Relationship

Hallie (Emma Roberts) and Owen (Michael Angarano) are a couple in L.A. Their best friends Willa (Dree Hemingway) and Matt (Patrick Gibson) get together and start dating. The four twentysomethings have different levels of commitment expectations which causes simmering conflicts.

It starts like a fluffy cute relationship indie. It tries to be 'real' with their relationships. It has potential but it does not elevate the drama. I wish that Willa would actually cheat on Matt and Hallie is forced to hide the secret. It needs something to heighten the drama. The characters are set for something but the plot is holding back. The story is being too 'real' where the couple are struggling due to nothing more than themselves. It leaves with a flat ending that does not wrap up or break apart.

I think this movie accurately portrays what it's like to be in a relationship as a millenial. I think the movie is cute and I love the setting of los angels and Malibu as well. The acting wasn't the best for me and the story doesn't have a super big plot which is why I gave it an 8 not a 10. To me it felt like the movie was almost like a friends episode turned into a movie. It was like me hanging out with my friends talking about relationship problems but with a cool setting and a good soundtrack and they get to have a lot of fun in the movie. Is it worth your time? You'll have to decide that for yourself.

Narrative movies at film festivals are often a gamble, so I was happy to see such an honest, funny, and sweet movie at Tribeca late last month. Hoping it's picked up for distribution soon, because it's the kind of movie that isn't made much anymore, and one that will please people who have been waiting for more authentic love stories.

I can see where they were trying to go with this film but it was done super slow and I found that I was forcing myself to watch it. While they captured the outer surface of the relationship of the 20 something year old, they missed the inner workings of a trite relationship. I'm out of my twenties but not long enough to remember how it felt and the writer missed everything. Sad as it could have been a terrific film.

Only a nebbish writer could have thought this was plausible. To be fair on some level it is with the emasculation and confusion in our culture, but it doesn't explore this subject in any way worth thinking about.