Like Crazy [Sundance '11]

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Synopsis: Like Crazy is a film from and about the heart. Jacob, an American, and Anna, who is British, meet at college in Los Angeles and fall madly in love. It's the purest kind of romance—they're each other's first significant attachment. When Anna returns to London, the couple is forced into a long-distance relationship. Their perfect love is tested, and youth, trust, and geography become their biggest enemies.

Buzz: It's this year's Blue Valentine.

My mini-review: Boy meets girl. They fall in love. Girl overstays her student Visa and can't return to the US until her legal matters get sorted out. A long distance relationship ensues. This film will be painfully accurate to anyone who's ever been through it. Anton Yelchin isn't quite charming enough to believably win over Felicity Jones (who is radiant in the role), but if you can suspend disbelief there you will be wrecked by the tragic finale. One of the best films I saw at the fest.

[SiliasRuby]

Every two years or so a romantic film comes out that enwraps me in such emotion I start physically crying while watching it. Almost Famous. Eternal Sunshine. 500 days of summer. And Now Like Crazy. The performances are radiant. The images give you a sense of love between them. Their snapshots of a relationship feel painfully real. If you have been through it (Like I have), it will hit home HARD.

[Pubrick]

Every two years or so a romantic film comes out that enwraps me in such emotion I start physically crying

Silias you seriously cry over every movie.