In NYC, Doug Ireland (Michael J. Fox) is a master of deals as concierge in the classy Bradbury hotel. He has a heart of gold protecting some of the older workers from manager Mr. Himmelman. He even takes care of a cheapskate guest like Harry Wegman. Ed Drinkwater from the IRS is on his case. He dreams of owning his own hotel and he hopes billionaire investor Christian Hanover is his ticket. He is infatuated with store perfume girl Andy Hart (Gabrielle Anwar) who claims to have a boyfriend. It turns out she's Hanover's mistress and he's forced to cover for Hanover as he needs the deal more.

This is a barely functional romance. It's mostly riding on the shoulders of Michael J. Fox and he's plenty charming by himself. The romance is questionable. It's not well set up and a bit more back story could have helped. The villain is underwhelming. Overall this is a watchable and unimpressive rom-com.

How wonderful remembering Michael J. Fox, young, vibrant, in good health and very much entertaining in this romantic 1993 comedy.

When you see the first scene of the film, you think that Fox is a tyrant in the way that he can't stand to be in traffic. Nothing could be farther from the truth from that statement. He is the concierge at a Manhattan hotel who is totally sympathetic to the people working there.

The story basically revolves around the fact that Fox likes the perfume girl behind the counter, only to find out that she is the mistress of a wealthy, nasty frequent visitor to the hotel. Shall we say that Fox and the guy continually do each other favors.

The Bob Balaban role as an IRS agent quickly falls apart and Fyvush Finkel as an elderly employee make the film shine.

The film does go down in the sense that there are too many intricate situations occurring. This is not the 1967 "Hotel" film.

Michael Fox is Doug, hotel concierge. he's saving up his money to open his own hotel, while putting out fires all over the hotel. he's not having a good week. his girlfriend is dating a married man, he's being investigated by the IRS ( Bob Balaban, from Close Encounters, Mighty Wind). and he wants to put up a hotel in a great spot, but no-one takes him seriously. a funny scene, as the gangsters are in the elevator, and all we hear is the Singing Nun sing Dominique. co-stars Gabrielle Anwar as the girlfriend. Fox had already done Back the Future, and his tv series. some funny moments. it's pretty light heart-ed. Saverio Guerra ( was Bob on Becker) is the bellboy. i guess this would be a dramody... not sure if it wants to be a drama or a comedy. good story. some fun songs by Bobby Short. kind of a guest appearance by Isaac Mizrahi. doesn't really have any lines, but he keeps popping up. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. had done Men in Black, Wild Wild West.