Accidents Happen

It's not unusual to find previews that are actually better than the movies they're presenting. "Accidents Happen" is a perfect example of this, as it showed a lot of promise, but failed to deliver on every level: script, direction, acting... not even Geena Davis could save this dreary mess. Between the boring tone of the narrator, the lack of engaging characters and the overall pacing, it's truly hard to find something worth remembering. Even the story about this accident-prone boy who is torn between having to hold his dysfunctional family together, following a traumatic accident for which he was partly responsible for, and his need to experience life as it was before is not all that engaging. The dialogue is sketchy and the narrative is poorly constructed, making the viewing of this movie an extremely forgettable experience. The soundtrack, on the other hand, is quite pleasant and even includes a couple of catchy tunes. However, even though accidents do happen, all that is broken here is way beyond repair.