It Could Happen to You (1994)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:22
Rotten:11
Average Rating:6.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Comedies
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
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Anderson's script manages to be both funny and touching without lapsing into undue sentiment. Full Review |
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Perez has a field day as Muriel, injecting a welcome note of good old-fashioned greed into what is otherwise a relentlessly edifying story. Full Review |
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3/4 |
...generally comes off as an absolutely charming romantic comedy that benefits substantially from the unequivocal chemistry between its stars. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
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. Full Review |
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Bergman...really brings home the homage to Capra with the pic's warm, bordering-on-irresistible finale. Full Review |
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C |
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. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Best romance ever. Real, genuine characters with real, developed relationships. Not insulting, not cutesy, just wonderful.
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3/5 |
Pleasant rags-to-bitches tale, with Fonda shining.
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1/5 |
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3/5 |
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2/4 |
Berggman shows that good-hearted folks get better with money, and evil people get nastier. The message is predictable. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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3.5/4 |
A nice little gem of a summer romantic film that ought to pick up your spirits. Full Review |
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2/5 |
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3/5 |
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4/4 |
If there's one thing that makes this film really really work, it's the flawless cast. Full Review |
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Adult fairy tale that will make you feel giddy and glad to be alive. Full Review |
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2/5 |
So-so romantic comedy sunk by the cast
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4/10 |
Overlong, dull and forgettable. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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