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  • Ensemble Dark Horse: The Cloud Cuckoo Lander grandmother has some of the best lines in the film. Especially her Comically Missing the Point observation about Peter's missing testicle.
    "At least he has more room in his Jockey shorts!"
  • Funny Moments: The paperboy crashing while delivering the day's papers. It was completely accidental but the director left it in the finished movie.
  • Heartwarming Moments:
    • The wedding scene, where Lucy confesses her extreme loneliness and how it made her fall in love with the entire Callaghan family, is both heartwarming and tearjerking.
    • The ending, when Lucy tells Peter exactly when she fell in love with Jack.
    • When Lucy spends Christmas with the family.
    • He's bad at it, but it's very sweet when Joe Jr. tries to console Lucy after everything fails.
  • Hollywood Homely: Sandra Bullock is perhaps not the first person who might come to mind if the description "shy, mousy Chicago Transit employee with few close friends" comes up in conversation. The movie addresses this mainly by dressing her down in baggy, unflattering clothing to give the impression of a shy introvert who might actually clean up pretty nicely with a bit more confidence.
  • The Woobie: Lucy. It's hard not to want to give her a hug when she confesses to (the currently comatose) Peter just how lonely and unhappy she is.
    You ever been so alone you spent the night confusing a man in a coma?

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