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  1. ChadS.
    Feb 1, 2002
    8
    "Happenstance" features the granddaddy of meet-cutes. When destiny catches up to Tautou and Faudel, their ensuing recognition of each other elicited a laugh out from me that was audible and sustained. Mind you, this is the latter of the two laughs. Director Laurent Firode does a brilliant job of setting the stage for, as I've already mentioned, the granddaddy of all meet-cutes. I got off the bandwagon of "Amelie" backlash after seeing "Happenstance". Audrey Tautou is a star.… Expand
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  2. GeorgeM.
    Jan 4, 2005
    10
    This is probably the best foreign film that i have seen in years, this movie renewed my love of Paris and all that dwell within it, thus my moving to Paris in the fall. Good day.
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59 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    75
    Mild but engaging romance.
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  2. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Kimberley Jones
    40
    A clever idea that never stretches beyond just that -- a caterpillar that never blooms into a butterfly.
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  3. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    The movie has magical moments, but it's too contrived to gather much comic or dramatic power.
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