Jakemcclake
Movies are often about the Climax or Ending, and this is no exception. The story is about the life of Ruby (Marissa Tomei) and Sam (Denofreo) and their on again off again romance. It was written and put together in a most intelligent way, that gets a viewer to a climactic ending. It clues the viewer in little by little until we get to the ending. Each clue opens your mind. Or one can take another look at the clues in a way that explains them differently. Like Ruby who is looking at a photograph in the climactic scene, on a certain intersection of two familiar streets, we are never certain of what we are dealing with...until the final shot in the movie... which is of that particular photograph, which puts the movie together and makes it clear to the viewer, as it did to Ruby.
revbighig
OK, I'll admit it, I watched this piece of nonsense because of Marisa Tomei. Such a cutey. And also because of the the word "sci-fi" in the TV description -- "romantic comedy" alone, is a no-go for me. So I sat through the whole thing, as baffling, silly, and self-contradictory as it was. Someone suggested Ruby was a bimbo fluff-head for not listening to and understanding Sam's complex "science" and ever-changing explanations. How could she not accept his hokum? How could anyone in their right mind accept anything from this creepy, pitiful character whose stories kept changing? Vincent D'Onofrio's Sam Deed was very hard to like -- too big, loud, weepy, goofy, doubtful. (Samedi, by the way, pronounced much like Sam Deed, is French for Saturday, the day after the dreaded Friday, when neither Ruby nor Sam could simply stay put for the day.)
tieman64
Brad Anderson's made a number of good, low budget features. This one, "Happy Accidents", stars Marisa Tomei and Vincent D'Onofrio as a couple who fall in love, break up and get back together. Sounds formulaic? Here's the neat part: D'Onofrio's character may or may not be from the future and may or may not be mentally unstable.Shot almost entirely in Brooklyn, "Happy Accidents" utilizes a grungy, urgent style. The film does well to keep us guessing as to whether or not D'Onofroi's character is insane, and several of the film's mysteries have a fine resolution.While more psychodrama than comedy, the film does have a number of witty lines. It's core idea is also rather funny: just when Tomei, who has had limited romantic success, finds Mr Right, he turns out to be completely nuts. Or is he? 7.9/10 – Worth one viewing.
Superunknovvn
"Happy Accident" has a good cast. Vincent D'Onofrio and Marisa Tomei shine in the leading parts. The direction is also good and shows a promising Brad Anderson. What's not so good is the pacing of the whole thing and the story itself. It's an unusual combination of genres, one has to admit that. Sci-Fi meets romcom, not too many movies have pulled that off successfully so far. "Happy Accidents" is quite funny and intriguing at times, but mostly it just moves on way too slowly and uneventfully. The story borrows a lot in style and substance from "La jetée" and "Somewhere In Time" and apart from the lack of originality there are also hundreds of logical plot holes in the script. You can ignore those and enjoy the movie for its good performances and the dedication of everyone involved or you should prepare for a decent movie with a lot of flaws. "Happy Accidents" is definitely recommendable for fans of Brad Anderson, but it's not what I would call an early masterpiece. Just an interesting little indie flick, that's all.
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