Happy Accidents | | Cast : | Marisa Tomei, Vincent D'Onofrio | | Director : | Brad Anderson (II) | | Studio : | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | January 01, 2000 | | DVD Released Date : | September 02, 2003 | | Language : | English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 06, 2005 | | Summary | Happy Accidents - Brad Anderson | Content
 | I loved this movie!!! Once I saw it... I had to get it... if you believe in fate and all that fun stuff it's a good movie to watch! |
| Rating | | | Date | January 29, 2005 | | Summary | An Off Centre Romantic Comedy | Content
| (First, let me apologise for spelling 'centre' that way - I'm from Australia.) This took me a while to get into - the neurotisisms of a lot of characters in film and tv when it comes to relationships gets me irritated. And what's with the constant therapy in these things??? Those two issues aside (which I'll deal with in time, I promise), this was a way better romantic/comedy/drama than I have seen in a long time. It's formulatic to a point of course, but other than that it is so much better and more entertaining than any of those Roberts/Witherspoon/Ryan escapades. The idea of lovers meeting via 'supposed' time travel sets an interesting scene, and creates much more interesting obstacles for the two main characters to overcome. I did enjoy the banter of the peripheral characters as well. Certainly a must for D'Onofrio fans - even with material that seems relatively light on for what he usually does, he excels in it. Okay yes, I'm a huge D'Onofrio fan and this is why I bought the film! He shines in everything he does. Okay, okay, I'll shut up now. But beyond that, it is a very touching film and a nice change to the usual romantic stories that clog the video store shelves. |
| Rating | | | Date | October 17, 2004 | | Summary | One of the BEST! Wait, it IS the BEST! | Content
| I rented this DVD just for kicks one day. The first time I watched it I was very confused of the plot, but the story is highly entertaining! It's a BRILLIANT with GREAT cast members. Throughout the entire movie you will be surprised by little twists and turns that are in no way predictable. If you like movies that are a little out of the ordinary, this is it! I LOVE this movie! I'd have to warn you, either you will love this movie or be bored out of your mind. It's different, you'll see! |
| Rating | | | Date | October 12, 2004 | | Summary | A Definite Picker Upper | Content
| I first saw this movie on the Independent Film Channel, and once I began watching it for a while, I found myself unable to leave the room. The plot automatically caught my attention. Not seeing the beginning of the movie the first time watching it, I then rented it to watch it a second time all the way through. Vincent D' Onofrio (seen in the Cell) plays the terrific role of Sam, who seeks to find love among other things from co-start Ruby, played by Marisa Tomei (seen in My Cousin Vinni). The two create an awesome chemistry, which only lures the viewer deeper into their romance.
The movie features a young woman, Ruby (Tomei), dealing with her many issues of family, friends and love throughout therapy. She then meets the strangely irresistible Sam (D' Onofrio) who forces her to deal with her issues of love directly, avoiding nothing. Besides Sam's immediate attraction and love for her being hard to handle, Sam reveals to Ruby that he is from the future and that he is on a mission. Ruby is stunned like anyone would be, but instead of dumping Sam immediately, she decides to investigate the situation. Sam being from the future may seem a little far fetched, but the movie makes time travel actually seem believable.
The movie would be categorized as a mix of romance, comedy and mystery. Some might consider the movie a bit of a chick flick considering the main plot of Sam and Ruby's relationship, but I think the movie has a lot more plot and potential than just a love story because of its time travel subject involvement. The story may be hard to believe for some with it's from the future character stance, but necessary explanations of who, how and why are given. To say anything more about the plot of the movie would ruin it.
You will find yourself dieing to see whether things work out like they should between the two through the many twists and turns of arguments and disagreements. Overall, the movie is very well done with the acting and plot. I recommend it to any woman or man who doesn't doubt science or emotion. The movie gives hope to those who those who have lost all hope in love. Ruby herself felt hopeless in finding love, but Sam seemed to change that.
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| Rating | | | Date | September 25, 2004 | | Summary | Even for those who don't like that sci-fi thing | Content
| Not a big fan of time travel, science fiction, so on...I'm just not. But here is a movie that has time travel-y stuff that I actually (a)watched the whole thing and (b) would recommend. Why? Because the time travel is really incidental. I mean, sure, that's the reason why things happen and everything, but you're not beaten over the head with it.
I'd like to say that this is a wonderful, so romantic love story, but then I'm afraid that some people (those sap-avoiders, often the menfolks)will avoid it. Don't. It's a movie that even they will like. The secret is that, while the story would sound silly to anyone, the actors are so committed to the reality of who they are and what they're doing that it works. What a difficult thing to pull off.
I'm not a big Marisa Tomei fan, but here she's so delightful, full of non-annoying energy and so real. I mean, she is sort of the stand in for the rest of the audience, and she plays that disbelief well. How often do you see a movie where the normal, rational person just buys the lunacy of another--something that a real person wouldn't do? She has the right reactions and emotions.
It's just one of those satisfying movies, where all of the little bits and clues work and pull everything together, without making the viewer feel like they've been tricked or taken advantage of. Humor and grace, but enough whatever it is to keep it from being a stereotypical chick flick. The ending is actually, suprisingly moving. I really did not think I'd see the movie at all, then thought that I wouldn't enjoy it, and then I was so glad I did.
One little note, though--if you listen to the commentary, which I usually do, it claims to be between the director and actor Vincent D'Onofrio (whom I adore in this, but I always do and am not too objective, so I'll leave that out). Instead, it's almost a monologue by the director. Don't know if Vincent wasn't feeling participatory that day or if the director is just particularly chatty, but I wanted more--more about playing Mr. Future and all of the stories that the character of Sam had to keep together. Anyway. Minor thing.
One other thing--the scene where Sam has Ruby lick his finger and then shows what the future is like is worth the whole price of the movie. |
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