![]() When Peter falls weirdly onto the tracks for a reason that’s unclear to me even as I rewatch the scene while typing this (someone seems to be mocking his very long scarf?), Lucy jumps down and rescues him. Gallagher plays Peter, a cute yuppie lawyer whom Lucy, Bullock’s lonely CTA token-taker, falls in love with from afar. ![]() What sets While You Were Sleeping apart from its rom-com peers is that one of its biggest and most charismatic stars spends the majority of the movie totally unconscious. Unfortunately, we cannot say the same for Peter Gallagher. This deeply soothing predictability means that While You Were Sleeping lulls you into a gentle Midwestern stupor - but not (and this is important) a coma. It’s set in Chicago (cheaper than New York, with similar romantic cachet). It stars one of the Big Three rom-com leads (Sandra, Julia, Meg) underplaying her good looks with big sweaters and Chinese takeout containers and cats. While You Were Sleeping hits all of the compulsory beats of the ’90s rom-com: “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” plays over the opening credits. The actor talks falling asleep on camera, eyebrow grooming, and the time he was almost run over by Roger Ebert.
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