo as Alex
Daniel Stern as Jack
Valerie Mahaffey as Grace
Kate Miles as Samantha
Claire Brosseau as Jenny Reynolds
Production
The film was shot entirely in Malta.
Reception
The film has a 37% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 19 reviews. Bill Weber of Slant Magazine awarded the film half a star out of four.
John Anderson of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, “Despite the occasional detour into mawkishness, A Previous Engagement nicely balances unutterable truths about marriage and love with the comedy that is human interaction and the unending drama that is man and women, repulsion and attraction.”