Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later, they each yearn to reunite, despite being destined for the altar. But to give true love a chance, they have to find one another again.
A movie I found myself liking more than perhaps I should.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
18 Oct 2001
fresh:
Fluffy and innocuous as Cool Whip, it is nonetheless uplifting, romantic and delightful, further enhancing the world's enduring love affair with the Big Apple.
– Rex Reed,
New York Observer,
18 Oct 2001
fresh:
Serendipity may be calculated, but the good news is that all that hard work never prevents it from being genuinely charming.
– Charles Taylor,
Salon.com,
12 Oct 2001
rotten:
So stringently a 'romantic comedy,' you could review it with a pie chart.