Ohmygoodness- I'm psychic! Last week, one of my friends recommended me to watch the movie 'Stuck in love' and last night, I watched it for the first time. I didn't know what to expect and all of a sudden, halfway through the movie there is a scene where two of the characters reveal what their favourite songs are and the guy says: 'Between the Bars' by Elliot Smith!!!! I am so psychic! I swear, I have never seen this movie before and I had no idea that 'Between the Bars' was a song featured in it, let alone being a part of one of the key scenes. It instantly became my favourite scene in the movie. [If you haven't seen the movie, beware spoilers in the video]
I'm so glad that my friend recommended 'Stuck in Love' to me, because I absolutely loved the film so much. It is about a family, focussing on the relationships the different family members have. There is the father (who is a successful novelist and how he still is in love with his ex-wife) and their two children, the daughter who is in college and just had a booked published, who is cynical about love, and the son who is in high school and is a hopeless romantic. The film is a drama that looks at serious issues that come attached to the different relationships, like drug addiction, loneliness, fear, etc. It's a beautifully written piece, opening with poetic lines written by the lead characters, which are shown across the screen, and ending with the voiceover of the father. The acting too is brilliant, with an all-star cast, Greg Kinnear playing the father (Bill), Jennifer Connelly as the mother (Erica), Lily Collins as the daughter (Sam) and Nat Wolff as the son (Rusty), with the secondary love interest including Logan Lerman, who was absolutely brilliant in 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower.' In fact, if you are a fan of 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower,' I strongly encourage you to watch 'Stuck in love' as it has a similar "coming of age" feel about it.
But speaking of music, the film, not only being well written and well acted, also has a fantastic soundtrack (still can't believe my psychic moment with 'Between the bars'), featuring songs like 'Somersaults in Spring' by Friends of Gemini and 'A Mountain, a Peak' by Bill Ricchini. Movies with great soundtracks always make the movie even better, and 'Stuck in Love' is brilliant to begin with. It's the kind of movie I would be able to watch again and again, and fall in love with it all over again every time.
I'm so glad that my friend recommended 'Stuck in Love' to me, because I absolutely loved the film so much. It is about a family, focussing on the relationships the different family members have. There is the father (who is a successful novelist and how he still is in love with his ex-wife) and their two children, the daughter who is in college and just had a booked published, who is cynical about love, and the son who is in high school and is a hopeless romantic. The film is a drama that looks at serious issues that come attached to the different relationships, like drug addiction, loneliness, fear, etc. It's a beautifully written piece, opening with poetic lines written by the lead characters, which are shown across the screen, and ending with the voiceover of the father. The acting too is brilliant, with an all-star cast, Greg Kinnear playing the father (Bill), Jennifer Connelly as the mother (Erica), Lily Collins as the daughter (Sam) and Nat Wolff as the son (Rusty), with the secondary love interest including Logan Lerman, who was absolutely brilliant in 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower.' In fact, if you are a fan of 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower,' I strongly encourage you to watch 'Stuck in love' as it has a similar "coming of age" feel about it.
But speaking of music, the film, not only being well written and well acted, also has a fantastic soundtrack (still can't believe my psychic moment with 'Between the bars'), featuring songs like 'Somersaults in Spring' by Friends of Gemini and 'A Mountain, a Peak' by Bill Ricchini. Movies with great soundtracks always make the movie even better, and 'Stuck in Love' is brilliant to begin with. It's the kind of movie I would be able to watch again and again, and fall in love with it all over again every time.
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