self-help guru eckhart has a secret: he's the one who most needs his own advice, and he ain't listenin'. a shocker. ain't i supposed to say "spoiler alert" first? oh dammit. eckhart roughly manages to engage as a soul in torment while trying to be upbeat, while aniston regret...( read more)
Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Dan Fogler
A romantic drama about a widower (Eckhart) whose book about coping with loss turns him into a best-selling self-help guru. On a business trip to Seattle, he falls for a woman (Aniston) who attends one...( read more
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Flixster Reviews (2,647)
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September 26, 2009
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September 21, 2009
18%? 18%? Love Happens is a very good movie that is currently rated at 18% on rottentomatoes.com. It's not a classic, but it is certainly a very enjoyable movie.
It stars a lot of actors I like who do a good job for the most part. Dan Fogler is a little out of place playing a ro...( read more) -
November 14, 2009
something happens, but neither a komplex storyline, nor komplex characters are shown...and i really hate this self-help-guru-thing.
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November 3, 2009
Love Happens when? In death? I'm sorry but this just couldn't make it. Maybe it was wrong of me to expect the typical chick-flick with happy & sweet smiles and love-nothings but no, this movie is about death, mourning, death, mourning, death.... you get the gist. Maybe "Death Hap...( read more)
Critic Reviews
Love Happens--but not much else in this heartfelt but dull romantic dirge. full review
Not that the grieving process shouldn't be addressed in a movie, but this one feels increasingly cooked up. full review
Love Happens is a weepie about the grieving process, mainly my own. Two hours of my life have been brutally stolen from me, and I need closure. full review
A limp romantic drama that occasionally lifts its drowsy head to attempt a wan smile, a picture that starts out being harmlessly dull and ends, somehow, in a place that feels insultingly manipulative. full review
A harmless time-waster that could have been more. full review
The film has an uneven tone, unsure whether to mock [Eckhart's] rudimentary words of wisdom or play up his good intentions. full review
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