Noutions
Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .
Borserie
it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.
Myron Clemons
A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
jessej-74060
This is my favorite science fiction movie. No crazy explosions. No monsters. No absurd crap. Real people responding to a rather unusual set of circumstances.This movie requires attentiveness to be able to connect the many wonderful dots. The script if good. All the actors are fine.Marisa is just plain great. Her portrayal of her character's acceptance of the absurd is very satisfying.I am 63, a reader of Science Fiction, and science fact, for 50 years. I have watched hundreds of movies of all types, and hundreds of TV episodes.I am a Rom Com kind of guy. So although I do appreciate angsty movies like "The Man who fell to earth, and The Man From Earth, and K-PAX, I prefer humorous explorations of normal people trying to get through a normal day that has been twisted to include what does not make sense.Happy Accidents is one of the few DVDs we own.The others are: Waking Ned Devine One of the best movie climaxes everRare Birds William is excellentFifth Element The ultimate "Bruce Willis Saves the Universe, Again" movieNoises Off Carol Burnett, Christopher Reeve, Michael Caine, John RitterMy Girl Friday One of the best 'fast talking dames' moviesMiss Pettigrew Lives for a Day A modern 'fast talking dame' movieAll of these are Rom Com movies with great dialog, fun casts, and excellent acting.My list of my must-watch movies includes 2001, Men in Black, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Singing in the Rain, The Princess Bride, all the Star Trek and Star war movies, nearly any movies based upon a Phillip K Dick story, and many dozens more.This movie is as much fun as The Fifth Element.Do not watch this movie if you are profoundly ignorant or stupid. You will NOT like it.
lizjonesm
no discrepancies for me - presume in write up about the accident may have used photo and quoted what was written on reverse. Anyway such a lovely film shame to spoil it. Also by changing what happens to Ruby he is creating a new parallel universe.. presumably in one he may remain in continuity loop looking for her !! my main complaint is how easy they seem to pick up boyfriends... maybe it is like that in the States (I am referring to my 20 year self) Got my 18 year foster girl to watch with me and she enjoyed it too - so timeless (which is quite appropriate)... I think Rubys' character is great too and good role model for both of us. Thought Vincent was endearing and loved Ruby.. and loved scenes at the beach, at the art gallery and the dancing, and the fights - great comic timing.
genes bernadette
I wasn't expecting great things from Happy Accidents but thought it sounded intriguing and a cursory glance of IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes showed that there appears to be a fairly consistent approval of, even admiration for this film. The imbalance is the main reason for my contribution. I'm afraid to say that I hated the writing, hated the acting (especially Ruby and her best friend), hated the claustrophobic and drab photography but most of all the music drove me crazy. I guess some films just rub people up the wrong way. My god this one did me. It was compelling enough to stick it out to the end but I think I should have switched it off judging by this extreme and rather irrational reaction. Everyone else seems to like it though so don't let me put you off if you're keen!
Jane Dough
Picked it up on a whim and was really glad I did. Am always a bit wary about movies who have that hand-held independent feel to them, so was bracing myself for something grainy, shaky, aggravating and surreal, with long-winded and disjointed diatribes, but it was far from that. Rather it was tight, smart, captivating and likable, with a fresh and elegant twist of romance, sci-fi and drama. A thinker's love story, if you will, and SUCH nice change from all the painfully dull, perfectly-coif-ed Jennifer Aniston-esque piles of cardboard crap. It even held my boyfriend spellbound for 2 hours, which was amazing, since he usually needs deNiro or Jason Statham to do that job. Of course you can rarely - if ever? - go wrong with d'Onofrio or Tomei, nor Holland Taylor or Nadja Dajani, and seeing them cast together was a huge draw. Great flick!
