Like Crazy (2011)

There is nothing special in the story line apart from melancholic emotional drifts. But still this movie remains in my mind as a tipsy afternoon one fine day. I personally do not like the taste of the whiskey but makes me feel like actually I do. (Felicity Jones sips it all the time in the movie)

Banned from reentering the United States after overstaying her visa, a British student tries to sustain a long distance relationship with a young American in this drama starring Felicity Jones and Anton Yelchin. The film was a big hit when it opened at Sundance and many of its fans have been quick to point out how sharp an indictment the movie is of visitation and visa systems in certain countries. That said, it is often hard to feel for Jones and Yelchin's dilemmas since Jones always knew that she was overstaying her visa; she is therefore responsible for her own misery (any draconian rules and regulations are not to blame). The film has some incredibly nice touches though, no matter how one perceives the situation. In particular, the way we are just shown brief romantic snippets works well, capturing only the highlights of the relationship that the pair dwell on. This seems very much on point when one considers how much the long distance relationship tests the couple; as per the title, they fell crazily and madly in love, but was it enough to last? Interesting as this dynamic may be, it does little to render the characters particularly interesting beyond their impulsiveness. This is more a film to watch for its unflinching portrait of how tough visa restrictions are in some places; the characters are not dull, but their romance certainly takes a back seat to the problems it causes.

AHHHH!!! This movie is so hard for me to review, I loved the concept, the filming, the acting, but I HATED the ending. I don't know what it is with movies recently, but it seems like they all have all have go nowhere endings; anyways I'm getting a little side tracked. The filming was amazing, the use of colors and creative framing, and varied filming techniques was simply beautiful. It make the viewer feel like they are intruding somewhere they weren't meant to be - into someones very personal relationship. The actors made this story feel very real, you could see the emotion in their face, they embodied the characters better than I've seen in a long time. I really wish they would have done more with the ending, it felt like they did this amazing buildup of a relationship, making it feel real and showing the happy and sad, and then ended prematurely (which is never a good thing).

This movie reminded me of "Two Lovers" played by Phoenix and Paltrow. They both rivetingly depicted young love with unforeseeable obstacles.It's hard to make memorable romantic movies nowadays. The most reason is taboos such as cast, race, wealth or even sexuality no longer carry stern impacts in our society. Without heart-wrenching hindrances, you cannot elevate the carnal desire to immaculate spirituality.Since there are little factors could stop young couple seeing each other now. The director used the bureaucracy as an impediment between Anna and Jacob I think is ingenious. The bureaucracy grounded their love and also made them realize how much they yearned for each other. It slowly revealed the struggles between their affections and realities. Even they were barely buried underneath both seemingly uneventful everyday lives. Once the solution presented to them, they made a run for it. No matter what the future will be held. At least, they did not forgo the belief of their love.