Time traveling has been out of the movies for sometime, especially romantic dramas. Coming from the producers of Little Miss Sunshine this movie was pretty similar in terms of humor. It was a quirky indie movie with lots of indie music and good humor.
If you like seeing smaller films in the theater alongside the bigger box office hits, you'll enjoy this movie. Including three of my favorite actors from three great comedies they were the perfect combination for Safety Not Guaranteed. Aubry Plaza from "Parks and Recreation," Jake Johnson from "New Girl," and Mark Duplass from "The League." Seeing the three of them together on screen was incredible and they all had some great chemistry. Aubry Plaza with her standard dark humor delivering lines with a flat face and tone was perfection. Mark Duplass brought just the right amount of crazy to this idiosyncratic comedy.
Following a magazine writer and two interns responding to an ad in a local newspaper about looking for a partner to go back in time with. The whole story develops from there and the relationships and inter-weavings of characters is so much fun to watch. Similar to the indie comedies in the past (i.e. Juno and Little Miss Sunshine) there are great lines and great scenes.
For the money spent on the movie it makes use of every penny. The only time it is clear that money was spent on it is towards the end. Not only that, but this comedy follows some of my favorite things like witty retorts and intelligent references to other movies and the way they are combined makes Safety Not Guaranteed a movie that shouldn't be missed. Try and catch it if you can.
7.5/10
