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Love Happens (2009)

Love Happens
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Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Dan Fogler

A romantic drama about a widower (Eckhart) whose book about coping with loss turns him into a best-selling self-help guru. On a business trip to Seattle, he falls for a woman (Aniston) who attends one of his seminars, only to learn that he hasn't yet truly confronted his wife's passing.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 49 min.
Directed by: Brandon Camp
Release Date: Sep 18, 2009
DVD Release Date: Feb 02, 2010

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6 hours ago
This is the kind of movie that I didn't expect so good. But it actually is a very good movie, not only the romanticism and the beautiful scene but also the discoveray of deep heart, soul. To help others release pain but cannot solve his own pain I li... (read more)
8 hours ago
I expected a love story.. but it was better than that. Aniston didn't have much to offer on this flick. Eckhart nailed it though : ) ..
motivating, 'let go of your sorrows and pains' sorta story line.
15 hours ago
[6/10] Not exactly a love story since it focuses more on the dramatic side of getting over the loss of a loved one. It may be unoriginal and cliched, but the two leads (Eckhart and Aniston) are perfectly cast in their roles.
16 hours ago
nt lik whut i expected , bt stil nice and touching to me , lack of something n a lil bit draggy .....aaron's so man n gud lukin ....jenz kinda movie
20 hours ago
never thought it was gonna end

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79 days ago
A.O. Scott, At the Movies
Love Happens is as lazy and offhand as its title, and as far as any chemistry between Aniston and Eckhart is concerned, nothing happens.
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83 days ago
Pete Hammond, Boxoffice Magazine
Love Happens--but not much else in this heartfelt but dull romantic dirge.
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83 days ago
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Not that the grieving process shouldn't be addressed in a movie, but this one feels increasingly cooked up.
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83 days ago
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Love Happens is a weepie about the grieving process, mainly my own. Two hours of my life have been brutally stolen from me, and I need closure.
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83 days ago
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
A limp romantic drama that occasionally lifts its drowsy head to attempt a wan smile, a picture that starts out being harmlessly dull and ends, somehow, in a place that feels insultingly manipulative.
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