...generally comes off as an absolutely charming romantic comedy that benefits substantially from the unequivocal chemistry between its stars.
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06/08/09
It Could Happen to You (1994)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:22
Rotten:11
Average Rating:6.2/10
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... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez, Isaac Hayes
Director: Andrew Bergman
Reviews for It Could Happen to You
Writer Jane Anderson is a gifted scenarist who seems constrained by a Hollywood formula which places the happy romantic ending on the horizon like a beacon to stare at for nearly two hours.
09/18/08
Bergman...really brings home the homage to Capra with the pic's warm, bordering-on-irresistible finale.
09/18/08
Top CriticAnderson's script manages to be both funny and touching without lapsing into undue sentiment.
09/18/08
Though set at present, this schmaltzy romantic comedy might as well have been set in the 1950s or even 1930s, because at heart it's a Capra comedy of the Depression, celebrating the decency of the "little people," but in a phony, contrived way.
12/14/06
Perez has a field day as Muriel, injecting a welcome note of good old-fashioned greed into what is otherwise a relentlessly edifying story.
06/24/06
Pleasant rags-to-bitches tale, with Fonda shining.
05/18/05
No review available.
09/24/04
No review available.
07/29/04
Berggman shows that good-hearted folks get better with money, and evil people get nastier. The message is predictable.
05/20/03
No review available.
03/31/03
A nice little gem of a summer romantic film that ought to pick up your spirits.
03/23/03
No review available.
10/17/02
No review available.
10/08/02
If there's one thing that makes this film really really work, it's the flawless cast.
09/10/02
Adult fairy tale that will make you feel giddy and glad to be alive.
08/30/02
So-so romantic comedy sunk by the cast
08/26/02
Overlong, dull and forgettable.
08/20/02
No review available.
08/01/02
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