Serendipity

Serendipity 2001

• Director: Peter Chelsom
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven, Bridget Moynahan, Eugene Levy, John Corbett, Molly Shannon
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• John Cusack – The Butler, 2012, 1408, High Fidelity, Being John Malkovich, Cradle Will Rock, The Thin Red Line, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The Grifters
• Kate Beckinsale – Absolutely Anything, The Aviator, The Last Days of Disco, Shooting Fish, Cold Comfort Farm, The Prince of Jylland, Much Ado about Nothing
• Jeremy Priven – Angels Crest
• Bridget Moynahan – John Wick
• Eugene Levy – Taking Woodstock
• Why? John Cusack
• Seen: Once before. Now 9 February 2020      

       Romantic comedies are really not my cup of tea but if I remember correctly Cusack pulls this one off. And right now we need something light-weight.

       Jonathan (Cusack) falls hard for lovely British Sara (Beckinsale). They both have partners but Sara convinces him to leave everything up to fate. If they’re meant to meet again, they will.

       A few years later. They’re both about to marry someone else.

       Well. It’s a romantic comedy. A silly one. But yes, Cusack carries it off. And I really can’t feel sorry for a jilted bride who says, ‘All my life I’ve dreamed about the perfect wedding.’ I mean, get a life.

3* of 5 (Hal says 1½)