Like Crazy

Indie, Chick Flick
3.5 stars
Good, but I didn’t like the somewhat ambiguous ending. Two college seniors in LA fall madly in love, but the girl is British and overstays her student visa, putting a big wrench in their budding romance when she tries to return. Of course I loved the falling in love scenes, then it was difficult to watch the long distance romance struggles (having been through some of them myself), but mostly frustrated at how it was their own fault! Also, it was difficult to ascertain the passage of time; it wasn’t until after I saw the movie and read a write-up that I learned the film spanned 7 years – it seemed to be a lot less than that. The lovers are played by Anton Yelchin (Star Trek 2009, Fright Night) and relative unknown Felicity Jones (Cheri, Northanger Abbey). Other characters who complicate things are Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone and the upcoming Hunger Games) and Charlie Bewley (the Twilight series). Moral of the story: don’t overstay your visa if you plan on traveling between different countries again - Duh! Only for diehard romantics.