Blue Jay

Movie Ranked #277 | 2016 - Drama
The two main characters, Jim and Amanda (Mark and Sarah) were high school sweethearts, but as time has passed they moved on with their lives and they have now become adults who have had their own different experiences along the way and now that they have reunited, we find they still have that chemistry between them. This was great casting, these two actors work really well together, normally I throw 9's and 10's all over the place These characters are so natural, so done with this earth in the sense that they live in our world, they are believable and now need an escape even if it is just for ... More from IMDb
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Best two reviews:
1) Entertainment Weekly - Instead of treating puppy love like child’s play, Blue Jay savors the fantasy of foundations built in adolescence, kindled while the heart is still young, and draws out the agonizing reality that romance ultimately fizzles out of necessity as we age and mature. (Rating: 91) Read Full Review >
2) Indiewire - Blue Jay doesn’t lean on destiny or succumb to the easy refrain that time is a great equalizer. There’s genuine happiness here, but heartbreak is always right behind it. (Rating: 83) Read Full Review >

Worst two reviews:
12) The New York Times - Nostalgia gives way to melodrama, and dramatic truth to soapy histrionics, and Blue Jay falters on a formulaic revelation about mistakes made and lessons learned too late. (Rating: 60) Read Full Review >
13) Screen International - Although Blue Jay is a warm, likable film, it doesn’t offer anything new to say about nostalgia, the passage of time or living with regret. (Rating: 60) Read Full Review >
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Now THIS is indie filmmaking! And mostly improvisation, no less. Mark Duplass and Sarah Paulson are everyone as they revisit the love of their youth and try to remain cool while approaching their 40s and not having conquered the world yet. How refreshing this movie is. A true film.
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