Kate Beckinsale appearance of 2001 was in the romantic comedy "Serendipity" as the love interest of John Cusack. It was filmed directly after "Pearl Harbor" and Beckinsale found it "a real relief to return to something slightly more familiar." Turan praised the "appealing and believable" leads, adding that Beckinsale "reinforces the strong impression she made in "Cold Comfort Farm", "The Golden Bowl", and "The Last Days of Disco"" after "recovering nicely" from her appearance in the much-maligned "Pearl Harbor". Claudia Puig of "USA Today" felt that "Beckinsale's talents haven't been mined as effectively in any other film since "Cold Comfort Farm"." McCarthy
Kate Beckinsale actress has said she was "embarrassed" that Sheen never proposed, but felt as though she were married. Their relationship ended in early 2003, after the filming of "Underworld". Beckinsale and Sheen remain close friends. She remarked in 2016: "He's really dear, close family. He's somebody I've known since I was 21 years old. I really love him a lot." Beckinsale met director Len Wiseman on the set of 2003's "Underworld". Beckinsale persuaded Wiseman to cast Sheen in the film, but, while on set, she and Wiseman fell in love. Dana, a kindergarten teacher and Wiseman's then-wife, claimed infidelity in Budapest.