Lover's Knot is a 1995 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Pete Shaner and starring Jennifer Grey, Billy Campbell, and Tim Curry.
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Plot
An angel oversees the romantic relationship between two lovers to prevent them from breaking up.
Release
Lover's Knot premiered at the first annual Temecula Valley International Film Festival in 1995. It was also reviewed at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival's Marché du Film. It was given a limited release in the United States on July 12, 1996 by Legacy Releasing.
Reception
Kevin Thomas for the Los Angeles Times wrote that the film "is so marginal that its theatrical release is sheerest folly." In a similarly lukewarm review, Skip Sheffield of the Boca Raton News wrote that Lover's Knot "has an annoying and intrusive central gimmick." For Variety, Deborah Young wrote that "despite Tim Curry's Brit accent, Lover's Knot is pure American collegiate humor."