A perfectly pleasant date movie, with enough charm to move it past the slow spots.
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09/14/01
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Happy Accidents (2001)
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Reviews Counted:60
Fresh:43
Rotten:17
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Happy Accidents has enough quirkiness and charm to rise above the more formulaic entries in the romantic comedy genre.
Theatrical Release:Aug 24, 2001 Limited
Synopsis: Marisa Tomei stars as Ruby, a compulsive co-dependent in search of true love in this idiosyncratic romantic comedy by Brad Anderson (NEXT STOP WONDERLAND). When Ruby meets Sam (Vincent D'Onofrio),... [More]
Starring: Marisa Tomei, Vincent D'Onofrio, Nadia Dajani, Holland Taylor
Director: Brad Anderson
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Reviews for Happy Accidents
The actors make it fun to watch.
09/14/01
Top CriticAnderson is a hopeless romantic in a cynical world, and for a brief moment he makes the case that true love is the only power that can crack time and space.
09/13/01
Has an engaging, light-hearted sweetness, clever plot and, amazingly, no special 4-D effects.
09/13/01
Top CriticAnderson constructs a story where past and future converge to redefine present-tense romantic anxiety. And in so doing he offers a redefinition of love.
09/13/01
Top CriticDoesn't have the negative qualities of many big-studio romantic comedies, but it doesn't quite take flight.
09/13/01
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09/10/01
Happy Accidents is about as unconventional a romantic comedy as you're likely to find - the only problem is that the lackluster science fiction elements keep getting in the way.
09/06/01
Top CriticA cleverly resourceful mixture of romantic comedy and sci-fi time travel.
08/31/01
Top CriticThe film becomes repetitious in the extreme.
08/28/01
A warped kind of romantic comedy in which the whole is substantially less than the sum of the parts.
08/28/01
Top CriticThis sweet, lovingly passionate story is nonetheless a charmer.
08/24/01
Anderson employs a delicate touch in his direction, milking the comedy for all its worth but never losing sight of his story's romance.
08/24/01
Unlike the typical Hollywood romance, its belief in happily-ever-after, even if it has to come from the fourth dimension, feels authentic.
08/24/01
Top CriticAnderson ... resorts to all sorts of directorial tricks to sustain this shaky premise.
08/24/01
Top CriticIt's totally goofy and sensibly warm in the same instant.
08/24/01
A quirky little film that delves deeply into our preconceived notions of reality and closely held myths of love.
08/24/01
Uses the far-out theme of time travel to develop the quirky romance between perennial losers in love.
08/23/01
A quirky, clever surprise.
08/23/01
The jokes work and so does the romance. It's really lots of fun.
08/23/01
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