Unpretentious and Thoughtful

Rating: 8/10 (13 October 2011)

We enjoyed this movie for what it was: An examination of the impact of a life-altering event upon an everyday person with minimal melodrama and without the need for any extraordinary plot devices. I was not familiar with Mr. Gordon-Levitt (my children knew him well) but was very impressed as he seemed to detect the tone needed; e.g., he could have easily over-acted in one or more scenes but held back to perfect effect. Both Miss Howard (whose acting I'd never liked before) and Miss Kendrick played their roles perfectly and a big hats off to the "dad" character (a tough role when you think about it!). I could have used a different "friend" than Rogan; e.g;. one less designed for comic relief. But Seth was great in the "I nailed you!" scenes. Good movie.