Movie #892 "Jake Squared" was a fun movie to watch because it is so different. It was not a movie you could guess where it was going next. It had lots of humor, a very loose plot line, and lots of good acting that enabled these characters (many of them Jake) come to life. The only negative was that it could have been edited a bit crisper; otherwise, lots of fun to watch and very existential to think about. I guess I'm the right demographic because he is looking back at life and evaluating what he has done so far, and trying to figure out where he goes next, the final chapter. Perhaps a teenager wouldn't be able to identify with the main character, but I had no problem.
I would give this 4 stars out of 5. Saw it at the Phoenix Film Festival.
A filmmaker sets out to make a new project in order to figure out how he's screwed up every relationship he's ever had.
Director:
Howard GoldbergWriter:
Howard GoldbergStoryline
Jake Klein, 50, sets out to make a movie. He hires an actor to play himself and throws a big party. His idea is to shoot the heck out of it and see what he gets. But, everything spins out of control as different, unexpected people show up. Old loves are there. New loves are there. His dead father, his mother when she was young, his kids, his ex-wife. Even his younger selves, Jake at 40, Jake at 30 and Jake at 17, are there, too! And every one of them has tons of advice on how to fix his screwed up life. Jake's head reels as he staggers through what's either a mystical experience, a nervous breakdown... or both! Written by Jake Squared LLC
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