Wednesday 12 August 2015

The Pretty One (2013) 8/10

Starring : Zoe Kazan, Jake M Johnson, Ron Livingston, John Carroll Lynch, Shae D’lyn, Frankie Shaw
Director : Jenee LaMarque
Running Time : 96 mins

Following a car crash that kills her identical twin sister, Laurel (Kazan) is mistaken for her more assertive, more attractive twin and decides not to correct her family when she starts to regain her memory. She heads away from the small town she’s lived in all her life and enters her sister’s world in the city, where for the first time she finds out what it’s like to have a real job and to be desired by men.

For some reason Zoe Kazan tends to be pretty awesome in most films she does. Like Ruby Sparks, this was a drama that somehow manages to be fun at the same time. Her portrayal of the twin pretending to be her sister is funny and charming, with some great screen chemistry between Kazan and Johnson. Together they work very well to bring the odd couple to life, with Johnson’s couldn’t care less attitude perfectly complimenting Kazan’s shyness, which comes across perfectly in this odd little tale about finding yourself.

You’ll like this if you liked : Ruby Sparks



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