Current IMDB score: 7.7
Director: Jonathan Levine
Main Actors you care about: Joseph-Gordan Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard
Why I liked it: It's good in it's own right. What spoke out to me was it was mom-son relationship. I feel like it should of hit home for a lot of people and how they treat there parents. Too many times in college I saw people ignore calls from there parents or dread a call from there mom specifically. I wasn't 100% happy every time my mom called even because I knew it was going to be a long conversation about worries that aren't founded in reality. This movie pointed out to me that I shouldn't be so down about it.
It was worse between my sister and mother. I remember trying to get them to watch it together in hopes that they would be able to see the other's perspective to see that they both should think a little more before communicating. I don't think it helped much. I think that experience led me to a previous review idea about nobody thinks they are Malfoy in the movie. Nobody really thinks they are doing much wrong generally. If they did they would fix it. It's hard to get people to see (without upsetting them) that they could have a better a life if they just saw this one thing in this one movie (or just in life). That's one of the more beautiful things about movies. It gives you a third person perspective on life in hopes that you improve your own life. Good movies anyway. You just have to have your eyes, ears, and mind open.
Thing(s) I would change: Seth Rogen did fairly well as the funny friend. His catching of Joseph-Gordan Levitt's girlfriend cheating is pretty freaking good. I don't think he was the best person though for the role. He was good but I think there was a better choice out there. Jospeh-Gordan and Anna Kendrick for instance were great choices.
Favorite Line(s)/Scene: As stated previously the "I caught you" scene was really good.
The physical touching scenes between Joseph-Gordan and Anna Kendrick were awesome. It's hard not to smile as that progresses.
The destroying of the painting scene was kind of awesome. This is how things should happen when someone cheats on you.
A lot of the honest moments about death that Joseph-Gordan had like "everyone saying it's alright and it's not" are fairly powerful.
Similar Movies/TV Shows: 500 Days of Summer, The Fault in Our Stars
"Side" note: The movie is based on Seth Rogen's real life friend Will Reiser. Will is actually the writer of the movie. Will also makes a cameo during Adam's party. He is the guy that says "My Uncle had what you have."
