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33 out of 100

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5.5 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 22 Ratings

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  • Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston
  • Summary: Dr. Burke Ryan is on the precipice of a major multimedia deal, but the therapist who asks his patients to openly confront their pain is secretly unable to take his own advice. Eloise Chandler has sworn off men and decided to focus on her floral business. However, when she meets Burke at the hotel where he's speaking, there is an instant attraction. But will two people who have met the right person at exactly the wrong time be able to give love another chance? As each struggles with the hurt of love and loss, they realize that in order to move forward, they need to let go of the past. And if they can, they'll find that, sometimes, love happens when you least expect it. (Universal Studio)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 26
  3. Negative: 10 out of 26
  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Calvin Wilson
    63
    Although the film begins promisingly, it proves to be little more than a soap opera.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Dan Kois
    60
    More thoughtful than its cookie-cutter marketing campaign implies, and better than its awful title promises, "Love Happens" is the rare Hollywood romance concerned with emotions other than love at first sight.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    38
    I wish the movie made emotional sense, because it's all about getting in touch with whatever's holding you back, but it doesn't.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 5 out of 11
  1. AngelicaC
    8
    I thought this was a wonderfully insightful movie. It's not the typical romantic movie that it portrays itself to be; so, in that sense, I can understand some people's disappointment. In a very unexpected way, it's a very deep look at a man's struggle with his wife's death and the journey he takes to face the truth. If you're sensitive like myself, you'll enjoy this movie and maybe come out learning a little about yourself.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. AdaM
    4
    Walter is perhaps the only good thing in the movie. He does a great job - perhaps he's got the best written character amongst the lot. The movie could have been better edited to make the audience have more sympathy with Eckhart - they did nothing to show that he's still missing his dead wife until 3/4 of the movie has already passed. I don't know whether or not Eckhart should be blamed, as his "I sympathise" look just don't look v sympathetic.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Denise
    3
    A tropical bird released into the Pacific Northwest would end up just as dead as this turkey. It started off looking like a thought-provoking and promising film. Then the writer either got bored or lazy or both, and it all turned to slapstick and kitsch.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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