Friday, February 10, 2017

Movie #1312 ........................."Laggies"

Movie #1312 "Laggies" -- I enjoyed this one, and I thought I would because of the cast -- Keira Knightly, Chloe Grace Moretz and Sam Rockwell are some of my favorite actors in movies, but I was also surprised that I enjoyed the ideas behind the story, as well. Here's Keira Knightly who is a 29 year old who finds herself at a crossroads and doesn't know where to go next --- in job, in love, in friends.........she hasn't really "grown up" and changed her boyfriend from high school, her friends, and her idea for a future job --- and she's getting growing pains --- kind of outgrowing all of them. Now where to turn. Well, she sees her young self in Chloe and latches on to her to fall back into that life for a few days. By doing that, things become clearer --- but something happens along the way that clouds the "love" issue for her, something unexpected, and I'm not sure how believable it is ....let's just say, if it weren't these people doing the film, I'm not sure I would have believed her journey in the film .....but because they are all so capable, I just went along, and found it a nice romantic comedy, with likable people trying to work their lives out. For these reasons, I would recommend it (but not for all ages --- the older part of me just wanted to tell Keira to just grow up, so you might feel that way if you can't identify with her struggle). I give it 3.8 stars out of 5.

"LAGGIES" 2014 1 hour 40 minutes R rated

28-year old Megan is stuck in permanent adolescence and unable to find her calling in life. When her boyfriend proposes to her unexpectedly, she panics and runs into a 16-year old girl, who forces Megan to come to terms about her future.