WHEN 23-YEAR-OLD ALEX FINCH ARRIVES ON THE SCENE OF WASHINGTON D.C. TO START HIS NEW LIFE AS A REPORTER, HE IS SUDDENLY BOMBARDED BY MEMORIES OF ANOTHER LIFETIME AND A WIFE HE NEVER KNEW HE HAD. A HEARTWARMING COMEDY THAT ... more »GIVES ROMANCE AN UNFORGETTABLE SECOND CHANCE.« less
Interesting to see Robert Downey Jr. when he was younger. The movie had a good plotline and some pretty descent 80s music.
GN V. from NASHVILLE, TN Reviewed on 5/3/2011...
Sweet, sappy, classic '80s love story. Great chick flick and Peter Cetera makes it all the more memorable.
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A sweet uplifting movie.
Debbie | Keene, NH United States | 09/17/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Chances Are portrays the power of love and understanding in a comedic way. If you love good old sentimental movies with a splash of comedy, as well as a great soundtrack, check out Chances Are! Soundtrack includes Cher and Peter Cetera singing that popular and beautiful song After All, as well as Johnny Mathis' Chances Are and Rod Stewart's Forever Young."
Absolutely Adorable!
Lisa Gansky | Boston, MA | 05/04/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is my favorite Robert Downey film. It's a completely sappy 80's movie, but that just gives it more charm.Robert Downey plays a recent college grad (Louie) who is the reincarnated soul of Cybil Shephard's husband. When he meets her daughter, they hit it off. Louie begins remembering things from his former life, frightening the (still mourning over her husband) living daylights out of Corinne. Louie must prove to Corrine that he's not making everything up, or he'll lose her forever.Excellent acting by the entire cast--Downey really shines. Any of you who stay in Monday nights because you don't want to miss Downey playing Larry Paul on Ally will love this movie!"
Its a very touching movie.
Lisa Gansky | 08/29/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Chances Are applies to all the people out there that believes that there is always a second chance for everything. The first time I watched this film,i loved it already. It tells us about a man who died right at the time that his wife is gonna have a baby. He begged the people up there to let him go back to his family again, and he came back as a guy who is so much younger than his wife. Cybill Sheperd was the perfect actress for the part of Carin and Robert Downey Jr showed that he is an actor worth of everybody's attention, he was perfect for the part of the reincarnated Louie."
Just great....
Jody L. Schoth | Katy, TX USA | 02/24/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Cybil Shepherd as always is excellent, as is Robert Downey Jr. in this great film.Alex (Robert Downey Jr) is reincarnated, and suddenly gets his memories from his previous life... only to discover he was the father of his current love interest.Watching Alex respond to his daughter - or dodging her advances, when she's more interested in being his girlfriend... is quite hilarious! Along with his memories, the emotions (his love for his wife) come back as well. Problems? Convicing his wife who he is, handling his best friend's love interest of his wife, and then dealing with the attraction his daughter has on him.... to name a few!It's really fun watching him try and convince his wife who he is! You'll be cheering him on, all along the way!!! Sweet, touching, funny, full of emotions and fun from the first frame of the film, all the way to the last! As for the ending (without giving anything away, of course!)... is not quite what I thought it would be... but it's perfect.... and a little odd at the same time!"
One of my Favs
johnnyg94 | Atlantic City, NJ United States | 11/14/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Excellent Movie !!! I first stumbled across this movie many years ago and liked the movie but since then have grown to love it! A wonderful romantic comedy with a great love story.After, integrating some metaphysical studies into my life, I have come to believe in reincarnation and this movie touches on this subject with humor and romance. I think one of the most interesting aspects of the movie is the soundtrack including the "After All" song from Peter Cetera and Cher. If you listen closely to the lyrics of that song, it expresses so eloquently Corrine's and Louie's reunion after his reincarnation and their undying love."