| Serendipity Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: C-) |
| SERENDIPITY (director: Peter Chelsom; screenwriter: Marc Klein;
cinematographer: John de Borman; editor: Christopher Greenbury; cast: John
Cusack (Jonathan Trager), Kate Beckinsale (Sara Thomas), Jeremy Piven (obit
writer, Dean), Bridget Moynahan...more |
| Serendipity Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: B) |
| Did you ever make eye contact with a total stranger
and feel that a mysterious connection had been
established? Do you think that fate has a funny way
of bringing people together (or keeping them apart)?
Do you believe in magic? If you've answered...more |
| Serendipity Review |
| by Michael Dequina (Rating: 3/4) |
| "A fortunate accident" is how Sara Thomas (Kate Beckinsale) defines the
concept of "serendipity" to Jonathan Trager (John Cusack) early on in Peter
Chelsom's romantic comedy of the same name. Accident or not, _Serendipity_ the
film can certainly...more |
| Serendipity Review |
| by Jonathan F. Richards |
| Serendipity is a popular ice cream parlor on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
It's a nice place to get a sweet syrupy confection, and so is the movie to which
it lends its name, although the latter's labored contrivances come close to
pushing it over...more |
| Serendipity Review |
| by Karina Montgomery |
| What a delicious conceit that all the stars and fates and powers that be
have a hand in our destinies, so that we can stumble across the person with
whom we are meant to be through fortune alone. It's definitely escapist to
be selfish, and what better...more |
| Serendipity Review |
| by Eugene Novikov |
| There's no doubt that 95% of romantic comedies follow
a distinct pattern: guy sees girl, guy wants girl, guy
goes through unreasonable obstacles to get girl, guy
gets girl. In rare cases, the genders are flipped.
Predictability is a given. Rarely,...more |
| Serendipity Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper |
| SERENDIPITY (2001)
Rated PG-13; running time 85 minutes
Genre: romantic comedy
Seen at: Lowes Star Southfield (Detroit, Michigan)
Official site: http://www.serendipity-themovie.com/
IMDB site: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0240890
Written by: Marc...more |
| Serendipity Review |
| by Max Messier (Rating: 3.5/5) |
| I must admit I'm going to be a bit biased in my review of the new
romantic comedy Serendipity, because that also defines how I met my
current girlfriend. The magic and mystery of our fated encounter is
also embodied in the quirkiness and freshness of...more |
| Serendipity Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| SERENDIPITY (2001). 2 1/2 stars out of 4. Starring John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale,
Jeremy Piven, Molly Shannon, John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan and Eugene Levy.
Written by Marc Klein. Directed by Peter Chelsom. Rated PG-13. Approx. 85 mins. more |
| Serendipity Review |
| by Edward Johnson-Ott |
| Serendipity (2001)
John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven, Molly Shannon, Bridget
Moynahan, John Corbett, Eugene Levy. Cinematography by John de Borman.
Screenplay by Marc Klein. Directed by Peter Chelsom. 91 minutes.
Rated PG-13, 3 stars (out of...more |
| Serendipity Review |
| by Laura Clifford |
| When Jonathan Trager (John Cusack) and Sara Thomas (Kate Beckinsale, "Pearl
Harbor") both reach for the same pair of gloves in the midst of Bloomingdale's
Christmas shopping madness, sparks fly. While both were grabbing those
gloves as a gift for a...more |
| Serendipity Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 6/10) |
| PLOT:
A guy and girl meet in a New York City department store when reaching for the
same pair of gloves. They talk, have coffee and it isn't long before the guy is
asking for the girl's number. Unfortunately, for the dude, a gust of wind blows
the piece...more |
| Serendipity Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 5/10) |
| CAPSULE: Familiar-feeling romantic comedy from director Peter
Chelsom. Two people meet, like each other, and leave to fate
if they should meet again. Years later each decides they
should be together and start searching for each other...more |
| Serendipity Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Miramax Films
Director: Peter Chelsom
Writer: Marc Klein
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, John Cusack, Eugene Levy, Bridget Moynahan,
Jeremy Piven, Molly Shannon more |
| Serendipity Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| Life goes on as a delightful romantic comedy, SERENDIPITY, comes to our
theaters. Set in the Big Apple, it proves that terrorists can blow up
buildings, but they can't take away the world's love affair with New York. more |
| Serendipity Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| Have you ever tasted anything so sweet it makes you sick to your stomach?
If you like that feeling, there's more than a good chance you'll like
Serendipity, a new humdrum, paper-thin version of Sleepless in Seattle with
John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale...more |
