“It Could Happen To You”

7.6

Way better than expected! I’m glad the Netflix “Leaving Soon” banner prompted me to finally give this one a whirl. It was just the right film at just the right moment. A nice little jolt of restoration of faith in humanity and love. From Nicholas Cage, of all people. Far departed from his more current role of Longlegs. He and Bridget Fonda have a wonderful ease about their friendship turned relationship that blossoms from a natural chemistry. It’s not often we get to see this side of Cage, but when we do it really shines.

The story was as wacky as they come, but perfectly authentic. I appreciate a film that dedicates itself to bringing such great characters to the screen. Was it clunky at times? Sure was. But it was the clunky that made it feel real and feel genuine.

Side note – is there an artist who cranked out more “late night dance in the kitchen” songs than Sinatra? “The Lady is a Tramp” has some competition now… (One person will get the deeper meaning behind this Easter egg. It’s as inside baseball as it gets. For everyone else – both are kick-ass songs.)