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* SpiritualAntithesis: To ''Film/SleeplessInSeattle''. They bare many plot similarities, but while ''Sleepless'' is a RomCom where the woman stalking a man she has never met is portrayed as comically obsessive, ''Bottle's'' protagonists are a doomed romance that ends tragically.

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* SpiritualAntithesis: To ''Film/SleeplessInSeattle''. They bare bear many plot similarities, but while ''Sleepless'' is a RomCom where the woman stalking a man she has never met is portrayed as comically obsessive, ''Bottle's'' protagonists are a doomed romance that ends tragically.
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Love Before Sight is not a trope.


** She is alternatively a case of LoveBeforeSight, whose intentions are pure and honest, and she simply goes about it the wrong way.

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** She is alternatively a case of LoveBeforeSight, person whose intentions are pure and honest, and she simply goes about it the wrong way.

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Theresa. She is either..

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Theresa. She is either..either...



* SpiritualAntithesis: To Film/SleeplessInSeattle. They bare many plot similarities, but while ''Sleepless'' is a RomCom where the woman stalking a man she has never met is portrayed as comically obsessive, ''Bottle's'' protagonists are a doomed romance that ends tragically.


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* SpiritualAntithesis: To ''Film/SleeplessInSeattle''. They bare many plot similarities, but while ''Sleepless'' is a RomCom where the woman stalking a man she has never met is portrayed as comically obsessive, ''Bottle's'' protagonists are a doomed romance that ends tragically.
* StrangledByTheRedString: That this story was meant to be a tragic star-crossed romance didn't help Kevin Costner overcome his reputation for bland, wooden acting.
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* SpiritualAntithesis: To Film/SleeplessInSeattle. They bare many plot similarities, but while ''Sleepless'' is a RomCom where the woman stalking a man she has never met is portrayed as comically obsessive, ''Bottle's'' protagonists are a doomed romance that ends tragically.

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* SpiritualAntithesis: To Film/SleeplessInSeattle. They bare many plot similarities, but while ''Sleepless'' is a RomCom where the woman stalking a man she has never met is portrayed as comically obsessive, ''Bottle's'' protagonists are a doomed romance that ends tragically.tragically.
* RetroactiveRecognition: [[spoiler: The little girl Garrett saves from the sinking boat in the climax ([[HeroicSacrifice at the cost of his own life]]) is a wee version of Creator/HaydenPanettiere.]]
** Catherine's brother Hank is played by Tom Aldredge, who went on to play Hugh [=DeAngelis=] in ''Series/TheSopranos''.
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** Alternatively, her fixation on the letters [[spoiler: one of which wasn't even written by Garret and she never noticed]] instead of Garret's outward personality, can be chalked up to LovingAShadow.

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** Alternatively, her fixation on the letters [[spoiler: one of which wasn't even written by Garret and she never noticed]] instead of Garret's outward personality, noticed]], can be chalked up to LovingAShadow.
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** She is alternatively a case of LoveBeforeSight, who's intentions are pure and honest, and she simply goes about it the wrong way.

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** She is alternatively a case of LoveBeforeSight, who's whose intentions are pure and honest, and she simply goes about it the wrong way.
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* SpiritualAntithesis: To SleeplessInSeattle. They bare many plot similarities, but while ''Sleepless'' is a RomCom where the woman stalking a man she has never met is portrayed as comically obsessive, ''Bottle's'' protagonists are a doomed romance that ends tragically.

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* SpiritualAntithesis: To SleeplessInSeattle.Film/SleeplessInSeattle. They bare many plot similarities, but while ''Sleepless'' is a RomCom where the woman stalking a man she has never met is portrayed as comically obsessive, ''Bottle's'' protagonists are a doomed romance that ends tragically.
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*AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Theresa. She is either..
** A StalkerWithACrush, who fixates on Garret after discovering his [[spoiler: and Catherine's]] letter, and becomes obsessed with finding him. She goes as far as to order an analysis of the type of the paper used by Garret, before tracking down his home and lying about her intentions.
** She is alternatively a case of LoveBeforeSight, who's intentions are pure and honest, and she simply goes about it the wrong way.
** Alternatively, her fixation on the letters [[spoiler: one of which wasn't even written by Garret and she never noticed]] instead of Garret's outward personality, can be chalked up to LovingAShadow.
* SpiritualAntithesis: To SleeplessInSeattle. They bare many plot similarities, but while ''Sleepless'' is a RomCom where the woman stalking a man she has never met is portrayed as comically obsessive, ''Bottle's'' protagonists are a doomed romance that ends tragically.

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