¨I don't feel like I'm part of your life. I
feel like I'm on vacation.¨
We all know that long distance relationships can
be heartbreaking and difficult to bear, but at the same time when both parties
reunite they make the best of the time they have with each other. That is sort
of the premise behind this small romantic (or should I say anti-romantic?) indie
film, Like Crazy. Director, Drake Doremus, has made one of the best romantic
dramas I`ve seen in quite some time (perhaps since 2009`s 500 Days of Summer).
I was really submersed into the story and found the love story to be authentic
and real. The chemistry between Felicity Jones and Anton Yelchin was incredible
and the tension of them being separated was what made this movie work so well
for me. The love story never felt forced and the dialogue felt so real, there
wasn`t one cheesy moment in the entire film. This film might be a little slow
and boring for some people, it is not your typical romantic chick flick. The
pacing o the film is slow at times, but it really worked for me as I was
interested in what was going to happen to these two characters. The script,
written by Doremus himself and Ben York Jones, felt very authentic although
they say most of the dialogues between Yelchin and Jones were improvised. I
really enjoyed this movie and felt the love and heartaches these characters
were dealing with; a very authentic and believable love story.
Jacob`s (Anton Yelchin) life changes forever
when in his last year of college he meets Anna (Felicity Jones), a British student
who has come to Los Angeles to study. Both fall in love immediately and the
chemistry they share is unbelievable. When the year is about to end Jacob
worries about their relationship since Anna has to return to England. She
decides to stay during the summer despite her student visa expiring and after
having gone to London for a week for a wedding she returns to the States only
to find out that the Customs officer won`t allow her to enter for violating her
previous student visa. Anna returns to London and is unable to fix her
situation. She dreams of becoming a writer and lands a job as an assistant for
a magazine editor in London, while Jacob works as a furniture designer in LA on
his own. Both find the distance to be unbearable and despite Jacob`s visits to
London it just doesn`t seem to work out for them. They enjoy their time
together, but when it`s time to say their goodbyes everything goes sour.
Eventually Jacob begins a relationship with Sam (Jennifer Lawrence), while Anna
meets Simon (Charlie Bewley) in London. They both have trouble adapting to
their new partners and don`t feel the same chemistry that they felt with each
other. They don`t feel complete without each other and try to find the way to
be together despite the distances.
Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones are really
superb in this movie. Yelchin has proved he can be a good actor and we`ve seen
him before in many different films, but Jones came as a surprise to me. I had
never seen her before and she was just amazing in this movie. She really does
give a great performance and she is the heart and soul of Like Crazy. She is truly
someone to keep an eye on in the future. Jennifer Lawrence is a great actress,
but she really doesn’t get too much screen time in this film and her character
isn`t really developed, but it was a nice addition to the story and it is
always good to see her on film. The movie actually centers entirely on Yelchin
and Jones so the rest of the secondary characters are practically nonexistent.
Everything revolves around the two main characters, just like when two people
are in love and all they can think about is each other; the rest of the world
is practically nonexistent. The ending was abrupt, but I think it played out
perfectly and I really fell in love with this story. One of the best romantic
(anti-romantic) films I`ve seen in quite some time.
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