- Easily Forgiven: The Callaghan family seem stunned when Lucy finally admits she was just a bystander who got in over her head, but it doesn't stop them from accepting her as Jack's fiancée.
- 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!"
- Hilarious in Hindsight: This isn’t the first time Sandra Bullock plays a woman who falls for a guy named Jack under tough circumstances. The same thing happens in Speed, released a year prior.
- 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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