Happy Accidents 2000

     Ruby Weaver is not very lucky when it comes to relationships with men.  She wants to change them, fix them and this means she becomes stuck with losers.  Her girlfriends keep a box of pictures of the rejected losers dated by their group.  When Ruby meets Sam Deed in the park, she thinks he is different.  Surprisingly, he goes out of his way to return a book she left on the park bench.  He has recently arrived in New York from Dubuque, Iowa.  Ruby is seeing a therapist and she tells Maggie Ann everything about her life and her relationships.  The main subject recently has been Sam.  He says he’s from the future and he has traveled back from May 8, 2439.  Ruby doesn’t know whether to believe what he says but she wants to keep him because she may be able to ‘fix’ him?  Sam has some other odd things about him other than his future story.  He’s afraid of small dogs and he has a barcode tattooed on his arm.  Sam agrees to pay a visit to talk to Maggie Ann, Ruby’s therapist.

     I didn’t believe a word Sam said!!  I could not believe anyone hearing his story would not take him to a mental hospital?  Sam and Ruby seem right for each other only because she thinks his story could be ‘true?’  I can’t give too many details away but there are a lot of ‘quirky’ happenings in this happy accident!!  3* (This movie is OK)

110 min, Romance directed by Brad Anderson with Marisa Tomei, Vincent D’Onofrio, Nadia Dajani, Holland Taylor, Sean Gullette, Bronson Dudley.

Note:  Imdb 7.3 out of 10, 72% critic 75% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 3*.

Special Note:  This movie was filmed in Connecticut.  The director, Brad Anderson's aunt plays Maggie Ann.  Sam Rockwell was originally cast as Sam Deed but he appeared in Galaxy Quest released in 1999 instead.