It Could Happen To You (DVD)

Most people dream of winning the lottery, but would not expect the problems that a police officer experiences in the 1994 film It Could Happen to You. It Could Happen to You is about a kin-hearted New York City police officer, Charlie Lang (Nicolas Cage), who wins $4 million on the lottery, but faces problems as he had promised struggling waitress, Yvonne Biasi (Bridget Fonda), half of his ticket potential winnings, the previous day when he had no money to tip her. Charlie's materialistic wife, Muriel (Rosie Perez) is far from happy with the situation and wants to keep all the money. Charlie is left in an unenviable position, as he grows closer to ...  Read the complete review

It could happen to you is a romantic comedy that was released in 1994 and stars Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda. The film is rated PG due to minor violence and a few uses of bad language. It could happen to you has a run time of 101 minutes. Plot Charlie Lang is a an all round nice guy who is a police man in New York City and married to Muriel. Muriel is the complete opposite to Charlie because she is selfish, materialistic and is forever complaining about having no money. One day when Charlie is in a diner, he doesn't have enough money to give to waitress a tip so he tells promises her that he will either double the tip or give her half of ...  Read the complete review

This is one of those feel good movies, so if you love Mamma Mia or the likes of Muriel's Wedding then this kind of film may be for you. It's about how love conquers all and how poetic justice is served to those who deserve it. The three main characters are Charlie Lang ( played by Nicolas Cage ) the local good-guy police officer who helps out the community and plays with the kids in the street, Muriel Land (played Rosie Perez ) the somewhat self-absorbed, ambitious (with regards to financial ambition, not career motivated !! ) and Yvonne Biasi ( played by Bridget Fonda ) the unlucky, caring waitress who meets Charlie at the diner she works in. The film begins ...  Read the complete review

>>>>>>>>''IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU''<<<<<<<<<<< INITIAL THOUGHTS AND A GENERAL MOVIE GUIDE... 'IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU', is a realistically down to earth story of two ordinary people living their own separate 'average' lives, until one day, a single lotto ticket crosses their paths and hints at the prospect of their wealthy futures. The movie is funny, witty and easily believeable - in fact, the narration of the story voiced by Isaac Hayes), leads the viewer to believe that there is more than just an element of truth in the tale that is about to be told. In all ...  Read the complete review