Blue State (2007) 7/10

Starring : Breckin Meyer, Anna Paquin, Joyce Krenz, Richard Blackburn
Director : Marshall Lewy
Running Time : 92 mins

Disgusted with the fact that George W Bush has been elected to office for another four years, disgruntled Democratic supporter John Logue (Meyer) decides, following an invitation from Marryacanadian.ca, that the only thing to do is to leave the USA and move to Canada. To save money on the trip, he advertises for someone to share the travel costs, and winds up with Chloe Hamon (Paquin), who has a secret reason why she wants to go to Canada.

This wasn’t the slapstick romp I was expecting, but it was still pretty good. Meyer and Paquin bounce off each other impressively and don’t make their potential relationship with each other too easy for the audience. There are some nice underplayed comic turns from the supporting class, and if you like your romantic comedy subtle then this will be the movie for you.

You’ll like this if you liked : Garden State