Serendipity Page #3

Synopsis: Jonathan Trager and Sara Thomas met while shopping for gloves in New York. Though buying for their respective lovers, the magic was right and a night of Christmas shopping turned into romance. Jon wanted to explore things further but Sara wasn't sure their love was meant to be. They decided to test fate by splitting up and seeing if destiny brought them back together... Many years later, having lost each other that night, both are engaged to be married. Still, neither can shake the need to give fate one last chance to reunite them. Jon enlists the help of his best man to track down the girl he can't forget starting at the store where they met. Sara asks her new age musician fiance for a break before the wedding and, with her best friend in tow, flies from California to New York hoping destiny will bring her soulmate back. Near-misses and classic Shakespearean confusion bring the two close to meeting a number of times but fate will have the final word on whether it was meant to be.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Peter Chelsom
Production: Miramax Films
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
52
Rotten Tomatoes:
59%
PG-13
Year:
2001
90 min
$49,968,653
Website
4,382 Views


- Come in for one drink.|- He doesn't want to come.|He doesn't have to come.

- I'll see you in about 20 hours.|- Bye-bye, dear.

- I love you, son.|- Night-night.

- George.|- Take care.

You okay?

- You better be up later.|- Yeah, why?

- Because I'm gonna come home|and get undressed...|- Uh-huh?

- and climb into bed,|- Uh-huh?

act like we just got|over a terrible fight.

See you later now.

Reading is good for you.|Knowledge.

Reading?

- Hold on, hold on. Listen, listen.|- I read it a long time ago.

- I'll throw in the screenplay to|The Bridges of Madison County.|- I saw the movie. It was great.

Okay, and--

And nothing. I mean--|I mean, I did nothing.

I-- I just let her|walk out of the party|and I didn't say anything to her.

And now she's gone forever.

I mean,|she was my soul mate.

Kenny, I honestly|think it's dangerous|to use the term "soul mate."

It implies there's|some magical element|that we have no control over,

like fate or destiny.

I think holding on to beliefs like|that stops us doing the real work.

And the fact is,|if your therapy stays on track,

I think you'll find there|are many, many people out there|you could easily be happy with.

You truly believe|all that, Sara?

Yeah. I really do.

- There you go.|- Thanks.

# From the very first time|I rest my eyes on you, boy #

# My heart said|follow through #

# But I know now that|I'm way down on your line #

# But the waiting|feeling's fine #

# You see #

# I don't wanna wait|in vain for your love #

# I don't wanna wait|in vain for your love #

# I don't wanna wait|in vain for your love #

# 'Cause summer is here #

- # And I'm still waiting there #|- # Summer is here #

- # Winter is here #|- # Winter is here #

# I'm still waiting there #

# Like I said #

# It's been three years since|I'm knocking on your door #

# And I still can knock|some more #

# Ooh, boy Ooh, boy #

# Is it crazy|Look, I wanna know now #

# For I to knock|some more, you see #

# In life I know ##

[Man]|You got to say yes, first.

Yes.

- Wait a second.|- Ow!

- Let me-- Ow! Ow! Ow!|- I got it. I got it.

- Ow, ow. Ow!|- I got it.

Okay, you're not gonna|read into this, right, Sara?

- I mean, it's just|an accident, nothing more.|- No.

God. We'll|get it refitted.

It's beautiful.|I love it.

You-You get changed.|I'm gonna call Ryan,|tell him you said yes.

- Why? Was he worried?|- Not about you. About the tour.

He's hoping to fit the honeymoon|into the schedule.

How does Bora Bora sound?

Very... sexy-sexy?

# I don't wanna wait|in vain for your love #

# I don't wanna wait|in vain for your love ##

[Man] Now, if you're a golfer|on a one-hour lunch break,

you'd use that time up|just getting to the nearest|course out of Manhattan.

All this was|a long overdue solution.

Formerly a dilapidated pier|and converted just five years ago,

the range offers the inhabitants|of this concrete jungle...

the chance to keep|their drives straight,|their short games accurate...

and most of all, brings the joys|and frustrations of golf...

back to city folk.

