
There are dysfunctional families... and then there are the Conways. After a family tragedy, 15-year-old Billy Conway has become the de facto glue between his bitter mom, distant brother, and stoic dad. But when Billy starts to act out, everything changes for him and his family.... (Full plot summary below)
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There are dysfunctional families... and then there are the Conways. After a family tragedy, 15-year-old Billy Conway has become the de facto glue between his bitter mom, distant brother, and stoic dad. But when Billy starts to act out, everything changes for him and his family.
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| Sunday Times (Australia)Gavin BondThe main appeal of this modest and rambling slice of life is writer Brian Carbeeâ(TM)s delicious dialogue, which provides Davis with a string of amusing and acidic verbal put-downs. |
| MovieTime, ABC Radio NationalJulie RiggIt's as if Carbee and Lancaster were unsure themselves: were they making a bitter-sweet, ironic memoir of adolescence? Or were they making a melodrama? Both tone and pace jerk all over the place... |
| In Film AustraliaTara JudahAccidents Happen is a credit to the Australian film industry... |
| DVDTalk.comBrian OrndorfStar power helps Happen immensely, giving this dreary, confused picture a lift when it needs it the most. Too bad Davis couldn't fill all the roles. The film could've benefited with a little more of her personality. |
| sbs.com.auFiona WilliamsIt's left to Davis to rise above the limitations of the material, and she does so valiantly, but the scenes lack the wallop of the intended emotional payoff. |
| Eye for FilmAmber WilkinsonWhat emotional life there is in this set up - and with so much is going on, there isn't much - is crushed by dreadful narration. |
| Sydney Morning HeraldJim SchembriAccidents Happen quite easily commits the menu of sins that have long dogged Australian films: bad direction, unfocused story, thin characterisation, emotional incoherence and almost no idea what type of film it is supposed to be. |
| User ReviewAna RI liked how they presented the family relations. G. D's performance is really great in this sad story. |
| User ReviewThomas JAccidents Happen???? More like shit happens!! I do not know how this movie went under my radar. Life is full of accidents and this family and neighbors cope inspired me. I felt there are GREAT performances from Harrison Gilbertson and Geena Davis. A very touching, sad story of how a family's life is change starting with an accident! Highly recommend!! |
| User ReviewErwin MI really enjoyed this unusual and dark movie. I did not view it as a comedy however. |