Living Life

My applauds to a young and very talented director. "Living Life" will touch your heart and bring tears to your eyes but also leave you with a warm feeling at the end. It's brilliant cinematography, moving score and well designed locations only add to the story and help create the right mood. In dealing with such a serious subject as cancer it's possible to create a feeling of depression and hopelessness but such is not the case here. As we follow seventeen year-old Jason through his dealing with this disease we feel his pain and confusion and relate to the decisions he makes, both good and bad in relating to his family and friends. We see how he uses the short time he feels he has left to make a difference in the lives of those around him. Like any work of art there is always room to improve on it, but Mr. Harris had done an outstanding job in the handling of this subject and has created a very sensitive and heartwarming film which will leave you wanting to make a difference in the world with your own life.

I had the privilege of seeing the first version of this film at Ballard High School last year and now the final version at the Metro this week. The film has been re-edited, shortened (to 88 minutes), and completely re-scored and is a very enjoyable experience. Keep an eye out for the name, "Jesse Harris". He will be up there with the great directors of our time in the not too distant future.

This film will make you laugh, make you cry and make you leave the theater feeling great. It is a perfect family film. I have two young kids, 8 and 12 and they both loved it. My youngest now says its her favorite film. Before Living Life it was Princess Diaries, which was a good movie, so that should say something. I saw the film in theaters and was blown away when I heard it was directed by a 17 year old kid, amazing! He is going to be the next Spielberg or something. My kids have already been asking when its coming out on DVD. I emailed the distributor and they actually replied and said sometime in Feb, or March of 2006. If you have kids, or if you just like good, heart felt, make you feel good movies, then see Living Life whenever you can.

I truly enjoyed the film. I'm so proud to be from a town where someone finally made a great film! The pacing was excellent, the editing was very clean and the character development was very strong and convincing. The locations and set design we very well sculpted and thought out, I'm surprised by the strong understanding of cinema this young director has. He has made a very marketable film on his first time out! (not to mention he can't even buy a beer yet!)

Go check it out at the U Distric Metro Cinemas. It's well worth it, emotionally moving, with great music, and beautiful cinematography. This is the first significant work of a director who is really going places. I can't wait to see the next film.

I went to see Living Life because I read the recent article in the Seattle Times about the film and the amazing effort put forth by the 19-year-old director and his team. I was curious and went with the expectation that I would see a film by a "big fish in a little pond". I was very happy to find myself wrong in this assumption. Living Life is a wonderful film easily screened with the best films Hollywood has to offer. I would recommend this film to anyone who loves a good drama. I was moved to tears and warmed in my heart. I loved the music, and thought the acting was great. All in all a stellar effort, I can't wait to see what they come up with next!

I am a huge drama freak, and I expect a lot from the films I see. That's why when I went to see a film made by someone from Seattle, I was a bit worried. Let's face it, we are not known here for our artists or our films. I don't think a hit was ever fully produced here without the generous help from LA, and there aren't even many of those. This aside I was pleasantly surprised by the beauty and tight structure of Living Life. Its story line was poignant, it characters well developed and its emotion strong and stirring. I was moved to tears on more than one occasion. The technical side of the movie was first rate. The shots were long and beautiful, the music fantastic, and the location/set design first rate. When I think about the fact that a 17 year old wrote the film and the SOLD IT, I am floored. What an amazing phenomenon.

Highly recommended!