Love Happens (2009)

Director:

Brandon Camp

Writers (WGA):

Brandon Camp (written by) &
Mike Thompson (written by)

Release Date:

18 September 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Sometimes when you least expect it...

Plot:

About a widower 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 who attends one of his seminars, only to learn that he hasn't yet truly confronted his wife's passing. |

Plot Keywords:

Self Help Book | Self Help Group | Seattle Washington | Grief | Cockatoo

Cast

Aaron Eckhart	...	Burke
Jennifer Aniston	...	Eloise Chandler
Dan Fogler	...	Lane
John Carroll Lynch	...	Walter
Martin Sheen	...	Burke's Father-in-Law
Judy Greer	...	Marty
Frances Conroy	...	Eloise's Mom
Joe Anderson	...	Tyler
Sasha Alexander	...	Photographer
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Cab Driver
Anne Marie DeLuise	...	Unicom Executive #1
Tyler McClendon	...	Unicom Executive #2
Panou	...	Unicom Executive #3
Michael Kopsa	...	Unicom CEO
Michelle Harrison	...	Cynthia

Also Known As:

Brand New Day (USA) (working title)
Quand l'amour arrive (Canada: French title)
Traveling (USA) (working title)
Любовь случается (Russia) [ru]
Amor Por Acaso (Portugal) [pt]
I agapi thelei to hrono tis (Greece) [el]
Láska na druhý pohled (Czech Republic) [cs]
Ljubezen se zgodi (Slovenia) [sl]
Nuevamente amor (Argentina) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language including sexual references.

Runtime:

USA:109 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44844) | Ireland:12A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When he goes to release Rocky, they get out of van - headlights are off. Camera goes to close-up and then returns to the van and the lights are on.

Quotes:

Eloise: If you had a brain in either head, you'd know that I'm doing what's best for both of us.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Access Hollywood: (2009-09-03)" (2009)

Pretty insulting and contrived

I was fairly surprised at just how unpleasant this movie was. The only things I liked about it were Eckhart, some nice visuals, and the ever so brief cameo of Gaeta from Battlestar Galactica.

About halfway through I started thinking 'this has the most product placements since the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still'. Then they went to Home Depot to 'cure' a guy with a shopping spree. There's hardly any romance in it at all, but a ton of advertising and even a band I never heard of is given a lot of screen time that felt awkward.

Aniston looked either near asleep or downright miserable during almost every scene. There are badly edited scenes like when they see her mother; it had zero point.

I especially recommend that anyone dealing with any real emotional trauma avoid this one. The cheap shots and ridiculously bland advice given will only make someone feel worse.