Baymax steals the show, and the grief is handled seriously, but the characters lack depth and the story is a bit by-the-numbers as a comic book adventure.
Category: Legacy
New peaks for Swanberg’s naturalistic direction and Johnson’s flawed-heroic charisma (though not quite my favorite). The story of a recovering gambling addict stuck in a bad situation is tense and empathetic.
The ending is downer drama for the sake of it, but otherwise it teases out the dramatic synergies of teenage angst and time loops marvelously.
The self-deprecating/ironically inane banter gets old, and it’s as formulaic a rom-com as can be. But it’s well-executed and charming and so watchable. Adam Driver & Mackenzie Davis steal the show.
A remake that has no reason to exist and has cheap TV-movie dourness to it. There is some fun casting, though.
A play adaptation with one really good scene (Zoe Kazan) and several meh scenes. I love Adam Brody, but Seth Cohen is not nearly chilly and manipulative enough for the role.
Adam Scott-led, deeply uncomfortable probing of marital and masculine insecurity, that is also a bizarre sex comedy and quasi-mumblecore. Not sure if I hate it or love it, tilting the latter.
Maybe I’m burnt out on time loops, but this teen romance iteration failed to grip me. There are some inspired ideas, like a post-Groundhog Day view of time loops and an ending that pays off. Nearly good; not quite.
Despite a couple of compelling visuals and character designs, the story is bland and slow, and the humor (literally and figuratively) lands with a fart.
A re-envisioned time loop movie with duelling realities. A very satisfying story whose character development, acting, and plot mechanics outpace its philosophical/alternate reality ending