60
Metascore
22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerAnderson is a hopeless romantic in a cynical world, and for a brief moment he makes the case that true love is the only power that can crack time and space.
- 75Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael Sragow"Happy Accidents" should retire Tomei's status as part of a show-biz urban legend and establish her once and for all as one of our most versatile and engaging performers.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertEssentially silliness crossed with science fiction. The actors make it fun to watch.
- 70VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyA lighthearted yarn designed to stand out by virtue of its intricate structure and trippy time-travel element. But the fanciful material wears thin pretty quickly, the air leaking out of the balloon long before party's over.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonDoesn't have the negative qualities of many big-studio romantic comedies, but it doesn't quite take flight.
- 60Village VoiceEd ParkVillage VoiceEd ParkThe leads smooth over the plot holes endemic to all 4D fables, making the movie more than mere déjà vu.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThis is an overlong film interesting chiefly for its performances.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardD'Onofrio is a natural for the role of a romantic who just may be a freak. A highly physical actor, he ranges between sweetly awkward and a candidate for the kind of mental hospital shown in "Session 9."
- 50Washington PostWashington PostThe actors make a good team in this film, and they're playing well-defined characters, but the script is so repetitive that we get mighty impatient for the mystery to be resolved.
- 42Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganAll guts, no glory and, worse, bad story.