'Like Crazy' is just crazy ... in a bad way
Movie Review

Dasha Wilson | Generation: Next
Posted: Friday, November 25, 2011
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Like Crazy tells the story of two college students: Jacob (Anton Yelchin), an American, and Anna (Felicity Jones), a British girl. They both attend college in Los Angeles and fall madly in love.

However, the young lovers are forced apart when Anna violates the terms of her visa and must return to England. Jacob and Anna discover the difficulties of maintaining a long-distance relationship in the face of their changing lives. Yet, no matter how often circumstances pull them apart, they always find themselves back together.

Like Crazy is poorly put together and the plot development is messy. The characters' personalities are rather underdeveloped and the movie jumps all over the place. One scene opens up with fast-paced action through an airport, but moviegoers have no clue what is really going on. The movie leaves you with far too many questions after some scenes. In addition, the movie is overly sexual for a 13-year-old, even though it is rated PG-13.

The cast list contains 17 main and supporting actors, which leads to some confusion about who the different characters are. The movie plot is far too typical for movies about love. I thought Like Crazy was overly dramatic.

Dasha Wilson is a sophomore at the Santa Fe Waldorf School. You can reach her at dwfreshman2@gmail.com.








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