Safety Not Guaranteed is a gently hilarious, wonderful film that deceptively obscures its profound warmth and studied character observations to a point, tricking the viewer into expecting a snarky indie rom-com about a forlorn, lovable loser and the maladroit woman who falls for him. In some ways it delivers precisely this, but the beauty of director Colin Trevorrow’s film lies in how all four of the primary characters transcend their seemingly obvious roles and reach at some beautiful, poignant truths about regret, the hazards of memory and the power of not travelling alone.
Mediaverum takes a look at quirky indie film Safety Not Guaranteed, a hidden gem that didn't get quite enough love upon release. Stars Aubrey Plaza and Jake Johnson.
It was a nice little surprise of a movie, although the ending felt like kind of a cop out.
LRA writes: 2012 was the year that the super hero movie stood tall amongst all others. Such colossal hits as "The Avengers", "Dark Knight Rises", "The Amazing Spider-man", the moderately successful but no less impactful release "Chronicle" and even the financial bomb but critically praised "Dredd 3D", this was a banner year for super heroes everywhere (let's try to forget that "Ghost Rider" sequel shall we). We also got the triumphant return of James Bond in "Skyfall", the beginning of another journey through Middle-Earth in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and countless more films that helped define a year that was filled with plenty of memorable highlights and some unfortunate (but sadly expected) low points. So to help commemorate (and narrow down) the best, worst, most disappointing and other miscellaneous picks from the year, here is my list of films that left an everlasting impact on me, both good and bad.
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A smart character-driven charmer that gets better as it unfolds. Trevorrow and his excellent cast deserve to travel to the next level with this.
