Serendipity

Theatrical Release Date: 2001 10 05 (USA)

UPC: 031398147596

Studio: Fox Home Ent. (lgf)

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Adult Situations, Adult Language]

Summary: After the long-delayed Town and Country, director Peter Chelsom turns in his second 2001 effort with this love-at-first-sight romantic comedy that revolves around fate, destiny, and chance. Jonathan (John Cusack) and Sara (Kate Beckinsale) are two New Yorkers already in relationships when they meet one another, each reaching for the last pair of cashmere gloves at a department store. Over coffee, they strike up an intimate conversation, and Jonathan thinks they should see each other again. Unconvinced, Sara arranges an elaborate series of "fate" games; if they're meant to be together, she reasons, she and Jonathan will receive some sort of sign in the future. Flash forward several years, and the two are at opposite ends of the country -- Jonathan in New York and Sara in San Francisco, both engaged to be married. Still, neither can shake the memory of their chance encounter, and they both enlist their best friends (Molly Shannon and Jeremy Piven) to help them find their true love again. Serendipity had its Gala World Premiere at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Features: Feature commentary track with director Peter Chelson
Behind-the-scenes Starz Encore "On the Set"
Peter Chelsom's production diary
Deleted scenes with Commentary by director Peter Chelson
Storyboard comparioson
Theatrical Trailer

Serendipity

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 01/03/2012

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Alternate Wide Screen

Audio: DHMA null

Runtime: 91 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: Spanish

Region: Blu-ray region A (North America, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia)

Michael Hastings

A thoroughly routine romantic comedy rendered more aggravating by its incessant "near-miss" plot structure, Serendipity gets its few pleasures not from its leads but from its often-inspired supporting cast. Once again making a bid for romantic star status, John Cusack proves that he's only as good as the material he's provided; the movie rarely allows him to show the loose, natural persona he exhibited in 2000's High Fidelity. The same can be said for Kate Beckinsale, a talented young actress whose spirit seems dulled as her character is forced to leap through numerous logistic hurtles, all in the name of "chance." Serendipity's main problem isn't with the actors but their script: Since they're allowed such a brief sliver of time together at the movie's outset, it's hard for the audience to have a vested interest in whether or not they end up together at the end. Along the way, however, we're treated to a host of ancillary laughs, the best of which come from John Corbett as a trippy, dippy world-music star, and the ever-reliable Eugene Levy as an anal-retentive store clerk. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Peter Abrams  Producer 
Peter Chelsom  Director 
Simon Fields  Producer 
Robert L. Levy  Producer 
Alan Silvestri  Composer (Music Score) 
Julie Goldstein  Executive Producer 
Amy Slotnick  Executive Producer 
Bob Osher  Executive Producer 
Marc Klein  Screenwriter 
John Cusack  Actor 
Kate Beckinsale  Actor 
Molly Shannon  Actor 
Jeremy Piven  Actor 
John Corbett  Actor 
Bridget Moynahan  Actor 
Eugene Levy  Actor 
Kate Blumberg  Actor 

Country: USA