A: An American boy (Anton Yelchin) falls in love with a British student (Felicity Jones), and before they know it they become star-crossed by immigration problems, when she can't get back into the country. Stuck in a long distance relationship that can only exist on her side of the pond, they must now decide if it is worth it or not to give up on the love of their lives.
Q: Who’s in the movie?
A: Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlie Bewley, Alex Kingston, Oliver Muirhead, Finola Hughes, Ben York Jones, Chris Messina, Jamie Thomas King, Amanda Carlin
Q: Is this movie worth the price of admission?
A:
Proceed with Caution. I am torn between my respect for the art that they attempted to create and my feeling that the end result is rather trite.Q: Will this movie make me laugh?
A: The entire movie is improvised. It turns out that the word "improv" isn't always followed by "comedy."
Q: Will this movie make me cry?
A: It's been so long since I was in love with anybody, that I can't personally relate to these emotions. Maybe you could be the judge and get back to me. Thanks!
Q: Will this movie be up for any awards?
A: So far it has won every award it's been nominated for, which includes 2 prizes each for the lead actors, Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones, as well as the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, which only re-iterates how little I understand about what that high mountains altitude can do to your taste in movies.
Q: How is the Acting?
A: Improvisation always makes the actors look good. How can you not be in the moment when you don't have to memorize other people's words and say them back as if they are your own? When you improvise, the words are your own. So all you're doing is having a made up conversation, like when you were 4.
Q: How is the Directing?
A: The directing is intimate and interesting, but the credit clearly belongs as much to the cinematographer and the editor in this case, as it does to the director, because when it's all improvised, the camera guy has to figure it all out on the fly, and the editor has to take those 70 hours of footage and turn them into something cohesive... Kind of like on a reality show.
Q: How is the story/script?
A: The couple meets when she leaves a four page love letter on his car windshield, which we never get to read or hear. Their love develops through a series of shots of them writing silly notes to each other, which we never get to see. Many other standard moments are left out, too, like their first kiss, and any clue as to why they like each other. Apparently the script was a 50 page detailed outline, with character back-stories, emotions, and beginnings, middles, and ends to each scene, but no dialogue whatsoever. Again, I am torn between my respect for the risks the filmmakers took in doing it this way, and my feelings for how the story turned out.
Q: Where can I see the trailer?
A: Like Crazy Trailer
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