Safety Not Guaranteed - The Review

This weeks little gem is a small independent film, Safety Not Guaranteed. This little gem cost only 750 00 dollars to make, and was well received upon release. The film stars Parks and Recreations Aubrey Plaza as an intern who answers an ad, looking for a partner with which to go back in time. The film also stars Mike Duplass and Jake Johnsonn.

The film is about an intern at a Seattle magazine who discovers a personal ad for a man looking for a companion to travel back in time with him. The film was inspired by an actual ad which appeared in a 1997 issue of Backwoods magazine, as a practical joke. The exact ad appears in the movie, and the title of the film is a direct quote from the ad. The film takes place in Washington, and features Aubrey Plaza's character meeting the writer of this ad, and attempting to infiltrate the time travelers life, in order to write an article for her magazine. Upon attempting to infiltrate his life she discovers a part of herself that she never thought existed, and she finds that she is happy. Thematically the film deals with trust and

loss, and what it is like to go back in time, a reporter for the magazine attempts to rekindle a love affair with an old flame, only to find that she has changed, and various characters are asked to confront their reasons for wanting to go back in time, and are forced to decide whether their reasons are justifiable.

Aubrey Plaza is stunning in the lead role, as a young woman who has to confront demons in her past, and who has to let go in order to move forward. Plaza does much of her acting without sound,and she has little dialogue, and does a lot of work with her eyes, and is able to sell the character who has a slack, sarcastic exterior, yet who is not 2 dimensional, and who hides a pain inside.

Part little miss sunshine, part Doctor Who, Safety Not Guaranteed is a delightful and unpretentious indie flick, the film is uncomplicated and honest, and i felt as though at times i had no idea what was going to happen, i wanted to know, and the actors performances where such that i had an emotional connection to these characters, and i wanted to see an end to their trajectory. The film is a fun movie, bolstered by a strong performance by its leading lady. Rating: A

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