morrison-dylan-fan Seeing her fly across the galaxy in the much better than expected Rouge One,I decided to check Felicity Jones IMDb page. Finding that Jones had made an indie title with the late Anton Yelchin and Jennifer Lawrence. Looking for more info,I was thrilled to find the film on Netflix UK!,which led to me getting ready to find out how crazy things can be.The plot:Living in LA as an exchange student from London, Anna Gardner crosses paths with fellow student Jacob Helm,who she soon falls in love with. Unable to face the idea of being apart as Gardner goes back to the UK to renew her visa,the couple decide to spend the summer together (long passing Gardner's visa expiration date) with Gardener only leaving for a week to attend a wedding in London. Returning from London,Gardner and Helm get set to be reunited.Waiting at the airport,Helm gets a call that will test their relationship,as Gardner is told she can't enter the US due to overstaying on her visa.View on the film:Following the couple from their puppy love days to a dour romance,co-writer/(along with Ben York Jones) director Drake Doremus & cinematographer John Guleserian link an incredibly intimate atmosphere round the couple. Sprung from hand-held camera moves,which avoid "shaky cam" to strike a rustic mood of extreme close-ups delving into the intimacy of the relationship,and clipped corner shots shaking with anxiety over seeing Gardner and Helm romance standing on the edge.Impressively using the screenplay as an outline,the writers weave mundane/normal activities as roots to building emotional dependency on each other. Although the lack of any money worries in LA and London is rather peculiar,the writers make each challenge one that feels very naturalistic,as the passage of time piles the pressure,and dims the sparks from the romance. Meeting Helm at a crossroads, Jennifer Lawrence gives a sparkling performance as Sam,who carries an awareness from Lawrence of Helm's eyes still being on Gardner. Improvising most of their dialogue, Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones give incredibly complex, detailed performances as Gardner and Helm, thanks to Yelchin and Jones being completely at ease around each other during long dialogue exchanges, and each of them delicately opening up their body language to express subtly levels of intimacy for a couple who are like crazy for each other.

cheergal This movie reminded me of "Two Lovers" played by Phoenix and Paltrow. They both rivetingly depicted young love with unforeseeable obstacles.It's hard to make memorable romantic movies nowadays. The most reason is taboos such as cast, race, wealth or even sexuality no longer carry stern impacts in our society. Without heart-wrenching hindrances, you cannot elevate the carnal desire to immaculate spirituality.Since there are little factors could stop young couple seeing each other now. The director used the bureaucracy as an impediment between Anna and Jacob I think is ingenious. The bureaucracy grounded their love and also made them realize how much they yearned for each other. It slowly revealed the struggles between their affections and realities. Even they were barely buried underneath both seemingly uneventful everyday lives. Once the solution presented to them, they made a run for it. No matter what the future will be held. At least, they did not forgo the belief of their love.

NateWatchesCoolMovies Like Crazy is one of the few romance films I've seen recently that functions like a real world situation, treating it's characters as actual people and not sugar coated stereotypes there to simply carry out the motions of the often predictable scripts. This one takes a mature, realistic approach while never sacrificing the warm fuzzies, and heartbreak that we've come to know and love from this genre. Anton Yelchin plays an American boy who meets a British exchange student (Felicity Jones). They fall deeply in love, and when she breaks her visa to spend more time with him, the government finds out and has her deported back across the pond. They drift in and out of each other's consciousnesses often thinking of each other, still feeling the love that distance or circumstance cannot break. The film takes its time, shows the span of these events happening over years and explores just how and why two people want to hold when tragedy or unfortunate circumstances happen. Eventually Yelchin finds another girl, played excellently by Jennifer Lawrence, nailing her scenes. But since he still loves Jones, he ends up hurting her with that revelation, adding another layer of emotion to his already yearning psyche. There's no tight narrative, no expected romantic beats to this piece. Things just kind of...happen. It's that naturalistic, fluid dynamic that make it special. The theme of not letting go, and the questions it asks like just how much do they love each other, and what exactly is this love that perseveres through hard times are explored reverently to great effect. Even through hurt, heartbreak and years apart these two somehow still find themselves drawn by the wheel of fate back to each other, perhaps even beyond their control. Yelchin is an actor who keeps getting better every time I see him, and is brilliant here. Jones has a wounded, angelic spirit to her in her role, a silent, raging intuitive that she injects into the character, coming across as bold and sensitive on screen. Lawrence has a few moments of gut wrenching heartbreak that comes from deep within. The film has a beautiful tone, some of the shots like pure light reflected through the eye of the cinematographer. It's sad that this style of romantic movie has become unconventional, a hidden gem among the endless, grating, nauseating output that the genre mostly has to offer. I wish more of them were as well thought out and lovingly made as this.

alysgeorge Like Crazy was a real breath of fresh air, I felt a real connection with the characters and I'm sure so did a lot of others.You followed the journey from meeting Anna and Jacob in L.A at University, falling in love, being torn apart and stopped from being together, and there long journey to finding happiness.What I liked most about this film, was the characters really allowing you to connect with them. You experience the longing and hurt, the struggle between two people so far away.My favourite scene of the whole film is the last, when they just stand there not saying anything but hold each other. It's as if the struggle has come to an end, and now they can just be happy. Begin there life together, I will be surprised if you don't cry at at least one part in this film.Simply beautiful and by far my favourite film by Felicity Jones.