I wasn't quite sure to expect when I started watching this film, but I'm a fan of Karen Gillan and thought anything she's in is worth giving a try. It's always my policy to watch at least twenty minutes of anything; if it hasn't sufficiently caught my attention within the first twenty minutes, it's not worth wasting my time to watch the rest of it.
That being said, I was hooked almost immediately. I can identify with the plight of Jane the protagonist; I'm a writer who tends to put strong elements of the autobiographical in my work. I also know the plight of, as Tom puts it early on in the film, "worshiping my pain." I thought the acting was good, really good. Karen showcased a host of different emotions seemingly effortlessly. Stanley Weber (whom I'd never seen in anything else) also did well exhibiting a host of different emotions, especially when it came down to the parts where he started to realize that he was in love with Jane and it dawned on him just how badly he'd screwed up. Iain De Caestecker was absolutely brilliant as Roddy. I liked the dynamic between Jane and her father; though things started out rocky between them, and though I'm not usually a fan of happy endings (pun intended), I'm glad that, in the end, they resolved to work on their relationship and mend the things that were broken.
I thought the character Willie was unnecessary and irritating, but I suppose Jane had to have something initially preventing her from being with Tom, and another man in the picture is as good of a reason as any. I did think that having Darsie, Jane's character, was a good addition to the storyline. Overall, I thought it was a good movie, something fun and romantic to watch on a rainy day, and I'd definitely watch it again.
That being said, I was hooked almost immediately. I can identify with the plight of Jane the protagonist; I'm a writer who tends to put strong elements of the autobiographical in my work. I also know the plight of, as Tom puts it early on in the film, "worshiping my pain." I thought the acting was good, really good. Karen showcased a host of different emotions seemingly effortlessly. Stanley Weber (whom I'd never seen in anything else) also did well exhibiting a host of different emotions, especially when it came down to the parts where he started to realize that he was in love with Jane and it dawned on him just how badly he'd screwed up. Iain De Caestecker was absolutely brilliant as Roddy. I liked the dynamic between Jane and her father; though things started out rocky between them, and though I'm not usually a fan of happy endings (pun intended), I'm glad that, in the end, they resolved to work on their relationship and mend the things that were broken.
I thought the character Willie was unnecessary and irritating, but I suppose Jane had to have something initially preventing her from being with Tom, and another man in the picture is as good of a reason as any. I did think that having Darsie, Jane's character, was a good addition to the storyline. Overall, I thought it was a good movie, something fun and romantic to watch on a rainy day, and I'd definitely watch it again.