Stuck in Love
Published 2014-03-17
Film info
- Title Stuck in Love
- Director Josh Boone
- Year 2012
- Run time 1hr 37m
- Genres Comedy, Drama
- Tagline A story about first loves and second chances
Three years after his divorce, acclaimed novelist Bill Borgens is still obsessed with his ex-wife Erica, who left him for another man. Meanwhile, his fiercely independent daughter Samantha is publishing her first novel but refusing to deal with real life. Sam's younger brother, Rusty - also an aspiring writer - gets too much of a taste of real life when his dream girl turns out to have a trouble past.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:12 | I veer between 'look at her eyebrows' and 'that came from Phil Collins'?? |
| 3:58 | I would absolutely freak out if someone was staring through my window, known to me or otherwise. |
| 8:08 | I didn't know there was an argument to be had about what publisher you go with. Self-publishing rules. |
| 10:39 | Is Jennifer Connelly supposed to be Demi Moore? |
| 13:27 | Don't mix family and work and stuff. Tricky times. |
| 14:03 | "Can I ask you a question without you getting defensive?" |
| 16:03 | Hopeless romantics versus realists. That's pretty much our house. |
| 20:53 | It was the opening line of the film. |
| 22:08 | I really, really don't think I knew everything to be creative by the time I was 20. |
| 28:04 | Fighting better than silence, for sure. |
| 30:28 | "You reek of romance and good intentions." |
| 38:57 | Loving the guy that's stalking Phil Collins Jr. |
| 44:19 | Why are people just leaving their doors open? |
| 51:10 | Two batches of burned cookies! |
| 55:06 | "You make me feel less cynical." That's my kind of romantic line. |
| 1:06:36 | Mysterious is the best possible word for the description of writing. |
| 1:13:48 | Getting his sister to restrain him seems harsh! |
| 1:21:57 | Ah, the moment when you realise your parents are human. |
| 1:27:22 | "See ya Steven." |
Thoughts
Having established that I am not totally hardhearted, and that I do have a soft spot for some romantic movies (The Bodyguard), we wanted to try out a more up to date one with the proviso that I kept an open mind.
It actually worked, I quite enjoyed this film. We've been working through some less challenging movies due to sheer exhaustion, and this was absolutely what we needed - just a handful of people twisting and turning through tricky relationships.
I enjoyed this one, it wasn't too predictable, the characters were good although not entirely believable, and the writing angle was kinda fun. I really like the guy playing Rusty, too, having previously seen him in Admission.
Rating: 3 / 5