Critics Review- "That rare teen comedy where the kids aren't gorgeous, the hero isn't heroic and the object of desire has a lot of reasons why she isn't necessarily desirable"- Roger Moore "Orlando Sentinel"
For being a first time director, Richard Ayoade did a damn good job making this his debut film. This film is not really a normal teen comedy, as the review states in away it has average looking people portraying these characters, and the lead actress gives you many reasons why Oliver should not be with her, yet at the same time that is why he wants to and in away as watching this movie you start to see why Oliver likes her and you sort of start liking her as well. This movie is well shot as well many of the scenes stand out on their own and seem better then some of the shots before it. One of the best choices for Yasmine Paige's character was that she wore red for most of the movie, which made her stand out a lot more with the scenes that she was in. One of the reasons that I liked about this movie was the narration throughout the film by Oliver since it was from his perspective and how the movie was told in parts, which to me made it flow a lot more. At times the movie did move a little too slow, and I thought some characters did not need to be in it, because I felt they did not help move the film along. I would like to see more from Ayoade, to see what other movies he can direct this one of those people who comes out of nowhere that can direct a really good movie so I will keep my eye on him from now on. When I first saw the trailer I did not know that it would be like this I thought it would be something completely different. This is a coming of age story of a teenage in love and dealing with his parents marriage crisis, but in away its done so well by having average actors in it and not well known ones, which I thought was better for the film. This one of those films that is a rare gem that it seems like most people do not know about, and it should be watched for many different reasons; the acting, the shots, the story is really good and I would like to read the book to see how well adapted it was, and they way it was told in parts once again that was one of my favorite things about this movie, was how it was split up into four parts to help the movie flow. I Highly recommend this movie be watched, and it is something to add to your list of films to watch.
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