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"Happy Accidents"
(Reviewed October 12, 2001)
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In order for this movie to work, it is essential to believe that Vincent D'Onofrio's character would be found charming and attractive by Marisa Tomei. I didn't buy that for a second. D'Onofrio plays an incredibly annoying halfwit dope who claims to be from the future, and who has returned to save Marisa from her fate. She spends the movie wondering if he is completely off his rocker--or if maybe, just maybe, he might be telling the truth.
Their relationship is supposed to be passionately quirky and stereotypically New York-ish (lots of eccentric friends and sidewalk scenes; you know the drill). But throughout the film, Marisa seems to have so much more on the ball than D'Onofrio does that it is impossible to believe they ever could end up sharing an apartment, much less being soulmates.
The script is simply not very smart, and the ending is weaker than a bad "Twilight Zone." Frankly, I wish *I* could go back in time--and get back the two hours I spent watching this timewaster.
Back Row Grade: F
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