A Simple Twist of Fate

This film is so understated and underrated as to be in danger of completely disappearing from the radar screen. For Steve Martin to be in a non-Jerk type roll makes seeing this movie next to impossible for a great number... Full review

Note: This doesn't really contain spoilers, but hey, one slip of the mouse could blacklist me.I just finished watching the outstanding Shopgirl and I couldn't help but think of this film. I've probably seen it around ten times. Only two... Full review

Since I saw my first Steve Martin Movie (the Jerk) I have been a great fan. This movie confirms Martin's versatility as an actor. For those who did not find this movie funny, thats not surprising, its not a comedy. This... Full review

this movie was sa post to be comedy and it turned out to be an undergorund nobody not funny at all boring ass movie. It turned to be ok but it is so long and boreing.... Full review

A Simple Twist of Fate is my favorite Steve Martin movie. The story was so heart warming and made a lasting memory. I have tried to find it at Wal-Mart and other stores but I can't find it.... Full review

Other reviewers have expressed their dissatisfaction with this movie based on their past experience with Steve Martin films. "A Simple Twist of Fate" is an adaptation of the novel "Silas Marner" by George Eliot. It's a serious film with serious emotions... Full review

I was bored one day and was flipping through the channels and saw this movie preview and kept it there to watch it. I had never seen it before and figured what the hell, Steve Martin is awsome and he is... Full review

I was impressed with this film's ability to keep my attention with fine performances by the cast. Being adopted myself, the story has special significance. It was good to see another side of Steve Martin. What a versatile actor!... Full review

Steve Martin wrote, directed and starred in this film. And he did a great job! A heartwarming film about an adopted child, her adopted father, and some very unhappy rich people. Thank you very much Mr Martin... Full review

Sweet, Sentimental, Modernized Journey Through Silas Marner.This is about the best Steve Martin movie I've seen. That, for me, is saying a lot, since I love all his movies.Steve Martin plays a divorced hermetic carpenter who discovers a motherless baby... Full review

A Simple Twist of Fate is riddled with problems (the film's Labor Day weekend release indicates how uncertain Touchstone is about its appeal). The problem with A Simple Twist of Fate is that the comedy is not well-blended with the drama. ... Full Review

This is not at all a bad movie, mind you, but a good movie gone wrong, through a simple twist of miscalculation. The heart of the movie, and a warm and funny one it is, involves the relationship between Martin and the little girl, who he names Mathilda. ... Full Review

More than one twist of fate is involved in this dreary modern adaptation of Silas Marner, in which Steve Martin joins the ranks of comedians wanting to play Hamlet. ... Full Article