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If Lucy Fell

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If Lucy Fell (1996)

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Reviews Counted:25

Fresh:5

Rotten:20

Average Rating:4.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Joe and Lucy are best friends and roommates in a small Manhattan apartment...and she's about to turn 30. So Lucy won't stop reminding Joe of their pact to jump off a bridge if they haven't found... Joe and Lucy are best friends and roommates in a small Manhattan apartment...and she's about to turn 30. So Lucy won't stop reminding Joe of their pact to jump off a bridge if they haven't found true love by the time she hits the big three-oh. Joe reluctantly agrees to honor the agreement. But first Joe tries to head off disaster by helping their romantic lives take off. He begins by anonymously inviting his beautiful neighbor (whom he's been ogling for years) to his first gallery opening. Then he makes sure this big event also offers possibilities for Lucy--who wins the interest of celebrated conceptual artist Bwick Elias. Will Joe and Lucy find love in the world of art? Or will the two roommates discover that when it comes to romance, there really is no place like home? [More]

Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Eric Schaeffer, Ben Stiller, Elle Macpherson

Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Eric Schaeffer, Ben Stiller, Elle Macpherson, James Rebhorn

Director: Eric Schaeffer

Director: Eric Schaeffer
Story: Eric Schaeffer, Tony Soiridakis
Screenwriter: Eric Schaeffer
Producer: Brad Krevoy, Steve Stabler, Brad Jenkel

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Jan 30, 2001

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Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

If Lucy Fell has all the attributes of romantic comedy, including absolute predictability. The only surprise is that it also provides a mostly-enjoyable journey to its ultimate destination.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
02/27/01
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Schaeffer is the one who fells Lucy by casting himself in the male lead, then failing to convince anyone that either female lead could be attracted to his character.

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06/05/02
Christine James
Christine James
Boxoffice Magazine

The quality of American comedy writing really seems to be on the rise.

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Christopher Null
Christopher Null
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Chuck O'Leary
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Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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Romantic comedy about loving the one in your heart instead of the one in your fantasies.

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08/26/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

If Lucy Fell should be a chore, and yet I kept catching myself having a good time.

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01/01/00
Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
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A disappointingly superficial romantic comedy. There's no chemistry between any of the characters. The acting is mediocre, with Schaeffer and Parker exhibiting no screen presence.

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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All coy grins and daffy mugging, Mr. Stiller plays the role as if aspiring to become the Elliott Gould of his generation. Compared with jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge, that's a reasonable goal.

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01/01/00
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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If Lucy Fell is funnier more often than not, and when it's not being funny it's at least being strange. I'll take strange over what most major-distributor comedies are when they're not being funny.

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Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
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If you're looking for a limp and humorless comedy, look ye no further.

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Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

Schaeffer trips up, though, when he lets his philosophies get the better of him.

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Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Eric Schaeffer is never more arrogant than with this one!

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Michael Szymanski
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01/15/03
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