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Love Happens (2009)

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Reviews Counted:94

Fresh:17

Rotten:77

Average Rating:3.8/10

Consensus: Love Happens is a dull, chemistry-free affair that under-utilizes its appealing leads.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for some language including sexual references

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Sep 18, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $22,927,390

Synopsis: Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston star in the romantic drama Love Happens. When a self-help author arrives in Seattle to teach a sold-out seminar, he unexpectedly meets the one person who might... Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston star in the romantic drama Love Happens. When a self-help author arrives in Seattle to teach a sold-out seminar, he unexpectedly meets the one person who might finally be able to help him help himself.

Dr. Burke Ryan (Eckhart) is on the precipice of a major multimedia deal, but the therapist who asks his patients to openly confront their pain is secretly unable to take his own advice.

Eloise Chandler (Aniston) has sworn off men and decided to focus on her floral business. However, when she meets Burke at the hotel where he's speaking, there is an instant attraction. But will two people who have met the right person at exactly the wrong time be able to give love another chance?

As each struggles with the hurt of love and loss, they realize that in order to move forward, they need to let go of the past. And if they can, they'll find that, sometimes, love happens when you least expect it. --© Universal [More]

Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Dan Fogler, Judy Greer

Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Dan Fogler, Judy Greer, Joe Anderson, John Carroll Lynch, Martin Sheen

Director: Brandon Camp

Director: Brandon Camp
Screenwriter: Brandon Camp, Mike Thompson
Producer: Scott Stuber, Mike Thompson
Composer: Christopher Young
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Hang in there Jen. You can do better.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
09/18/09
Stephen Cole
Stephen Cole
Globe and Mail
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Other stuff happens too, all of it strained and dull.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
09/18/09
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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The film is part romance, part drama, part Seattle travelogue, with Washington emerging as the only true winner. Along with the benefactors of the movie's copious product placements, that is.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
09/18/09
Adam Graham
Adam Graham
Detroit News

More truthful (equally generic) titles might include: "Death Happens," "Psychobabble Happens" or "Lazy Screenwriters Make Love Happen Even If The Leads Have No Chemistry"

Full Review Source: HitFix | comment Comment
09/18/09
Dan Fienberg
Dan Fienberg
HitFix

An ill-conceived dramady about love and grief.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
09/18/09
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Love Happens—but not much else in this heartfelt but dull romantic dirge.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
09/18/09
Pete Hammond
Pete Hammond
Boxoffice Magazine

Love happens. Doesn't it, though? So do other, less pleasant fragrances. This much is clear in the well-acted fraud co-written and directed, woozily, by first-time feature filmmaker Brandon Camp.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
09/18/09
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
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Not that the grieving process shouldn’t be addressed in a movie, but this one feels increasingly cooked up.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
09/18/09
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe

Yes this film will only target to a certain demographic, but for those who love these whimsical love tales you will be A OK with this one!

Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum | comment Comment
09/18/09
Jolene Mendez
Jolene Mendez
Entertainment Spectrum

Love Happens is an inorganic soap opera: It leaves you with a sudsy residue.

Full Review Source: Baltimore Sun | comment Comment
09/18/09
Michael Sragow
Michael Sragow
Baltimore Sun

Love does indeed happen, though it sure takes its sweet time, in this this meandering drama.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
09/18/09
Thomas Leupp
Thomas Leupp
Hollywood.com

Dramedy about grief and love likely won't interest kids.

Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | comment Comment
09/18/09
Sandie Angulo Chen
Sandie Angulo Chen
Common Sense Media

the worst romantic comedy of the year

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
09/18/09
Jason McKiernan
Jason McKiernan
Filmcritic.com

There are no sparks, not the slightest sign of chemistry, between Eckhart and Aniston. They might be Hansel and Gretel wandering endlessly through tame thickets of feeling.

Full Review Source: MSN Movies | comment Comment
09/18/09
Kathleen Murphy
Kathleen Murphy
MSN Movies

The film was a winner right up until the last ten minutes, when it preceded to punch me in the face with every cliché possible.

Full Review Source: BDK Reviews | comment Comment
09/18/09
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
BDK Reviews

Love Happens - if they say so, but we're still looking for proof beyond what's seen on the screen.

Full Review Source: What Would Toto Watch? | comment Comment
09/18/09
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
What Would Toto Watch?

While Love Happens is the prototypical big studio weeper, it still has some impact on your funny bone and heart.

Full Review Source: WaffleMovies.com | comment 1 Comment
09/18/09
Willie Waffle
Willie Waffle
WaffleMovies.com

I'd never have expected that the movie would be saved, just a little, from being complete bullsh*t by the presence of Aaron Eckhart.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
09/18/09
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Pure Hollywood hokum, with plotting that's practically impossible...graceless product placement, cutesy situations, and neatly tied bows.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
09/18/09
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Love Happens is a weepie about the grieving process, mainly my own. Two hours of my life have been brutally stolen from me, and I need closure.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment 1 Comment
09/18/09
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post
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