Serendipity Critic Reviews

Serendipity has no business working, but it does. And by the way, Eugene Levy has no business almost stealing the show, but he does, too.Read the full review

Serendipity returns us, if only for a couple of hours, to the Manhattan of our dreams.Read the full review

Serendipity is "Sliding Doors" with no alternate versions; it's willed enchantment all the way.Read the full review

Serendipity is a throwback to a more innocent era in American life, 25 days ago.Read the full review

If you can believe Serendipity's cockeyed conceit, you may find that discovering this escapist love story feels like a lucky accident.Read the full review

The cinematic equivalent of a plate made of spun sugar.Read the full review

A blithe and unapologetic fairy tale about affairs of the heart, it's a spun-sugar confection that's so light and airy it threatens to simply float away.Read the full review

Will serve as an excellent gauge of any viewer's tolerance level for schmaltzy contrivance and manipulation.Read the full review

The plot risks bursting under the strain of its coincidences, as Sara and Jon fly to opposite coasts at the same time and engage in a series of Idiot Plot moves so extreme and wrongheaded that even other characters in the same scene should start shouting helpful suggestions.Read the full review