This is Nick Roberts,|ESPN News, New York City.

Superb, Nick.|We got it. Thank you.

- Artie, I gotta run, okay?|- What about the B-roll shot?

Paging Sara Lawson.|Paging Sara Lawson.

- Please come to the frontdesk.|- Could you come back and get|the B-roll on Friday?

- Yeah. Whatever you say, boss.|- Thank you, sir.

- I'm Sara Lawson. Hi.|Sorry I'm late.|- How are you?

You're down|at position number two.

[Sara] Oh, right. Bad golfers|all the way down there, right?

Dude, take off.|We got it.

Well, hello,|Mr. Marrying Man.

- Hi. Uh, where's Lauren?|- Oh, Lauren took the day off.

My name is Sara|and I'm gonna cut your hair today.

You know what?

I'm not thrilled with having|that "just cut hair" look|for my own wedding, so--

- I'll just take a little bit off.|- I gotta live with these pictures|the rest of my life.

- Just a little bit.|- Please, you know, uh--

# It's you #

# And me forever #

# Sara, smile #|Whoo!

# Won't you smile|a while for me #

Forget Charles Street.|Take me to the New York Times|building on 42nd, please.

- Mm-hmm.|- # Sara ##

- [ Horns Honking ]|- Whoo!

[Jonathan] I'm telling you,|I keep running into her.

I keep finding it.|It keeps happening.|She was at the golfrange.

She's a big girl now with big hips.|All right?

Then I gotta leave|'cause Sara's gonna cut my hair,

And the guy in the taxi,|he's serenading me, "Sara."

I'm telling you, the universe|keeps revealing her to me,

- screwing with my head.|- You're getting married|in three days.

- That's my point.|- It's entirely duplicitous.

Think about it. Why would you risk|your relationship with Halley...

- just to search|for some pipe dream?|- Just hear me out, man.

I'm sure that|I love Halley, all right?

And maybe every time|you fall in love with somebody,

it's a completely|different experience.

So it's a mistake to compare them.|I get it, but--

All right.

It's like Halley is|The Godfather, Partll.

She's what?

Godfather, Partll.|That was an incredible movie.

Might be better than the original.|All right?

But no matter how much you love|The Godfather, Partll,

you still have|to see the original...

to understand and appreciate|the sequel, don'tya?

Come on. Is it too much to ask from|my oldest friend to help me out?

- You've already got|the fairy-tale marriage.|- I'm the best man.

You work in the biggest|newspaper in the world.|Help me find her.

Let me tell you something.|Contrary to popular New York myth,

the Times|is not omniscient.

I need a last name.|I need a social security number.

- If we find the book--|- It-It-It's a dead end.|You know that.

- Unless we search every|book store in New York.|- You did that.

- Years ago. Do you remember?|- Maybe I missed a store.

- Maybe somebody bought it|and sold it back.|- You know what?

I don't want any part of this.|All right?

[Jonathan]|Maybe I am just getting cold feet.

I'm telling you right now,|British women do not age well.

You know, I mean, years ago,|yes, she was a luscious treat.

You know, she probably looked like,|you know, Baby Spice.

But now|she could look like--

Old Spice.

- It's a great haircut.|- Oh. Thanks.

- Tell me you love me.|- I love you.

- Tell me something romantic.|- Like what?

I don't know. Like...

how I'm the only girl in the|entire universe meant for you.

[Beeping]

Oh, my God, the dinner!

By the way, I emptied your closet.|We gotta pack for the honeymoon.

-[Beeping Continues]|- God, I hate this building.

Shut up!

Don't hit it with the thing.

- [Beeping Continues]|- Jon!|- What?

I'm gonna go yell|at the super.

[Halley] I don't understand|why this is going off.

- You said last week|it would be fine.|- Hey, Jon.

This place looks like|a disaster area.

- Thanks, Gerald.|- Gerald, it's in here.

I gotta get going.|Coming!

Come on! I wanna see!|I wanna see!

I thought you wanted|a round-cut diamond.

- Why? When did I say that?|- I'm not exactly sure.

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