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12/06/05
Happy Accidents (2001)
72 %
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.
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
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), a quirky hospice nurse, she thinks he's another freaky weirdo like all the other guys she's... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Marisa Tomei, Vincent D'Onofrio, Nadia Dajani, Holland Taylor, Tovah Feldshuh
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Vincent D’Onofrio . . . makes the stranger-in-a-strange-land thing irresistible.
06/15/03
Once again, director Brad Anderson (of SESSION 9 and NEXT STOP WONDERLAND) has earned the title "maker of chick-flicks that guys can tolerate
05/12/03
Happy Accidents looks drab and doesn't take very good advantage of its New York locations, but the neurotic intensity and emotional honesty of its two leads more than make up for it.
12/16/02
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11/06/02
A boxed-in [but] entertaining diversion... a small-scale surrealist love story anchored by two fully committed, highly watchable actors.
09/03/02
Starts off really well, progresses at an enjoyable pace, and falters a little about 2/3 of the way through.
02/28/02
... an enjoyable trifle.
12/21/01
The story isn't perfectly proportioned ... but it gets quirkier at the points where most romantic comedies go limp.
10/19/01
Tomei and D'Onofrio imbue their roles with the requisite warmth and fragility.
10/17/01
This is a tangy romantic comedy that plays sly games of its own with time as the story unfolds.
10/16/01
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10/16/01
Gleefully silly fun, with a few core concepts on the nature of time, space, and la-la-la-love thrown in for good measure.
10/16/01
Happy Accidents has a sense of humor and a good-natured warmth -- stemming mostly from the appealingly peculiar performances -- that make its shortcomings easier to forgive.
10/16/01
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