Diane Lane and Richard Gere are like the favorite sweater you put on when the cold sets in – warm and comfortable. And we were privy to that coziness when they appeared on the new Bonnie Hunt Show. A show and host that are still searching for their groove, as the quick witted and often cutting host, looks cultivate to a laid-back, down-home style that she and her producers believe is more conducive to daytime talk. While Hunt seems to be trying a little too hard to be a “regular gal,” she did allow pros like Lane and Gere to fall into their own brand of an easy rapport.

There to promote their new film Nights in Rodanthe, their third film together in 25 years, Lane and Gere acted like an old married couple – and I mean this in a good way.  At times we watched them speak for each other, tease each other and tag-team seamlessly in discussing the film, which they did for quite a while and over several clips.  They were certainly a major “get” for a fledgling show, already hurting in the ratings, and Bonnie showed her gratitude by giving them major time latitude.  I did find it interesting that Gere felt the need to carry a prop – a paper coffee cup – out with him, which he held, but rarely drank from throughout the interview. Usually this is a sign of nervousness posing as informality, but in Gere’s case as a veteran of all of this, it’s hard to figure out just what was going on here.  With whatever apprehension he may have been feeling, he was still comfortable enough to play with the audience and the host, to everyone’s delight.

It’s not the easiest task to interview two people at once, or for that matter, be interviewed as a team, but all things considered, Bonnie did it well. I just wish there could have been a little less laid-back comfort and a little more excitement, but in this case, familiarity didn’t breed contempt, we just felt like we were part of the family.

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