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Like Crazy
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Meeting budding furniture designer Jacob (Yelchin) whilst on holiday in Los Angeles, budding English journalist Anna (Jones) decides this is a love worth outstaying your student visa for. Only trouble is, now back in London, Anna is refused permission to travel to the US again, to be with her man, and so the couple split. The constant latenight phonecalls result in a visit to London by Jacob though, and the romance soon blossoms again. Only for the loneliness of a long-distance relationship to strike again, each finding new loves. But Anna and Jacob aren’t entirely convinced that they shouldn’t be together…
THE VERDICT: Taking von Trier’s Breaking The Waves and Alfonso Cuaron’s Y tu mama tambien as templates, director/co-writer Drake Doremus sets out to bring a little realism to cinema’s longstanding love affair with the long-distance relationship. Is it the distance itself that is fueling the romantic ideal? Or do these two lovebirds truly belong together forever and ever? Both Yelchin and Jones deliver believable, touching performances, and it’s a relief to see that their new partners (played by Jennifer Lawrence and Charlie Bewley) are not blatantly second-fiddle players. Perhaps without the unquenchable thirst of that absent, long-distance love, each would have found true happiness with their new partners? In other words, the perfect movie to take someone to if you’re planning on giving them the old heave-ho. RATING: ***
Review by Paul Byrne
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