Marketic
It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
Logan
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
Dana
An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
FlashCallahan
Unfaithful, out-of-work actor Victor is desperate to win back the affection of his ex-girlfriend Sylvia before she marries another man. He meets two very strange dust-men who turn back time and allow him another chance to correct his mistake. However, fate again plays a sour hand and Sylvia's best friend Alison's date, meet and fall in love .This time around Sylvia is the unfaithful one and eventually leaves Victor. Victor can't believe his luck until he meets the beautiful Louise. Is this Victor's destiny of does fate have more tricks to play.....If you can swallow the bitter pill that he goes back in time, becomes obsessive, paranoid, and overbearing, which will. Be his downfall, then somewhere in this movie, is a little Richard Curtis crying for help.Made in a time where doors were sliding, and Martha met three men whilst Hugh Grant worked in a book shop, If Only.. was the one that got lost in the mix.It's not very funny, in fact, at times, its downright depressing, knowing that this guy got a second chance, only for Karma to show up and bite him on the proverbial.But the cast are great, and make this little movie all the more watchable.And at the end of the day, he gets with Penelope Cruz anyway.
mgm_kitten
I watched this movie not really expecting very much and was pleasantly suprised! Realising too late that he has thrown away his life, Victor gets a second chance to change things. Although Mr. Fate sticks his oar in and things don't quite go to plan, you go with Victor as he realises his mistakes and appears to grow up in front of our eyes. If you like 'Sliding Doors' or 'Vanilla Sky' you'll appreciate this romantic 'If Only' film.
dwpollar
1st watched 10/9/2001 - 8 out of 10(Dir-Maria Ripoll): Compelling romantic fantasy which keeps you interested all the way to the end. Believable characters played by little known British actors with Penelope Cruz playing the love interest near the end of the Movie. The story is basically about love gone bad, but is given a second chance by some interesting characters at a junkyard similar to the theme of the TV show `Twice in a Lifetime.' What is different in this movie is that we are never quite sure who to cheer for. It starts out being a weeper where we are routing for the dumped male character played by Douglas Henshall, then by the end were routing for the forgotten female character played by Lena Heady. It seems to be about how life gives us many chances to redeem ourselves despite our mistakes, with the two characters from the junkyard representing that `entity' that gives us the second chance. Definitely not a Hollywood-made romantic comedy because of the way that we are twisted from one character to the other in our loyalty and we are made to think about real life rather than just smiling about the played out fantasy-type life that never really happens(Aka - American made romantic comedies). These are the kinds of movies that made me a movie buff but they seem to be hard to find these days in our predictable Hollywood-glamorized video stores(look for this one in the comedy racks despite it's multi-faceted themes and multi-genred experience.)
napeleon
Twice Upon a Yesterday is a truly unique movie. It is not your typical romantic comedy - rather it is a truly mind provoking exercise. While it may not appeal to all, it certainly has a certain charm that even the most vocal critics of the genre will find appealing.
