Review of Happy Accidents (2000) by Constantine H — 14 Nov 2007

A slightly off-kilter romantic comedy conveys its science-fiction atmosphere strictly through dialog. The curiosity of trying to deliver a science-fiction plot just about as complicated as The Terminator (no coincidence, the time travel inspired by love of a photograph is common to both) in the context of a girl-meets-boy, takes him to visit her parents, wonders whether sheâ??s doing the right thing over beers with her girlfriend sort of movie with a lot of handheld, facial close-up scenes reflecting its meager budget has a certain fascination.

The two leads convey desperation and befuddlement effectively. The therapist (Holland Taylor) has a payoff whose multiple levels only became apparent to me later.