
Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and twenty years later, fate brings Alex and Louie's daughter, Miranda, together. It's not until Alex is invited to Louie's home that he begins to remember his former life, wife and best friend. Of course, there's also the problem that he's attracted to Louie's/his own daughter.... (Full plot summary below)
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Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and twenty years later, fate brings Alex and Louie's daughter, Miranda, together. It's not until Alex is invited to Louie's home that he begins to remember his former life, wife and best friend. Of course, there's also the problem that he's attracted to Louie's/his own daughter.
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| Chicago TribuneGene SiskelDespite the sudsy, overlit look of William A. Fraker's cinematography and Downey's varying success with sight gags, this is still a lot of fun. An additional kicker is provided by the picture's crazed doublethink morality, which implies that incest is OK as long as you've got amnesia. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames Sanford"effervescent foolishness with crackling chemistry between Shepherd and Downey" |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie itself is surprisingly affecting, perhaps because Shepherd never goes for easy laughs but plays her character seriously. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrThe only romantic comedy out there which spans two lifetimes, Chances Are you'll wind up wishing it didn't. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThis whimsical fantasy-comedy of reincarnation is well acted by Robert Downey Jr. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenAs a featherweight trifle rooted in young death, an endless mourning process, and quasi-incestuous stirrings, the film suffers from jarring tonal shifts on a continual basis. |
| TheFilmFile.comDustin Putman[Blu-ray Review] Worthy of being rediscovered by fans of any of the actors or '80s comfort-food movie enthusiasts in general, "Chances Are" earns a recommendation. |
| VarietyVariety StaffA potentially charming premise yields only a handful of chuckles. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonO'Neal's performance, on the other hand, could incite angels to throw tomatoes from heaven. As the meek-and-noble reporter (who never seems to find time to file stories), he seems to be a confused Barry Lyndon, inexplicably whisked into this century and given a Georgetown lease, a ridiculous movie role and a byline. You get the feeling that, like this movie, his news stories need editing. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonThe talk and plot twists both have a flavorless, perfunctory quality. |