Movie #1268 "Blue Jay" is a black and white romance film starring Sarah Paulson and Mark Duplass, who also wrote it. I have always been impressed with her, but he does quite an impressive job here as well. The film is all them --- in that way it is a lot like "Before Sunrise/Sunset" --- one long discussion that starts in a grocery store and ends up at Mark's place that he is fixing up after his mom has died. They are former high school boyfriend/girlfriend who now rekindle their relationship that went into their early 20s. They re-share some of the games they played, etc. and we wonder why they didn't stay together...and then we get to the high point and find out --- pretty powerful. I would liken this film to a less rough "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" without the tearing down part of the relationship and more just reminiscing --- this is really a talkie film, but it grows on you because the two people are so competent, and their script is very entertaining. I would give it 4 stars out of 5.
"BLUE JAY" 2016 1 hour and 20 mins 4 stars out of 5
By chance, two former high-school sweethearts meet when they return to their small hometown. Reminiscing about their shared past, the pair forms a new connection over their dissatisfaction with the way their lives have turned out.
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