Review of Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012) by Said C — 11 Aug 2013

This is one of those movies I feel like they've made a million times over (think (500) Days of Summer) but I really, really liked it. It was original enough to hold my interest and I liked that Celeste was a fully formed and complex character. (Apparently in order to play these types Rashida Jones has to write them for herself; she should do this more often as it was fabulous).

I liked the ending a lot, and how SPOILER Celeste was obviously into Messina's Paul character but was looking after herself first, and the film didn't end with her fulfilled by another relationship but with herself potentially moving into one. You can tell a woman co-wrote this, because it avoided "manic pixie" or "completed by men" tropes really well.