If Lucy Fell1996
If Lucy Fell (1996)
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Cast
as Lucy Ackerman
as Bwick Elias
as Jane Lindquist
as Simon Ackerman
as Joe MacGonaughgill
as Handsome Man
as Ted
as Dick
as Al
as Emily

as Sam
as Billy
as Eddy

as Rene

as Counterman

as Counterman

as Chinese Messenger

as Elegant Middle-Aged Woman

as Saleswoman

as Kid

as Bag Man

as Neighbor
as Man in Gallery
Critic Reviews for If Lucy Fell
All Critics (28) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (23)
A bleak, annoyingly quirky Gen-X recasting of the When Harry Met Sally notion that true love is based on friendship.

It's airy, fluffy and ultimately uninteresting.

Sadly, the story is nowhere as original as the details and performances.
Schaeffer trips up, though, when he lets his philosophies get the better of him.

There is an affectation that I find particularly annoying, and that is when people choose to perform at a level below their natural intelligence.
A disappointingly superficial romantic comedy. There's no chemistry between any of the characters. The acting is mediocre, with Schaeffer and Parker exhibiting no screen presence.
Audience Reviews for If Lucy Fell
Generic and uninspired, If Lucy Fell is stereotypical rom-com tripe. The story follows two friends that make a death pact to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge if they haven't turned around their romantic fortunes in 28 days. Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Eric Schaeffer, Ben Stiller, and Elle Macpherson, the cast is fairly good and gives decent performances. But the writing is extremely poor, and is just one cliche after another. If Lucy Fell is a by the book romantic comedy that has some charm, but no originality or heart.
Super Reviewer
I know it's not a great movie, but this is one i used to have on VHS when it first came out and just loved, so I have good memories of it, which have probably sent the rating up a star it doesn't deserve! I recently picked it up on DVD after not seeing it in years, and still love it, even though I can see it is a bit silly in hindsight. This is a really nice role for Sarah Jessica (particularly when you look at some of the movies she is picking these days. Geez!). I also didn't realise a very young Scarlett Johansson is in this too with a small part! Elle McPherson plays the same vapid pretty girl she always seemed to play around this era of her career (as with her character on Friends, I think was around the same time). Pretty face, wooden acting. Really not a fan, funny you don't see her these days. But I guess she suits the shallow Jane here. Eric Schaffer as Joe is not all that well cast, actually kind of weird. (I think written that way, though). Still not annoying enough to put me off the movie! Also worth a look for a younger Ben Stiller - also better than anything he has been in recently (Fockers, anyone?). Just a sweet, romantic little story which is a bit quirky. Undemanding viewing.
Super Reviewer
Lucy has a terrible dull lovelife and lives as a single woman together with her roommate Joe. Lucy and Joe are best friends so they agree to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge if either of them aren't in a committed relationship within a month. This movie wasn't the best I've seen and it wasn't the worst either. Ben Stiller's character was hilarious and extremely weird in this movie and it gave a lot of laughs. This movie has a lot of talented actors in it and I thought this was what made the movie much better than it was.

Super Reviewer
If Lucy Fell Quotes
Jane Linquist: | We're not reality material. |
Joe MacGaunaughill: | I didn't know that. |
Jane Linquist: | What's the clue... smart, sexy, good-looking guy... Why haven't you slept with a girl for the last five years? |
Joe MacGaunaughill: | Because I've been saving myself. |
Jane Linquist: | For who? |
Joe MacGaunaughill: | I guess I don't know. |
Al: | I'm proud of you, Joe. |
Joe MacGaunaughill: | Why? |
Al: | Because you finally figured out the girl in your heart that isn't the girl in your dreams. Some people don't figure it out all their lives. |
Joe MacGaunaughill: | I'd be happy to blow your mind but... can we just lie down? |