Happenstance
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Faudel, Eric Savin Audrey Tautou DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 97 minutes DVD Release Date: 2002-04-23 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: New Yorker |
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Movie Reviews of Happenstance
Movie Review: Don't trust this movie; worst U.S. cover box hack to date
Summary: 1 Stars
'Happenstance' is an inoffensive enough little movie...a rather bland French ensemble piece of fluff about life's serendipitous twists and turns. The problem lies with the U.S. marketing approach to this movie, which is a complete hack and an affront to any moviegoer's intelligence.
First - there's the marketers' blatant attempt to hitch a ride on the contrails of the Audrey Tautou/Amelie phenomenon. For example, while the cover box features nothing but a pigtailed, doe-eyed Tautou, the movie is anything but a Tautou star vehicle. Granted, she's in the first scene, but she disappears for stretches of up to 15 minutes at a time. 'Happenstance' - released in 2000 - was pre-'Amelie,' and Tautou is just part of the woodwork here.
Second - and more egregious - the cover box picture of Tautou isn't even from the movie itself. It's been lifted directly from the cover box of 1999's 'Venus Beauty Institute' (check it yourself with an amazon.com search). Now, why would anyone reward behavior like this by recommending 'Happenstance' to a friend?
Unbelievable.