Jeremy of The Daily Rotation wrote, "It’s a rare occurrence when several genres are able to completely blend together. Director Colin Trevorrow‘s Safety Not Guaranteed is a science fiction film, but it’s also a romantic drama, with shades of comedy. It’s an independent film that’s mostly charming and innocent, with occasional flaws, but it’s mostly a rewarding character interaction between its two leads, played by Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass."
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.
