2.0 out of 5 stars
Leave logic at the door., Dec 15 2008
This review is from: Serendipity (Widescreen) (DVD)
This movie definitely has its moments; the premise and playful banter through the first quarter of the film are charming and hold up well. However, the plot holes really start to show through the rest of the film; if these two are suddenly so desperate to find each other (and leave their relationships in doing so) in New York after their first mingle, then why were they so eager to test fate and leave each other sans numbers or names? Eugene Levy gives a wonderful turn to hold up the comedy throughout the midsection of this film.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Serendipity and Stupidity, July 15 2004
By A Customer
This review is from: Serendipity (Widescreen) (DVD)
This premise of this movie is just plain idiotic. Sara poses an almost impossible probabalistic challenge for her lover, Jon, by writing her address in a to-be-sold book. If he succeeds in obtaining this book, "fate" has allegedly worked its magic. The problem with this is that we are living in a probabilistic universe. Just how much "fate" do you need, anyway? Is not the chance of them meeting in the first place a miracle of "fate" in itself? Jon should have, in response, proposed tossing Sara off a skyscraper, leaving to "fate" whether she lives or not. The chances of her having a parachute handy is only marginally more likely than Jon finding her book, and far more likely than her finding sanity.
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