Goldie Hawn is at her dippiest as waitress Gwen, who overturns the life of Steve Martin's staid architect Newton Davis in this likeable if somewhat silly romantic comedy. Davis is recovering from rejection by the love of his life (Dana Delany) when he meets Gwen, who decides to help his convalescence by moving into the dream house he has built but left empty after getting the elbow from his dream woman. When Gwen tells the neighbourhood that she's his new wife, the comic complications pile on, to generally amusing effect. Mark Stein's screenplay has all the elements that you would expect of a classic screwball comedy. It's the old loathers becoming lovers scenario - imagine Cary Grant being jilted by Carole Landis only to be swept off his feet by a madcap Katharine Hepburn and you get the basic idea. What makes this such a cosy watch is that we've seen Martin and Hawn play these kind of characters before. As he proved in Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Martin is a master when it comes to put-upon types whose initial frosty frustration gradually thaws into fond acceptance, while Hawn has been playing dizzy kooks since the heyday of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. Spouting increasingly fabulous fibs is one thing, but playing stooge is quite another and director Frank Oz is fortunate in having Julie Harris and Donald Moffat backing up the leads as Martin's uncomprehending but trusting parents. It's flawed but fun.

Con artist Gwen moves into Newton's empty home without his knowledge and begins setting up house, posing as his new wife.