Barefoot (2014)

I enjoyed the premise of this movie, but it felt like there were pieces missing from the storyline. There wasn't enough backstory on either of the leads, the mother seemed to jump from meeting a stranger to all of a sudden becoming besotted with her, and the films synopsis focused on an arc that was over by the middle of the movie. There is so much that should have been added to the storyline that would made it a bit more likable. The characters were enjoyable, especially Daisy and her naiveté although these characters would have been better received (once again) if the story was fleshed out a bit more. Not a waste of time, but also not a story I'd return to.

How many times has this 'igganunt' story been hashed out? Smart(?) handsome young man falls in love with a mentally disturbed yet beautiful young girl. Everybody cheers for the stupid chick and everybody loves the young handsome man because he has taken the 'igganunt' mentally disturbed beautiful young girl into his love starved heart. Think of that piece of crap '50 First Dates' . Why did I watch this movie? The girl Daisy (Evan Wood) belongs in a special institution for the mentally insane and he Jay (Scott Speedman) is about ten minutes from death because he has borrowed from the underworld to cover his gambling debts. These two meet and hit the road! HOW ORIGINAL! Then retard Daisy just charms Jay's ever-so rich family so much that they just squeal with delight that Jay has bagged a fish.All ends happily with all the expected bumps in between. Oh, and by the way, it's called 'Barefoot' because Daisy has no concept of what shoes are.Oh, what a stupid movie!!!!

Unlike any other predictable romantic love story, "Barefoot" tells a love story about two unordinary person - an isolated girl who's been accused for mentally ill and troublemaker son from a wealthy family. The story was nicely developed along with the leadings' characters. It made me stay until the end of movie to see whether it would go for happy ending or tragically twisted.Though in my opinion, Evan Rachel Wood was more shiny than Scott Speedman. In some scene, Scott seemed unable to show his struggle expression but it has been covered by Wood. It was definitely my selection for valentine's day. Too pity, I knew the movie few days after when it was played on cable TV.

Barefoot (2014)You want to like this kind of movie, with a slightly offbeat, romantic, comic plot. I mean, it's a feel good, laugh along intention—that falls a bit flat, especially in the first half. And it's no fault of the two leads, mainly Evan Rachel Wood, who plays a slightly disoriented young woman living for some reason in a mental institution. Across from her is a solid if generic Scott Speedman, who is a troubled rich kid now just a janitor at the same institution. The two, who meet of course unsuspecting what is going to happen, might not have chemistry, and they aren't simmering in any way, but they are compelling as individuals on the screen—that's a lot.The writing is clunky and forced on us, however, both in the overall idea and its lurches and turns and in the details, the dialog, the nuances (the few there are). This kills a lot of the good energy of the actors. Add some very blasé directing, patching together a few parts, glossing over some idiocy, and not quite leveraging the talent on hand, and you have a troubled movie. But shamefully so.And that's why I could keep watching. There is enough latent sincerity here it makes you hang on. And like what does in fact work. There are plot twists and character changes that are completely false, however, so the end result is a kind of let down, even if you feel good about the result at the same time.