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Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Cybill Shepherd, Mary Stuart Masterson, Ryan O'Neal
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Chances Are |
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A young professional man (Downey) is hit by a car on his first wedding anniversary, goes briefly to heaven, and then returns to earth to be reborn in a new body. He grows up to reencounter his best friend (O'Neal) and widow (Shepherd) at the age of 23 -- slowly realizing the truth of his situation. The complication is that he's attracted to her(his) daughter, played by Mary Stuart Masterson. The acting is okay (particularly Downey in one of his sweetest roles), but the story is stupid: raise your hands, everybody who thinks a babe like Shepherd would mourn her husband, never date anyone, and still be in therapy over him after 23 years? Forgettable fluff.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Chances Are |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
- love triangle/polygon
- seduction (yum!)
How much story is philosophy rather than plot?
- 1 (None)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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