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I usually like movies that have some sense of structure and pacing. If they don’t have these qualities, then I like these films to be truly daring and outside-the-box. Lake Bell‘s In a World… is a rambling mess of a nice little comedy with too many characters, and has almost no sense of pacing or flow. But somehow, it’s still a charming flick. Bell gives a fun lead performance, and she surrounds herself with a likable cast. Even the subtext is cutesy. In a World… should be a movie that I found a slog, but somehow, Bell’s film won me over despite its glaring flaws.
In a world torn apart by a relentless war between humans and an advanced artificial intelligence, "The Creator" emerges as a beacon of intrigue and action.
Gabe Carey writes, "In a World… is by no means a masterpiece, but it does attempt to tackle a uniquely controversial real-world conflict in a way that draws elements from romantic comedies while still retaining its originality."
The golden age of Hollywood spanned from the late nineteen-twenties to the early nineteen-sixties. The golden age of Hollywood movie trailers, you could argue, began and ended with the vocal contributions of Don LaFontaine. The legendary voice-over artist was best known for his baritone voice and his delivery of the well-known, trailer-opening phrase, "In a world ..." — and it's those three simple words that are the genesis of writer/director Lake Bell's first film, which uses the subject matter not just as a vehicle for delivering laughs, but also as a commentary on society's skewed perception of women — especially in the medium of film and television — and as a metaphor for the broader theme of finding one's place in life.
