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It Could Happen to You (1994)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:5

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When he digs into his pocket to get a tip for coffee shop waitress Yvonne Biasi, New York policeman Charlie Lang discovers that he's out of cash. So, as compensation, he promises that, if lady luck... When he digs into his pocket to get a tip for coffee shop waitress Yvonne Biasi, New York policeman Charlie Lang discovers that he's out of cash. So, as compensation, he promises that, if lady luck is on his side and a recently purchased lottery ticket wins, he'll give her half the money. Lo and behold, his ticket's that special one, and Lang splits the $4 million with Biasi -- to the chagrin of his materialistic wife. But Charlie also discovers in the process that there's more to life than money... and that some of the best things in life are free. [More]

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez, Isaac Hayes

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez, Isaac Hayes, Seymour Cassel

Director: Andrew Bergman

Director: Andrew Bergman

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May 5, 2009

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • Package Note: Region ABC
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

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  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish
  • Dolby True HD 5.1 - English, French, Portuguese
  • Subtitles - English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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Bergman...really brings home the homage to Capra with the pic's warm, bordering-on-irresistible finale.

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Brian Lowry
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Sweetness is fine as far as it goes, but this oddball romance could have used a twist of lemon.

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Simply and without pandering or insults to your intelligence, the movie delivers more of the old-style pleasures of moviegoing than any other picture in a long while.

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01/01/00
Hal Hinson
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If you're looking for a late summer, "feel good" romantic comedy, there aren't too many around more affable than this one.

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James Berardinelli
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In the end, It Could Happen to You is a lot like the cop and the waitress: sweet, naive, not too smart, but likable.

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John F. Kelly
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The nastiness in the movie feels derived from life, while all the niceness feels canned -- imported from old Jimmy Stewart pictures.

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Mick LaSalle
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Bergman never goes for heavy-handed schmaltz, and the whole movie has the same lighthearted big city spirit as the New York Post headlines that follow the story.

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