I was pulled to this movie because of Mark Duplass who is hilarious on The League.
Basically, Marc puts an ad in a local paper looking for someone to time travel with, and a reporter for a local magazine brings two interns to look into it.
Side note: For those confused, a "magazine" is an ancient means of communication.
Anyway, the reporter's (Jake Johnson) actual purpose of visiting Marc's town is to hook up with an old high school flame. He also tries to get one of his interns (Karan Soni) laid. Meanwhile, one of his interns, played amazingly well by Aubrey Plaza, is the one doing the investigating of Mark.
The movie definitely has Mark's possible insanity as a running story throughout the film, but the film focuses almost as much on Jake's rekindled flame as well, which has nothing to do with time travel...or does it?
In fact, this movie is really about love and relationships. It's a showcase of where we are at different ages, what we expect, particularly the different sexes, how we lie to ourselves, etc. More importantly, the whole movie has an underlying element of time reflected in each of the four main characters.
There are definitely some funny moments, but do NOT go into this thinking comedy. This is a romantic comedy with a bit of a Sci-Fi twist.
I didn't hate that I saw it.
Safety Not Guaranteed - Yay Netflix!
Yeah, it was ok. Aubrey is cute as always.
And I went through the whole thing thinking the guy was Jim from The Office and then I found this thread and was thinking wah? But oh yeah. Not Jim.
I would add that you know what a lot of these cutesy little indy films from struggling directors have in common? All they know about life are their boring, mopey Gen-Y friends, and they think they are interesting. I had the same feeling when I saw Garden State. And Juno. That whole generation seems to be a wash, culturally.
And I went through the whole thing thinking the guy was Jim from The Office and then I found this thread and was thinking wah? But oh yeah. Not Jim.
I would add that you know what a lot of these cutesy little indy films from struggling directors have in common? All they know about life are their boring, mopey Gen-Y friends, and they think they are interesting. I had the same feeling when I saw Garden State. And Juno. That whole generation seems to be a wash, culturally.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."