Love Happens (2009)
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Cast
as Eloise
as Burke
as Lane
as Marty
as Tyler
as Walter
as Burke's Father-in-Law
as Eloise's Mom
as Photographer
as Cab Driver
as Unicom Executive
as Unicom Executive
as Unicom Executive
as Unicom CEO
as Cynthia
as Beehive
as Don
as Lorraine
as Moustache
as Book Fan
as Barbara
as Welling Eyes
as Martha
as Waiter
as Becky
as Ian
as Mohawk
as Nose-Ring
as Tattoos
as Hookah Waitress
as Hookah Bartender
as Burke's Mother-in-Law
as Hotel Bartender
as Old Lady
as Valet
as Slam Poet
as Slam Poet
as Slam Poet
as Concierge
as Bathroom Man
as Lollipop Kid
as Cashier
as Cabbie
as Workshopper
as Workshopper
as Workshopper
as Workshopper
as Workshopper
as Rogue Wave
as Rogue Wave
as Rogue Wave
as Rogue Wave
as Rogue Wave
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Critic Reviews for Love Happens
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The sorrowing widower is a great subject for film romance; but the point is to let the girl have a proper crack at cheering him up. And, as always with love, a GSOH would help.
Love isn't inspired, it's hammered flat like Khrushchev's shoe.
Is this a movie or a feature-length advertisement for Qwest? We're not just talking one product placement; this brand name is nearly omnipresent.
Hang in there Jen. You can do better.
Other stuff happens too, all of it strained and dull.
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.
Audience Reviews for Love Happens
Horrible title. Somewhat bland, stereotypical leads: widower seemingly capitalizing on tragedy and quirky gal who needs to be quirkier than Jennifer Aniston can play her. Burke's reconciliation with his father-in-law is kinda nice, and I do like a good old ASL meet-cute.
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Burke: During your travels, it's important to always keep one thing in mind: when one thing ends, something else begins. "Sometimes when you least expect it..." I'll admit, I'm a sucker for a good romance film, and Love Happens fits that bill for me. It was missing something that would catapult it to one of my favorite romances, but as it is, it's a beautiful and moving piece of filmmaking. It's not quite like other movies that populate the genre. It's unique and it follows its own path, even if that path leads to the same place. A self-help author who lost his wife three years earlier goes to Seattle for a sold-out seminar. While there he meets a florist, fresh out of a relationship. While getting to know her, he starts to realize that even though he coaches people on how to move on from a loved ones death; he himself can't do that, and maybe Eloise(the florist) is the perfect person to help his with it. Initially, I decided to give the film a chance because I'll watch anything with Aaron Eckhart or Judy Greer in it. I'm not a fan of Jennifer Aniston, but in Love Happens; she gives a good performance. Eckhart was, like usual, very good. A good supporting cast goes a long way in making the movie what it is as well. It could be argued that Love Happens pulls on the heartstrings a little to often, but it could be argued that Elephants are to big. Love Happens is what it is. Yeah, it pulls the tearjerker card at times, but the important thing is that when it does, it works. The movie isn't looking for tears that don't come, at least in my case. I really enjoyed the film and I recommend it to anyone who has any love at all for a good romance.
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Eh...
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Love Happens Quotes
| Eloise: | If you had a brain in either head, you'd know that I'm doing what's best for both of us. |
| Burke: | Funerals are important rituals. They're not only recognition that a person has died; they're recognition that a person has lived. |
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