For the
sake of not having to write the same intro a million
different ways throughout the rest of time, just know that
this column avoids the overly long and sometimes dull
process of full film reviews and instead opts to break
things down based on what I thought going in, what happened
while I was there and what I learned at the end of it all.
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The
Breakdown - Like Crazy
The Impression:
Lot of good word about this one out of Sundance. I’ll be
honest though between the trailer and the sun-soaked posters
it doesn’t seem to be offering all that much.
The Reality:
I spent almost 5 years of my life in a relationship that had
started in the final months of college and evolved almost
exactly like the one presented in Like Crazy. At
times, the events of this film, the emotional rapport, the
narrative sequence were so similar I cringed, not knowing if
I could like a movie that so accurately portrayed my own
life, my own stupid decisions. Drake Doremus is a massive
talent though. Like Crazy is a quiet, sad picture
that beautifully portrays the heartbreak, love, humor, and
attachment of a loving bond. Anton Yelchin and Felicity
Jones are near perfect in their portrayal of two kids who
meet and fall in love but because of bad decisions and
circumstance are held apart. It sounds like such a boring
story, but the emotions on display, the yearning and the
need and the attempt to recreate what they once had is so
impeccably portrayed it rises above the simplicity of its
topic. Which says a lot about film, eh? If you can make a
movie about two kids falling in love so poignant and
important, why can’t we make 200 million dollar films about
robots any better?
The Lesson:
Long distance relationships = pain and good films.
- Noah Sanders
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